1. 7th
Grade English:
Quarter 3; Writing
SOL’s: 7.1,7.3, 7.4,7.5,7.6,7.7,7.8
The student will plan, draft, and revise original poems by:
a) Creating a list of possible poetry topics, memories, important events, etc. into his/her HeartMap.
b) Observe characteristics of effective Poetry Mentors: Langston Hughes, William Carlos Williams, etc.
c) Learning the importance of ‘Show, don’t tell’ in writing
d) Incorporating figurative language elements and other poetic forms into their writing
e) Meeting with peers and teachers for specific feedback
f) Drafting a final copy with attention to; composing, mechanics and usage, and written expression.
g) Incorporating all skills & strategies learned into a Final Class Anthology
English 7 PLC

2. Standards:
EL 7.4.f Extend general and specialized vocabulary through speaking, listening, reading, writing
EL.7.7 The student will write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on exposition, narration, and persuasion.
EL.7.7.a Identify intended audience.
EL.7.8.e Edit for verb tense consistency and point of view.
EL.7.8 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure,
and paragraphing.
EL.7.7.k Use computer technology to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing.
EL7.1.d Use language and style appropriate to audience, topic, and purpose
EL7.3.c Describe how word choice and visual images convey a viewpoint
EL.7.4.c Identify and analyze figurative language.
EL.7.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction,
and poetry.
EL 7.5.b Compare and contrast various forms and genres of fictional text
EL 7.5.c Identify conventional elements and characteristics of a variety of genres
EL.7.5.d Describe the impact of word choice, imagery, and literary devices including figurative language.
EL 7.5.f Use prior and background knowledge as a context for new learning
EL 7.5.j Identify the author’s organizational pattern
EL.7.6.g Describe how word choice and language structure convey an author's viewpoint.
EL.7.6.k Organize and synthesize information for use in written formats.
EL.7.7.b Use a variety of prewriting strategies including graphic organizers to generate and organize ideas.
EL.7.7.c Organize writing structure to fit mode or topic
EL.7.7.d Establish a central idea and organization.
EL.7.7.g Select vocabulary and information to enhance the central idea, tone, and voice.
EL.7.8.b Choose appropriate adjectives and adverbs to enhance writing.
EL.7.8.h Use correct spelling for commonly used words

3. NAME
DATEThe Unit Organizer: Bigger picture
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QUESTIONS
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5
6
7
8
Getting Started
Choosing a
Topic
Mentor Texts
Kinds of
Leads
Assessment
Memoir
PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Persuasive Essay
F - Nothing ever Happens on
90th
Street - Response
F – 7 Best Things
S - Writing Territories
F - Choosing 3 Topics
F – Ba Da Bing!
S - Exploding a Moment
F - Owl Moon- Response
F – IHASMOP Hunt
S - Figurative Language
Flipbooks
F - Review Leads
F - Try 2
S – Memoir Lead
F – Focused Peer Feedback
F - Focused Teacher Feedback
S – Memoir Final Draft
S - Released Narrative Prompt
writing a single event from my life and
composing a piece that has voice, specific
word choice, figurative language, and a
strong lead that will interest my readers.
Memoir and
autobiography have
a lot in common.
Whose
autobiography would
I like to read?
1. What events in my life are important for me to remember?
2. How do I explode a moment in my writing?
3. What are the elements of figurative language?
4. How do I create a strong lead?
5. Do I know how to choose specific words to make my writing stronger?
6. Do I know what the terms; composing, usage and mechanics, and written expression mean?
Writing Territories
Exploding a
Moment
Figurative Language
Elements
Creating a strong
lead
Composing
Usage & Mechanics
Written Expression
Research
11/8
11/12
11/14
11/16
11/20
11/27
11/29
12/3
12/10
12/12
12/14
12/18
12/20
1/3
1/10
1/14
Grading Period ends: 1/17/13

4. NAME
DATEThe Unit Organizer: Bigger picture
LAST UNIT /Experience CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT /Experience
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QUESTIONS
is about...
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4
5
6
7
8
Getting Started
PoetryElements Mentor Poets
Kinds of
Poems
Assessment
Poetry
WRITING WORKSHOP
Memoir
S - Released Narrative Prompt
F - Heartmap
F – Borrow a Line Response
S – Haiku
F – AmEx Ads
F – Dream Deferred Response
S – I am From…poem
F - William Carlos Williams
Biography Activity
F – 4 Try Its
S – So Much Depends
Poem
F – 13 Ways of Looking…
Response
F – Try 3 points of view
S –Point of View Poem
F – The Bean Eaters
F – Write about a Pebble
S – Bucket List Poem
Understanding what makes a poem effective
Incorporating figurative language, rhythm,
rhyme, and repetition
Learning how to show, not tell
Different kinds of poetry
Using what I’ve learned to write my own poems
Many poets write
about their own life
experiences – just
like a memoir.
Figurative language
is important in poetry
as well.
1. What elements make a poem effective to me as a reader?
2. How do I ‘show, not tell’ in my poetry? Do I understand what specific word choice means?
3. What are the different poetic forms? Which ones do I like to write?
4. How do I create an effective poem?
5. Who are my favorite poets? Why do I like their work more than others?
6. Can I apply what I’ve learned about poetry into my own writing?
Poetry PB Response
Stations
Borrow A Line – Introduction
To Poetry
Poetry Slam Video
Langston Hughes
William Carlos Williams
Wallace Stevens
Billy Collins
Gwendolyn Brooks
Mary Oliver
Naomi Shihab Nye
Sonnets
Cinquains
Acrostic
Concrete
Free Verse
Haiku
Composing
Usage & Mechanics
Written Expression
Research
1/26
1/28
2/1
2/15
2/22
3/1
Grading Period ends: March 22, 2013
Figurative Language
Rhythm
Rhyme
Repetition

5. CONCEPT DIAGRAM
CONVEY TARGETED
CONCEPT
NOTE KEY WORDS
OFFER OVERALL
CONCEPT
CLASSIFY
CHARACTERISTICS
Always Present Sometimes Present Never Present
Examples:
TIE DOWN A
DEFINITION
EXPLORE EXAMPLESKey Words
PRACTICE WITH
NEW EXAMPLE
Nonexamples:
1)memoir
2)narrative
3) simile
4) hyperbole
5) alliteration
6) metaphor
7) onomatopoeia
8)
personification
9) Leads
10) Composing
11) Usage &
Mechanics
•. Written
Expression
Memoir True Personal Stories
Slice of Life
Autobiography
Graphic Novel Memoir
Personal Narrative
Fantasy
Realistic
Fiction
Biography
Historical Fiction
True story
Writer’s own story
Actual events
______________
Real People
Real Places
Historical events
Figurative Language
Illustrations
Talking animals
Memoir is a type of writing that is based on the author’s experience and/or real life,
written by the author, and includes actual events from the author’s life.

6. 1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
LINCS Tables
List the parts Identify a reminding word Note a LINCing story Create a LINCing picture Self-test
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
Memoir
Figurative Language
Composing
Mechanics
Memory
fresh
An account of the
personal experiences
of an author
A word or phrase that
departs from everyday
literal language for the
sake of comparison,
emphasis, clarity, or
freshness.

7. 1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
LINCS Tables
List the parts Identify a reminding word Note a LINCing story Create a LINCing picture Self-test
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
Usage
Written Expression
Imagery
Hyperbole

8. 1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
LINCS Tables
List the parts Identify a reminding word Note a LINCing story Create a LINCing picture Self-test
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia

9. 1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
LINCS Tables
List the parts Identify a reminding word Note a LINCing story Create a LINCing picture Self-test
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
1
3
4 5 2Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story LINCing Picture Definition
Personification

10. The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
Main idea
is about…
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
Essential details
The Cold War
The Cold War lasted from the end of WWII until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The US represented
democratic political institutions and a generally free market economic system. The USSR was a totalitarian
government with a communist (socialist) economic system
The Truman Doctrine of “containment of communism” was the backbone of American foreign policy during the Cold
War. Conflicts between the two nations continually escalate throughout the stand off.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed as a defensive alliance among the US and western
European countries to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. The soviets formed their own group with
eastern European allies known as the Warsaw Pact. Both sides will maintain large military forces throughout the
conflict.
The USSR matches the US’ capacity in nuclear weaponry in the 1950’s, the threat of a nuclear war that would destroy
both countries was ever-present throughout the Cold War. This will lead to the concept of mutually assured
destruction (MAD) because if either country attacked the other the response would be all out retaliation.
The US and USSR will come into conflict in a variety of arenas around the globe during the Cold War. American and
Soviet involvement in areas like Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam will all change the scope of the Cold War.
Each US president who served during the Cold War period helped shaped America’s foreign policy. Aside from the
political arena the Cold War had effects on the everyday citizen in both nations.
The Cold War set the framework for global politics for 45 years after the end of World War II. It also influence
American domestic politics, the conduct of foreign affairs, and the role of the government in the economy after 1945.

11. Question Exploration Guide
Bulgren KU-CRL 2/01
Date:
TitleCritical
Question #:
Name:Text Reference
Course
Lesson
Unit
How can we use the main idea?5 Is there an Overall Idea? Is there a real-world use?6
1 What is the Critical Question?
The main idea behind the question of how US foreign policy has changed since the end of WWII is that the Cold War dominated US foreign policy until the collapse
of the USSR in 1991. The US foreign policy immediately following WWII was one of containment of communism. However after public opinion for this policy turned
during the Vietnam War the US has tried to maintain its position as a superpower and after the USSR collapse the only superpower. This has led the US into
conflicts with other nations, who view the US as the police officer of the globe.
4
2 Key Terms
1)Superpower
2)Arms race
3)Domino theory
4)guerrilla
3 What are the Supporting Questions and answers?
1
How has US foreign policy changed since the end of WWII?
1) A country with the military, political, and economic strength to influence events worldwide.
2) A contest in which nations compete to build more and more powerful weapons.
3) The idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow.
4) A fighter who works as part of a small band to make hit-and-run attacks.
1) What are the origins of the Cold War?
2) How did the US respond to the threat of
communist expansion?
3) What was President Ronald Reagan’s role in the
collapse of the Soviet Union?
4) How have presidents shaped American foreign
policy since 1988?
1) The Cold war was essentially a competition between two very different ways of organizing government,
society, and the economy: the American-led western nations’ belief in democracy, individual freedom,
and a market economy, and the Soviet belief in a totalitarian state and socialism.
2) The US anti-communist strategy was one of containment in Asia. This led to America’s involvement in
the Korean and Vietnamese Wars.
3) Reagan came into the presidency calling the USSR the “Evil Empire” and arguing that only a well
armed US could halt the spread of communism. Reagan increased defense spending by 50% and sent
millions of dollars in arms to the government of Afghanistan to fight the USSR.
4) George H.W. Bush along with Soviet leader Gorbachev agreed to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
which had about 20% of each nation’s nuclear weapons destroyed. Presidents Clinton, G.W. Bush,
and Obama have all had to deal with ever deteriorating relations with Middle Eastern countries.
The main idea can be use to help shape America’s current foreign
policy and hopefully lead to peaceful and successful endings in the
Iraq and Afghanistan Wars that are currently being fought.
Being the most powerful nation on the planet comes with many rewards
but even more responsibilities. The same can be said in life, the more
power one has the more responsibility as well.