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.