Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Language Arts: Short Stories Unit

A 3 week unit on short stories using Discoveries in Literature (green book)
http://members.accessus.net/~bradley/7thgradeshortstoryunit.html

(actually, her website has a lot about 8th/7th grade english/literature -- worth taking a look!)
http://members.accessus.net/~bradley/

7th Grade Short Story Unit

(Discoveries In Literature, Scott Foresman green book)

Day One:

Elements of a short story

Review page 12 and handout

Read “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin – handout (www.members.accessus.net/~bradley/storyofanhour.html)

Outline the short story as a class

Review a completed outline of the story

Short Story Outline Assignment

Day Two:

Complete Vocabulary for “The Widow and the Parrot”

Begin reading “The Widow and the Parrot” pages 13-20

Day Three:

Conclude “The Widow and the Parrot”

Answer questions 1, 2, 4, and 5 page 20

Complete vocabulary for “Raymond’s Run”

Day Four:

Read “Raymond’s Run” pages 23-27

Answer questions 1-6

Composition: Being a Story Character – ½ page

Day Five:

Complete vocabulary for “One Night Stand”

Read “One Night Stand” pages 29-34

Day Six:

Answer questions 1-5 page 35 from “One Night Stand”

Review for spelling and vocabulary test tomorrow – covers words from “The Widow and the Parrot,” “Raymond’s Run,” and “One Night Stand.”

Composition – Writing a Journal Entry

Day Seven:

Spelling and Vocabulary Test #1

Complete vocabulary for “Gentleman of Rio en Medio”

Day Eight:

Read “Gentleman of Rio en Medio” pages 37-41

Answer questions 1-5

Composition – Describing a Character


Day Nine:

Begin watching Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Day Ten:

Conclude Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Take quiz on movie

Day Eleven:

Complete vocabulary for “Stolen Day”

Read “Stolen Day” pages 54-58

Answer questions 1-4, 6-7

Day Twelve:

Complete vocabulary for “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”

Begin reading “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” pages 60-70

Day Thirteen:

Conclude “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”

Answer questions 1-6

Day Fourteen:

Watch “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”

Composition: Describing An Animal page 72

Day Fifteen:

Begin vocabulary for “The Fallen Angel”

Begin reading “The Fallen Angel” pages 80-90

Day Sixteen:

Conclude “The Fallen Angel”

Answer questions 1-4, 6-8

Composition – Describing How Friends Help – ½ page

Review for spelling and vocabulary test #2 tomorrow: Covers words from “Gentleman of Rio en Medio,” “Stolen Day,” “Rikki-tikki-tavi,” and “The Fallen Angel.”

Day Seventeen:

Spelling and vocabulary test #2

Read “I’ll Give You Law” pages 105-110

Answer questions 1-7 Think and Discuss and 1-5 Reviewing Literary Terms

Day Eighteen:

Begin watching Call of the Wild


Day Nineteen:

Conclude Call of the Wild

Take quiz on movie

Day Twenty:

Review Elements of a Short Story

Begin writing a short story

Outline your short story

Day Twenty-one:

Peer edit short story

Revise short story

Day Twenty-two:

Watch Cask of Amontillado and The Necklace

Take quiz over movie

Day Twenty-three:

Turn in completed short story

Elements of a Short Story Test

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