Ghost Stories Unit Plan 7th Grade

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Ghost Stories Unit Plan7th Grade

• Trevor Lewis

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Overview

• Ghost Stories
• Literary Elements
• Literary Techniques
• 7th Grade
• 45 Minute Periods

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Analyze Learners 

• Between 12 and 13.
• No special needs.
• Average or above average ability and intelligence.

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State Objectives 

• RLA.7.1.2       Increase amount of independent
  reading .
• RLA.7.1.5       Determine the elements of
  literature (e.g., internal conflict point of
  view) to construct meaning and recognize authors
  and/or readers purpose.
• RLA.7.1.7       Make text connections to self, to
  other text and to the real world.

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State Objectives Cont.

• RLA.7.1.8       Identify literary techniques used
  to interpret literature (e.g., flashback
  stereotype foreshadowing propaganda).
• RLA.7.1.11     Compare/contrast connotation and
  denotation to understand and enhance meaning of
  words, sentences and passages .
• RLA.7.1.12     Use resource materials (e.g.,
  dictionary glossary thesaurus) to determine the
  meaning of unknown words or multiple meaning
  words.

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Select Media and Materials

• Pencil
• Paper
• Dictionary
• Ghost stories
• Microsoft Word
• Imagination

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Websites

• http//dictionary.reference.com/
• http//www.thesolutionsite.com/lpnew_bin/UI_Metada
  ta/public/2701
• http//www.carolhurst.com/subjects/appalachia.html
  
• http//www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.h
  tml

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Utilize Media and Materials

• Day 1
• Introduce Ghost Stories. 
• I will inform students that they will be reading
  ghost stories and eventually writing and telling
  their own. 
• First they must complete worksheet on literary
  elements and techniques, including connotation
  and denotation. 

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Utilize Media and Materials Cont.

• Day 2
• Go over worksheet in class. 
• I will make sure all students understand the
  definitions of all the words. 
• I will take up worksheets to look over and put in
  grade book. 
• If time, break students up into five groups of
  four.

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Utilize Media and Materials Cont.

• Day 3
• Give students back their worksheets. 
• If students have not been grouped yet, I will do
  so and give each group a different Appalachian
  ghost story to read and discuss. 
• Then I will tell them to look for different
  literary elements, techniques, denotation and
  connotation. 
• If time, each group will retell their story.

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Utilize Media and Materials Cont.

• Day 4
• Start or finish having groups retell their
  stories. 
• If time, groups will trade books and read stories
  without taking notes on it. 
• Assign homework for students to write a ghost
  story.
• Hand out worksheet on how to write a story.

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Utilize Media and Materials Cont.

• Day 5
• Take up one copy of everyones story to grade. 
• Each student will present their story by either
  reading it or even acting it out with help of
  others. 
• The other students listening will write down any
  elements participation grade. 
• Students presenting will also get participation
  points.

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Utilize Media and Materials Cont.

• Day 6
• Catch-up day.
• Give students list of Appalachian stories and
  Appalachian ghost stories
• After the unit is completed I will make a
  bulletin board of the students ghost stories they
  have written. 
• The students will then vote for which they think
  is the spookiest and that student will receive
  extra credit and a certificate.

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Require Learner Participation

• Group Discussions
• Note Taking

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Evaluate and Revise

• Worksheet
• Participation
• Presentation
• Written Story