Spring 2010 Course Outline

CP English IB
Course Outline Spring 2010

Topics:
4th cycle – Twelfth Night, Or What You Will by William Shakespeare and some poetry
5th cycle – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
6th cycle – Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and some poetry

Materials Needed:
1½ “-2” binder or notebook with 5 dividers (grammar, literature, quizzes and tests, vocabulary, handouts )
Pen, pencil, and paper
Post Its

Rules:
1. Be ON TIME.
2. Come prepared.
3. Be on your best behavior.
4. Refer to year-round/complete syllabus posted on the blog.

NEW READING - for January 2010

We will read Twelfth Night or What You Will by William Shakespeare in January,2010. I suggest you get your own copy of the Folger Library version of the book so you can annotate your book at will.

Have a great holiday!

:)

16th Week December 7-11, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #16 Week #16
December 7-11 , 2009

Topic: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Historical context, character/characterization, setting, plot, allusions, irony, diction, imagery, figurative language, details

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes– Every Thursday
- #s 61-80 from the Prince and the Pauper vocabulary handout

Study Guide – ALL CHAPTERS

READING SCHEDULE for the Prince and the Pauper
Chapters 2-11 ---- due by 11/20
Chapters 12-22 ---- due by 11/24
Chapters 23-33 and conclusion ---- due by 12/4

Activities
Monday
1. Final Exam Essay.
- Outline topic
- Use rubric

Tuesday
1. Continue with Final Exam Essay.
2. Review the novel details.

Wednesday
1. Unit Test- The Prince and the Pauper/Vocabulary

Thursday
1. Review for finals.
- Film viewing, continued- tentative

Friday
1. Review for finals.

15th Week Nov 30-Dec 4, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #15 Week #15
November 23-24, 2009

Topic: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Historical context, character/characterization, setting, plot, allusions, irony, diction, imagery, figurative language, details

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes– Every Thursday
- #s 41-60 from the Prince and the Pauper vocabulary handout

Study Guide - Chapters 11-20, Nov. 24

READING SCHEDULE for the Prince and the Pauper
Chapters 2-11 ---- due by 11/20
Chapters 12-22 ---- due by 11/24
Chapters 23-33 and conclusion ---- due by 12/4

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #12.
2. Discuss and read some more.

Tuesday
1. Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases
2. Distribute vocabulary review sheet.

Wednesday
1. Reading Check on Chapters 12-25.
2. Discuss and read some more.

Thursday
1. Vocabulary due.
2. Read and work on the study guide.

Friday
1. Components of Essay.
2. Highlight parts of a sample essay.



Reading of the novel The Prince and the Pauper the whole week. Occasional reading checks and discussion of study gudie questions.

Distribute final exam vocabulary.

This week's vocabulary is the same as last week's.

Mark Twain

http://player09.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetID=de27fcb8-e91b-422a-a7a6-48f13ea22fa4

14th Week Nov 23-24, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #14 Week #14
November 23-24, 2009

Topic: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Historical context, character/characterization, setting, plot, allusions, irony, diction, imagery, figurative language, details

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes– Every Thursday
- #s 41-60 from the Prince and the Pauper vocabulary handout

Study Guide - Chapters 11-20, Nov. 24

READING SCHEDULE for the Prince and the Pauper
Chapters 2-11 ---- due by 11/20
Chapters 12-22 ---- due by 11/24
Chapters 23-33 and conclusion ---- due by 12/4

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #11.
2. Continue reading and discussion of the novel.

Tuesday
1. Continue reading and discussion.
2. Character analysis chart.

Wednesday-Friday
Thanksgiving Holiday

13th Week Nov 16-20, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #13 Week #13
November 16-20, 2009

Topic: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Historical context, character/characterization, setting, plot, allusions, irony, diction, imagery, figurative language, details

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes– Every Thursday
- #s 21-40 from the Prince and the Pauper vocabulary handout

Reading Check - Chapters 1-10, Nov 20
Study Guide - Chapters 1-10, Nov. 20

READING SCHEDULE for the Prince and the Pauper
Chapters 2-11 ---- due by 11/20
Chapters 12-22 ---- due by 11/24
Chapters 23-33 and conclusion ---- due by 12/4

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #10- vocabulary and literature
2. Discuss quiz.
3. Continue to read PP.

Tuesday- Friday
1. Read PP.
2. Reading checks.
3. Study guide and discussion.

READING SCHEDULE for the Prince and the Pauper
Chapters 2-11 ---- due by 11/20
Chapters 12-22 ---- due by 11/24
Chapters 23-33 and conclusion ---- due by 12/4

12th Week Nov 9-13, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #12 Week #12
November 9-13, 2009

Topic: The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez
- Focus on metaphor, setting, character/characterization, plot events, understatement, irony, diction, simile, imagery, sentence patterns, key words, paradigm, theme

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
- Historical context, character/characterization, setting, plot, allusions, irony, diction, imagery, figurative language, details

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes– Every Thursday
- #s 1-20 from the Prince and the Pauper vocabulary handout
Vocabulary sentence – Translation of Spanish words/phrases to English (The Circuit)

- La frontera
- Mi’jo
- Otra vez la burra sl trigo!
- La migra
- Comal
- Verdolagos
- Carcachita
- Corridos
- Como se dice estuyo en ingles?
- Frijoles de la jolla


Literature: The Circuit study guide : due – Nov. 11
The Circuit character journal analysis; due No. 9

(http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)

Grammar – GUM, pp. 104, 105-107 : Friday
Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #9: vocabulary and The Circuit (based on the study guide and the reading check)
2. Distribute the Prince and the Pauper vocabulary packet and study guide handout.

Tuesday
Use The Prince and the Pauper vocabulary words in sentences. Identify each part of the sentence by writing S for subject, V for verb, DO for direct object, IO for indirect object, PA for predicate adjective, and PN for predicate nominative. Write te labels on top of each part.

Wednesday
FILM VIEWING: "O Brother Where Art Thou"
Work on parallel assignment. Find parallels in the film and text- Odyssey.

Thursday
1. Write an ending to The Circuit after the novel ended in chapter 12. What happened to Panchito and his family when they were deported back to Mexico?
2. Find examples of the following: simile, metaphor, character/characterization, setting, conflict, and theme. The examples have to be quotes. Provide one (1) example for each.

Friday
1. Short Activity- Select read alterantive ending to The Circuit.
2. Read background from study guide.
3. Distribute and explain reading schedule for PP. Read first two chapters.

11th week Nov 2-6, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #11Week #11
November 2-6, 2009

Topic: The Odyssey by Homer
- Focus on classic tradition
- Epic, Epic Hero, Epic Simile, Epithet, Epic Formula, Characterization/Character, Pun, In Media Res, Theme, Dramatic Irony, Repetition
The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez
- Focus on metaphor, setting, character/characterization, plot events, understatement, irony, diction, simile, imagery, sentence patterns, key words, paradigm, theme

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes– Every Thursday
- #s 176-195: vagabond, interpose, din, frenzy, heft, taut, omen, contemptible, wily, revelry, throng, crimson, entrails, rash, implacable, revulsion, dislodge, aft, infuse, aloof, tremulous, impostor, desolation
Vocabulary sentence – due: Friday, Nov. 6
(http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)

Grammar – GUM, pp. 104, 105-107 : Friday

Activities
Monday
1. Finish reading Books 21-23 and go over part two and three handout.
2. Review the following terms: epic, epic formula, Homeric epic, character/characterization, pun, dramatic irony, repletion, epic structure, epithet, epic simile, in media res, and theme.

Tuesday
UNIT TEST

Wednesday
Reading check : Chapters 1-4
Discuss and read some more.

Thursday
Reading check: Chapters 5-8
Discuss and rdad some more.

Friday
Reading check : Chapters 9-12
Discuss and read some more.
Discuss some grammar concepts.

10th week Oct 26-30

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #10 Week #10
Oct. 26-30, 2009

Topic: “The Odyssey” by Home
- Focus on classic tradition
- Epic, Epic Hero, Epic Simile, Epithet

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary notes – Every Thursday
Vocabulary Words: #s 156-175 in SAT format
(http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)

Vocabulary sentences : Due Friday

Grammar – GUM, pp. 104, 105-107 : due Friday 10/27

Literature – Crossword puzzle for Books One and Nine – due 10/26
Crossword puzzle for Books Ten and Twelve – due 10/27
Annotation Sheet for Books One and Nine – due 10/28
Annotation Sheet for Books Ten and Twelve – due 10/29

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #8 – covers vocabulary #s 135-155, Book Twelve, and verbals.
2. Discuss quiz.
3. Distribute vocabulary sentence homework.
4. Go over crossword puzzle for one and nine.

Tuesday
1. Go over GUM p. 104.
2. Go over crossword puzzle for ten and twelve.

Wednesday
1. Go over annotation sheet for books one and nine.
2. Go over practice GUM pp. 89-103.

Thursday
1. Go over annotation sheet for books ten and twelve.
2. Go over practice GUM pp. 89-103, cont.
3. Collect vocabulary homework.

Friday
1. Go over sentence homework.
2. Go over GUM pp. 105-107.

Prepare for Monday’s quiz and be ready with your copy of The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez.

9th week Oct 19-23, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #9 Week #9
Oct. 19-23, 2009

Topic: “The Odyssey” by Home
- Focus on classic tradition
- Epic, Epic Hero, Epic Simile, Epithet

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary notes – Every Thursday
Vocabulary Words: #s 136-155 in SAT format
(http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)

Vocabulary sentences : This week’s vocab sentence assignment will be given
next week. Grammar lessons will be pursued the
whole week.

Grammar – GUM, pp. 53-54 : due Tuesday 10/20
GUM, pp. 55-56 : due Wednesday 10/21
GUM, pp. p. 104 : due Thursday 10/22
GUM, pp. 105-107 : due Friday 10/23

Research – Essay rough draft due – 10/14
Essay final draft due on http://www.turitin.com/ – 10/23

Get a library card @ the Houston Public Library
Next novel to read: The Circuit: Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco
Jimenez


Activity
Monday
1. Quiz #7 – Book 10, vocabulary #s 116-135, and verbals. Discuss quiz.
2. Practice on GUM, pp. 33-34 and 35-42.
3. Distribute vocabulary assignment and give instruction for the SAT vocab notes. (optional)
4. Remind students of the next novel.

Tuesday
1. Read Odyssey Book Twelve. Annotate episode for epithet, epic simile, irony, metaphor, personification, conflict, character, characterization, imagery, and diction.
2. Go over GUM, pp. 53-54. (graded)
3. Practice GUM, pp. 44-47

Wednesday
1. Go over GUM, pp. 55-56. (graded)
2. Practice GUM, pp. 88-91.


Thursday
1. Collect vocabulary homework.
2. Go over GUM pp. 104. (graded)
3. Practice GUM, pp. 92-101.

Friday (EARLY DISMISSAL)
1. Go over GUM, pp. 105-107. (graded)
2. Distribute annotation sheet and work on vocabulary puzzles. Use the activities as review sheets for Monday’s quiz.

NEXT WEEK: Let us go back to prepositions and prepositional phrases and complements.

TIPS ON WRITING THE MYTHOLOGICAL ALLUSION BUSINESS PROPOSAL PROJECT

1. Have a creative title for your project.
2. You can have an optional TABLE OF CONTENTS.
3. The first paragraph should be a summary of the entire proposal discussing specific strengths and weaknesses borrowed from the researched allusion. The qualities/characteristics of the allusion have to be manifested in the product. Follow the conventions of citing a source. Use your research and mechanics handout.
4. The next paragraphs (about two more) should have the product description.
5. The fourth (4th) paragraph should discuss marketing strategies. - the how, who, why, what, when, and where of the product.
6. The conclusion should reiterate how marketable and effective the product is going to be in a modern society.
7. The last page should have a bibliography of at least two (2) web sources and two (2) books. You may have more.

Great Books: The Odyssey

INSTRUCTIONS:
View the film and answer the questions at the beginning and end of the film. Write your answers on a separate sheet. Due: 10/15

Greek Mythology and the Role of the Gods in Human Destiny

A Map of the Path of the Odyssey

8th Week Oct 12-16, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #8 Week #8
Oct. 12-16, 2009

Topic: “The Odyssey” by Home
- Focus on classic tradition
- Epic, Epic Hero, Epic Simile, Epithet
Vocabulary Words: #s 116-135 (http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary notes – Every Thursday, completion check

Vocabulary sentences – Use the 1st five (5) words in sentences containing
a participle or participial phrase, gerund/gerund phrase, and an infinitive/infinitive phrase – 15 sentences all together
due: Thursday

Grammar – GUM, p. 68, 71, and 75- due Wednesday 10/16
GUM pages for discussion, pp. 66, 69, and 73

Research – Essay rough draft due – 10/14
Essay final draft due on www.turitin.com – 10/23

Get a LIBRARY CARD @ the Houston Public Library
Next novel to read: The Circuit: Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco
Jimenez

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #6 – Vocabulary, “What is Myth,” “Creation,” “How Evil Came Into the World,” “Odyssey” Book One and Nine, and Prepositional Phrases and Verbals
2. Discuss quiz.
3. Instruct students about the vocabulary sentences assignment.

Tuesday
1. Distribute Book One and Nine questions. Students respond to the questions. Discuss responses.
2. Read Odyssey Book Ten.
3. Discuss parts for annotation.

Wednesday
1. Grammar lesson and activity time.
2. One-on-one discussion of research essay rough draft.

Thursday
1. Discuss sentence homework.
2. Continue reading.

Friday
1. Collect homework.
2. Continue reading.

Prepare for a quiz on Monday.

7th Week Oct 5-9, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #7 Week #7
Oct.5-9, 2009

Topic: “The Odyssey” by Home
- Focus on classic tradition
Vocabulary Words: #s 96-115 (http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)

NOTE: A copy of the vocabulary words can be found below as well.

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes – Every Thursday, completion check
Grammar – GUM, p. 5 and 25- due Monday 10/5
GUM, p. 65 - due Tuesday 10/6
GUM pages TBA throughout the week
Sentences, due: Thursday

Activities
Monday
1. Review prepositional phrases: adjective prepositional phrase and adverb prepositional phrase. Distribute PHRASE TOOLBOX.
2. Quiz #5. Discuss.
- Gum p.
3. Distribute sentence homework and handouts: “What is myth?”/“Creation”/”How Evil Came Into the World”
4. Distribute and discuss “Mechanics of Research” handout and details of HERO Project.

Tuesday
1. Handouts reading check.
2. Discuss handouts and preliminary research notes.
3. Read Homer’s World, pp. 887-889; The Epic, pp. 890-891, and “The Odyssey” Book One Invocation, p. 895, LOL. Discuss.

Wednesday
1. GUM- Types of sentences. Discuss and practice.
2. Read “The Odyssey” Book Nine, pp. 896-913. Pause, discuss, and take notes after certain parts.

Thursday
Library visit

Friday
1. Continue reading “The Odyssey” Book Nine.
2. Answer and discuss questions.

Prepare for a quiz Monday.

6th week Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #6 Week #6
Sept.29-Oct.2, 2009

Topic: “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
- Focus on personal narrative, SIFT, irony, characterization, foreshadowing, allusion
Vocabulary Words: #s 60-80 Refer to new.schoolnotes.com attachment or the 9th website (http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)
NOTE: Vocabulary #s 60-80 is below as well.

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary – Every Thursday
Grammar – 1st grammar packet Parts of Speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections) : random pages due this week
Sentences, due: Thursday along with the other 10 vocabulary words
Diary Entry: Write a diary entry in which the mother explains her hopes, dreams, and expectations for her daughter, as well as her sense of frustration. DUE: 9/29

Activities
Tuesday
1. Read “The Necklace” and discuss.
2. Reading check.
3. Discuss two pages from the 1st grammar packet and collect.

Wednesday
1. Read “The Gift of the Magi” and discuss.
2. Reading check.
3. Discuss two pages from the 1st grammar packet and collect.

Thursday
1. Warm-up: GUM pp. 2-4.
2. GUM p. 5- Pronuns and antecedents.
3. Discuss CLAUSE and TYPES OF SENTENCES from the second packet.
4. Practice exercises in the 2nd packet.

Prepare for the short story unit test tomorrow.

Friday
1. Short story UNIT TEST.
2. Remaining time will be used to do CASPAR.

5th week Sept. 21-25, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #5 Week #5
Sept.21-25, 2009

Topic: “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan
- Focus on personal narrative, SIFT, irony, characterization, foreshadowing, allusion
Vocabulary Words: #s 61-71 (formica, debut, prelude, staccato, spinet, tutus, disaster, sentimental, curtsy, conspire, betrayal, devastate, discordant, fiasco, indignity, lament, prodigy, ream, reproach, reverie, conspire)
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary – Every Thursday
Grammar assignments, due: Wednesday
Sentences, due: Thursday along with the other 10 vocabulary words

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #4- “The Scarlet Ibis”, parts of a sentence, vocabulary
2. Read “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan.
3. Distribute grammar and vocabulary homework.

Tuesday
1. Reading check.
2. Close reading: character, characterization, conflict, allusion, theme, simile, plot elements/ SOAPSTONE + T
3. Discuss.

Wednesday
1. Discuss grammar concept: more parts of speech (verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) and sentence.
2. Work on exercises.

Thursday
1. Discuss grammar homework.
2. Write sentences on strips.

Friday
1. Write a diary entry in which the mother explains her hopes, dreams, and expectations for her daughter, as well as her sense of frustration.
2. Review for Monday’s quiz.

4th week Sept. 14-18, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #4 Week #4
Sept.14-18, 2009

Topic: “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst
- Focus on personal narrative, SIFT, irony, characterization, foreshadowing, allusion
Vocabulary Words: #s 41-60 (prim-reiterate) NOTE: Follow this link to access the Master Vocabulary packet: http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links

HOMEWORK:
Venn diagram: - character
- suspense
- experiences
o DUE: 9/15
Vocabulary – Every Thursday

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #1 – “Cask…”, vocabulary, and adjectives
2. Read “The Scarlet Ibis.”
3. Distribute vocabulary words and grammar work. Due - Thursday

Tuesday
Answer the following questions: (adapted and modified from a unit online)
A. Have you ever been disappointed by a family member, either by their actions, their appearance, or their abilities? Describe the situation and what you felt at the time. Write your response in one paragraph.
B. Why is the narrator’s pride in his brother both wonderful and terrible?
Write your response in one paragraph. Include evidence from the text.
C. The members of the family react in different ways to the scarlet ibis. What does Doodle’s reaction reveal about his character?
Write your response in one paragraph. Include evidence from text.

Wednesday
1. Reporting – TMDG project (2 groups)
2. Discuss previous day’s questions.

Thursday
1. Reporting – TMDG project (2 groups)
2. Work on Putting it all together pages 61-62. (Sensory details)

Friday
1. Reporting – TMDG project
2. Discuss parts of a sentence and work on a grammar exercise.

3rd week Sept. 8-11, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #3 Week #3
Sept.8-11, 2009

Topic: “Cask of Amontillado” by Richard Connell
- Focus on mood, character, characterization, plot elements, diction, detail, foreshadowing, imagery, figurative language, irony
Vocabulary Words: #s 21-40 (tangible-vault) NOTE: Follow this link to access the Master Vocabulary packet: http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links

HOMEWORK:
TMDG Project – Due: Friday, Sept. 11
TMDG essay – Due: Tuesday, Sept. 8
Vocabulary – Every Thursday

Activities:
Monday
HOLIDAY

Tuesday
1. Quiz #2
2. Distribute vocabulary words list.
3. Read “Cask…” Left-over parts will become homework.

Wednesday
ANSWER GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANNOTATE STORY:
• What information does the narrator give at the beginning of the story that sets the plot of the story in motion and defines the story’s CONFLICT?
• What can be INFERRED about the narrator from his dialogue with Fortunato?
• SETTING: What ADJECTIVES can be used to describe the narrator’s home?
• Why is the family motto appropriate? How is the narrator’s translation of it IRONIC?
• How does the author create a frightening, and spooky MOOD?
• How was the NARRATOR’s action FORESHADOWED earlier in the story?
• What SOUND IMAGERY contributes to the mood of the story?
• Identify the CLIMAX and RESOLUTION of the story.

Thursday
COMPARE CHARACTERS:
1. Venn Diagram- Montresor and General Zaroff (Most Dangerous Game) share certain qualities, yet they are different in many ways. Compare and contrast Montressor and Gen. Zaroff.
2. Zaroff and Montresor use similar strategies to attract Rainsford and Fortunato. How does each man use a shared interest to lure and trap his “guest”?


COMPARE SUSPENSE
1. Write an evaluation of Connell’s and Poe’s strategies for building tension/suspense. First, compare and contrast how they use setting and plot development. Based on the comparison, tell which author is more effective in building suspense. Support evaluation with reasons and examples from their stories.
2. Find examples of pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositional phrases in the short story.
HOMEWORK: Grammar activity sheets. Due – Friday

Friday
COMPARE EXPERIENCES
Imagine that Fortunato and Rainsford could discuss their experiences.
 IN what ways are Fortunato and Rainsford similar? What is different about their personalities and actions?
 What might they say to each other? Write a dialogue between the two characters, exploring the similarities and differences in their experiences.
 Rehearse and perform in class.

Prepare for Monday’s quiz.

ANNOUNCEMENT

OPEN HOUSE- September 2, 2009

2nd Week August 31- September 4, 2009

English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #2 Week #2
Aug. 31- Sept. 4, 2009

Topic: “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
Vocabulary Words: dank, palpable, opaque, lacerate, palatial, bizarre, amenity, affable, cosmopolitan, condone, droll, scruple, bland, grotesque, opiate, sallow, solicitous, venerable, deplorable, zealous
HOMEWORK: TMDG Project – Due: Monday Sept. 7
Vocabulary – Every Thursday

Activities:

Monday
1. Quiz #1. Discuss.
2. Distribute literary terms handout and vocabulary handout.
3. Read “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell.
HOMEWORK: Read the rest of the short story at home. Be prepared tomorrow.

Tuesday
1. Discuss CONFLICT, SUSPENSE, FORESHADOWING, CHARACTERS/CHARACTERIZATION, IMAGERY, and FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. Find and identify examples from text.
2. Discuss Library visit and project. (Photocopy project details prior to discussion.)

v Specific Information: The students will need to look at resources with information on 19th c. hunting. Information on Richard Connell, author of "The Most Dangerous Game" will also be helpful. Knowing the author's background will help students know the author's motive or purpose for writing a story with hunting at the center of the plot. At the end of the project, the students will recreate scenes from the short story applying their knowledge and interpretation.
Draw lots for project and parts of the story.
v Rainsford (draw character and use quotes for direct and indirect characterization)
v (2) General Zaroff (draw character and use quotes for direct and indirect characterization)
v (3) Malay-man catcher (draw or create a model and use direct quotes to describe the catcher and identify the mood evoked through descriptive language)
v (4) Burmese tiger pit (draw or create a model and use direct quotes to describe the pit and identify the mood evoked through descriptive language)
v (5) Draw a MAP from the yacht to the island and Rainsford’s destination from place to place on the island (use 5 vocabulary words, quotes, and legends to identify the places he has been)

3. Work on Diction, p. 3

Wednesday
1. Discuss TMDG project.
2. Mr. Casteel's visit.

Thursday
Visit the library.

Friday
1. CONFLICT Chart.
2. Review parts of speech, preposition, and prepositional phrases.
3. Prepare for Tuesday’s quiz.

1st Week August 24-28, 2009

English IA Advanced Academic Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #1 Week #1
August 24-29, 2009

Topic: Summer Reading Assignment
First Day Procedures
Tone Vocabulary Words: apprehensive, awe, bitter, clinical, compassionate, condescending, contentious, derisive, detached, elated, facetious, flippant, haughty, indignant, insolent, irreverent, jovial, mournful, nostalgic, obsequious, pessimistic, petty, pretentious, ridiculing, sarcastic, shocked, somber, taunting, urgent, wrathful
Parts of Speech review


Objectives: The students will
1. Grammar: be able to tell the definition of, identify, and provide their own examples of the parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions) and parts of a sentence (subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, and prepositional phrases.)
2. Vocabulary: learn several ways to learn vocabulary words, including pantomime, drawing pictures, graphic organizers, writing sentences, defining in their own words, and using flashcards. They will learn to use context clues from a text and to glean the thread of meaning of a word from a dictionary entry.
3. Reading for and Writing about Conflicts: be able to identify several kinds of conflict and to develop compositions in which they discuss conflict using evidence from the text to support their thinking.
4. Reading for and Writing about Theme: use inductive reading to abstract subjects and theme statements from poems, short, stories, and longer works such as plays and novels. They will formulate their thinking in compositions and use evidence from the text to support their thinking.

Homework: Summer Reading Assignment- DUE- August 31, 2009
Academics students should choose one (1) assignment and College Prep students should choose two (2) from the list of activities below:
- Character sketch
- A rewritten ending or part of the book
- Book jacket
- Advertisement poster
- Comic strip (6-8 slides) show the plot elements: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Colored pictures/illustration.

Activities
Monday
First Day Procedures
- Distribute enrollment packet.
- Have students fill out student profile sheets.
- Explain course description and requirements.
Explain web links that are important.
Explain summer reading assignments and due dates.
Provide a list of tone words and have students choose 20 words out of 30.
· HOMEWORK: Instruct students to bring their summer novel to class on Tuesday, August 25, 2008

Tuesday
Teach Cornell note taking and work on vocabulary words in class using the format. Work on vocabulary tone words.
Group work: Word Interpretation and Presentation- tone words. Use novel and find an example of a passage represented by a tone word.
Present in class as a group. Explain the tone word as it applies to the passage.

Wednesday
Continue with group presentation: Word Interpretation- tone words.
Diagnostic Test on grammar

Thursday
Diagnostic Test on grammar.
Review conflict. Create a chart of conflict based on the summer novel of choice.
Discuss the conflicts in class. Identify the kind of conflict for each one.
Distribute list of literary terms.
· HOMEWORK: Find a photo of a favorite character, author, object, book, poetry, or music (lyric) that represents character (student’s). Due: August 28, 2009

Friday
Create a name card. Write the name in big letters.
Remind students of due date for summer reading assignment.