MIDDLE SCHOOL LITERATURE SAMPLE

This is an example from Grade 7. The student is to work on a lesson per school day. In this example, the student has been given 4 lessons to complete the assignment.

THE FIRST DAY THE SECOND DAY

CHAPTER 2 LESSON 1 Begin to read the story, Sasquatch Alias “Bigfoot” Click here for the story

CHAPTER 2 LESSON 2 Finish reading the story, Sasquatch Alias “ Bigfoot” Click here for the story

THE THIRD DAY CHAPTER 2 LESSON 3 Answer these questions for the story Sasquatch Alias “Bigfoot” Click here for the story What Do You Think? 1. What evidence is given in this selection to lead you to believe that Sasquatch really might exist? What evidence seems strongest to you? 2. Do you think that Sasquatch exists? Why or why not? Taking A Closer Look 1. Locate on a map the general areas where the Sasquatch monsters have been reportedly sighted. Can you also locate the area where the land bridge connecting Asia and North America might have been? 2. What special precautions will be taken if Bigfoot is ever captured alive? 3. What law has been passed on behalf of Bigfoot? Why was this law written? 4. What laws do you know about that have been passed to protect other endangered species?

THE FOURTH DAY CHAPTER 2 LESSON 4 Sasquatch Alias “Bigfoot” Workbook I Think or Know? Newspapers, magazines, and books- in fact, writings of all kinds often include both statements of fact and statements of opinion. In the story "Sasquatch Alias 'Bigfoot' " the author states that "humans from various parts of the earth have their own physical differences." This is a statement of fact because it can be proven by going to many countries and seeing the people or, more simply, by looking at pictures of people from other countries. The author also states that the manlike monster of the Pacific Northwest might have come from the same place as the Indians and Eskimos-Asia. This is a statement of opinion because it has not been definitely proven. The reader must decide whether or not the evidence makes the opinion convincing, one that might be the truth. The following statements are paragraph topic sentences based on the story. Read each topic sentence and label it fact or opinion. Then refer back to the story to find three to six sentences that give details to support each topic sentence. Write the sentences to complete each paragraph. Part of the first paragraph has been completed for you. Click here for the story Paragraph 1 Many people seriously believe that Bigfoot exists. California timber workers began to find strange giant tracks. Paragraph 2 Three organizations have been created to find the creature.

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