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McDougal Littell Language of Literature
Seventh Grade Resources
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Web Resources 
The Wall USA: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall USA website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War: This is a pictorial essay that provides information about the war and also has vivid pictures that represent what it was like to be in the war, but that do not focus on gore or violence.
Craft Projects with Found Objects: Find many ideas for creating art using found objects.
Discovery Education Streaming Video Resources 
Search for The First Television War: A Documentary Report and Art Start: Sculpture.
Preparing to Read 
Active Reading: Making Inferences, page 46: An organizer to record inferences and details while reading Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Reading and Analyzing 
Explicit Instruction: Making Inferences, page 48: Making inferences and supporting details Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Explicit Instruction: Character Traits and Motives, page 51: Character traits and supporting evidence for Zebra Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Differentiating Instruction: Less Proficient Readers, page 51: Comparing two characters Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Differentiating Instruction: Advanced Students, page 51: Character traits of minor characters and how these details effect the story Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Explicit Instruction: Setting, page 54: Details about the setting Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Explicit Instruction: Character Traits and Motives, page 59: Character traits and motives of John Wilson Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Explicit Instruction: Theme, page 61: Theme choices and reasons for choice Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Choices and Challenges 
Literary Analysis: Character, pages 62: Details about the characters in this story Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Writing: Personal Letter, page 63: Writing a personal letter Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Speaking and Listening: Persuasive Speech, page 63: Writing a persuasive speech Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
