Wednesday, March 31, 2010

30th week April 5-9, 2010

English IB CP Bellaire High SchoolLesson Plan #13 Week #13April 5-9, 2010Selection:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Homework:
GE #s 604-608 due – April 8
Allusion activity – due April 8, 2010, Thursday

Monday
Today we will briefly discuss chapters 6-10, then have Quiz #11 covering Vocabulary #s 584-603 and Chapters 5-10 of the novel. We then continue with our reading if we finish the quiz early.

Tuesday
We will discuss the clauses, poetic devices, allusions, and symbols today. We will look at your answers on the exercises I left for you on the days I was out.

Wednesday
We go back to our reading of the novel. We should be able to accomplish chapters 16-20 and 21-25 this week. Extra credit will be given to those who will read and accomplish the study guide questions ahead of the chapter series read each week.

Thursday
There are only five (5) vocabulary words from GE this week. We will continue with the sustained silent reading. The allusion project will be collected today.

Friday
You will present your projects to the class.

Prepare for a quiz on Monday.
Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

ALLUSIONS in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

As you read the novel, watch for allusions that are listed and complete the analysis that is demonstrated below. Use this paper for your draft, then for the final copy use construction paper and FORMAT YOUR PAPER EXACTLY as it is shown below. Choose at least one allusion and complete your project. Include a photo or illustration of the allusion. The page numbers are from the textbook. Due: April 8, 2010.


“a great iron” (Chap. 1, p. 668)
Hercules (Chap. 2, p.671)
Roman (Chap. 4, p. 676)
Handel (Chap.17, p. 735)
Noah’s Ark (Chap. 22, p. 747)
Devil (Chap. 12, p. 710)
Guillotine (Chap. 16, 732)


Allusion:
Quote from the novel:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Context(What is going in the part of the novel where the allusion appears?):__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explanation of allusion:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Connotation of allusion:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ANALYSIS:
By making allusion to _____________________________, the author wants the reader to understand that ___________________________________________________________________.


PHOTO/ILLUSTRATION: