Grade 7 Humanities

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Instructor

Mrs. Graham

Subject(s)

English, Social Studies, Technology, History, and Student Success

Grade(s)

Due Date

09/14/2008 08:01 PM

Unit One:The Poetry of Geography

Overview:

During this unit, students will be introduced to the themes and tools of geographers as well as basic poetry concepts. Students will have the oportunity to act as both teacher and student during this unit as they will be teaching mini lessons about poetry. Their will be alot of pair and group work during this unit as students learn about how to make and read maps. Finally students will learn about the many different kinds of maps and their purposes.

Outcomes

Target Outcomes: English Language Arts
Target Outcomes:English Language Arts
- » ELA_004 Effectively present ideas to others in formal presentations and discussions
Target Outcomes: History
Target Outcomes:History
- » HIST_006 Map Skills: Demonstrate locational skills, identify features, and use maps to support arguments.
Target Outcomes: Student Success
Target Outcomes: Student Success
- » SS_003 Work well independently, with partners and in group settings.
- » SS_006 Complete all assignments on time.
Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework
Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum
- » Language
  - » General Standard 3: Oral Presentation
    Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and the information to be conveyed.
    - » 3.12 Grades 7-8
      3.12 Give oral presentations to different audiences for various purposes, showing appropriate changes in delivery (gestures, vocabulary, pace, visuals) and using language for dramatic effect.
Supplement to the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework
Supplement to the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum
- » Reading and Literature Strand
  Continue to address the grades PreK-6 standards as needed and as they apply to more difficult texts.
  Standard 14: Poetry
  Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
  - » Form (for example, haiku, epic, sonnet).
  - » Sound (for example, alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme schemes).
  - » Figurative language (for example, personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole).
  - » Graphics (for example, capital letters, line length, word position).

Materials

What is Poetry? -
The Tools of Geography -
Seeing the World Like a Geographer -
Defining Poetry -
Presenting Poetry -