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The following unit plan is based on the theme, "Learning from Experience." It highlights two texts for 7th grade learners, Langston Hughes' short story "Thank You, M'am" and the novel by Paul Zindel, __The Pigman__. Each text lends itself well to a culturally relevant pedagogy and to students' own life experiences.

In this unit plan, you will find five complete lesson plans (along with supplemental resources such as PowerPoint Presentations and grading rubrics), my personal philosophy of teaching English, goals and objectives of the unit, and a calendar for the duration of the unit. All resources are aligned with state and national standards through Maryland's Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)/International Reading Association (IRA) standards for English Language Arts. The complete listing of these standards can be found at []and [], respectively.

Because of some viewing difficulties on this website, I have included links to all original Microsoft Word documents.

I hope you enjoy my unit plan and I welcome any feedback you may have!

Best,

Ms. Kelsey Anderson