South Laurel Middle School
7th Grade Language Arts
Unit 2 Pacing Map “Monsters, Mysteries, and Madness”
Last Reviewed: May 16, 2012
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Edgar Allan Poe: Read
excerpt from LTF
lesson. Discuss as a
group. Complete
Close Reading Activity
and Point of View
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Edgar Allan Poe: Review Edgar Allen Poe: LTF
excerpt from LTF
lesson: pronouns and
lesson. Discuss tone,
dependent clauses.
diction, imagery, and
details. Students should
analyze excerpt to find
examples of each.
Place different ideas on
board under correct
label. Discuss what
tone is set with this
story. Complete chart.
LTF lesson
Edgar Allan Poe: Read
Grade Appropriate
Version and Discuss
Discuss Character
Analysis Essay (Format);
What is character triats;
Body Outline Activity;
Identify 3 character traits
to complete prewriting
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Character Analysis
Essay: Begin Writing
Essay
Character Analysis
Essay: Last day to finish
Begin peer editing and
Revising; Final Draft
View Movie of Tell Tale
Heart; Short Answer
Compare and Contrast
Grammar Practice
Grammar Practice
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7th Grade Language Arts
Unit 2 Pacing Map “Monsters, Mysteries, and Madness”
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Pre-reading strategy
Monsters Are Due on
Maple Street:
Read Aloud
Author’s purpose &
theme
Building Vocabulary
Monsters Are Due on
Maple Street:
Read Aloud
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Be A Better Reader: Continue Comprehension Discuss Research
“The Thing Exeter”
Activity
Project and students
compose a list of ideas
to research focusing on
mysterious creatures
and/or places. Book
discussion over steps of
research (pg 474).
Students pick topic.
Comprehension skills
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Summative Assessment
for Monsters are Due on
Maple Street
Video- Twilight Zone;
Short Answer compare
movie to text
Accelerated Reader Quiz
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Research TopicsDevelop questions that
you want to research.
Needs to have at least 5
questions to answer
Locating Research
Sources- Computer Lab to
locate 3 resources over
topic.
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Locating Research
Sources- Computer
Lab to locate 3
Research; Making
Source Cards for
internet and book
Research- Taking Notes
and the correct way to
Paraphrase; Avoiding
Practice Paraphrasing;
Paraphrase 12 pieces of
information from
Research: Works Cited
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South Laurel Middle School
7th Grade Language Arts
Unit 2 Pacing Map “Monsters, Mysteries, and Madness”
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resources over topic.
resources
Plagiarism and Quoting;
Practice Paraphrasing
resources
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Review outline for
research paper; Begin
writing 1st paragraph.
Discuss thesis
statements and
generalization
statements.
Continue writing
research paper.
Continue writing
research paper.
Last day to write
research paper; Peer
Editing and Revising
Publishing Research
Paper
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Publishing Research
Paper
Discuss Research
Projects and provide
rubrics for students.
Begin working on
projects
Continue Projects
Last day to work on
projects
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Research
Presentations of
Paper and Project
Research Presentations
of Paper and Project
Research Presentations
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Research Presentations
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Research Presentations
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