24th Week Feb. 16-19, 2010

We will work on TAKS the whole week.

Continue reading Twelfth Night and work on study guide questions on your own. Then we will discuss all questions after TAKS practice.

23rd Week Feb. 8-12, 2010

Due to my absences last week, we will go over all activities you accomplished in class. On Monday, I will give you the regular vocabulary quiz. In the next days, we will work on activities found in your GUM book. Please bring your GUM both Tuesday and Wednesday. WE will also cover the questions and answers for Act III and figurative activity, Exercise 9.

22nd Week February 1-5, 2010

English IB CP Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #5 Week #5
February 1-5, 2010

Selection: Twelfth Night Act III by William Shakespeare
- Focus on: character, characterization, setting, plot, details, figurative language, irony, iambic pentameter, shared lines, soliloquy, aside, feminine ending, Alexandria
TAKS Practice

Homework:
Vocabulary Words: #s 81-100 – due every Thursday
Exercise #9 – Figurative Language – due Monday, Feb. 1 – discussion

Grammar: Vocabulary Sentence homework – due every Friday

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #4 – Vocabulary quiz/Act II
2. Discuss quiz and Exercise #9 – Figurative Language
3. Work on sentence assignment (2nd period)

Tuesday
1. TAKS Practice (graded)
2. Discuss questions and answers.

Wednesday
1. Show samples of actual responses to TAKS questions.
2. Have a peer review and scoring of answers.

Thursday
1. Read Act III.
2. Answer study questions.

Friday
1. Discuss CLAUSE and PHRASE.
2. Work on grammar exercises.

21st Week January 25-29, 2010

English IB CP Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #4 Week #4
January 25-29, 2010

Selection: Twelfth Night Act II by William Shakespeare
- Focus on: character, characterization, setting, plot, details, figurative language, irony, iambic pentameter, shared lines, soliloquy, aside, feminine ending, Alexandria

Homework:
Vocabulary Words: #s 61-80 – due every Thursday
Exercise #9 – Figurative Language – due Monday, 1/25

Grammar: Vocabulary Sentence homework – due every Friday

Activities
Monday
1. No quiz. Quiz will be given on Thursday after Stanford.
2. Review homophone and phonemes.
3. Discuss figurative language homework.
4. Collect sentence homework from last week.

Tuesday
Stanford
1. Read more of Act II.
2. Answer study guide questions and discuss.

Wednesday
Stanford
1. Read more of Act II.
2. Answer study guide questions and discuss.

Thursday
1. Reading check for Act II – quiz grade.
2. Read Act III.
3. Work on sentence assignment due tomorrow.

Friday
1. Read Act III. Answer study questions and discuss.
2. Review PHRASES and VERBALS.
3. Work on Exercise #6 – Clauses (If unaccomplished, take home for homework.)

Study for regular Monday quiz.

20th Week January 19-22, 2010

English IB CP Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #3 Week #3
January 19-22, 2010

Topics: Twelfth Night Act II by William Shakespeare
- Focus on: character, characterization, setting, plot, details, figurative language, irony, iambic pentameter, shared lines, soliloquy, aside, feminine ending, Alexandria

Homework:
Vocabulary Words: #s 41-60 – due every Thursday
Study Guide pages 8 (Paraphrasing) and 9 (Imagery) – due 1/19

Grammar: Exercise #5 Complements
Vocabulary Sentence homework

Activities
Monday
MLK Holiday

Tuesday
1. Quiz #2 – Vocabulary/ Grammar (parts of speech/types of sentence)
2. Reading check – Act I
3. Review and discuss types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex.
Wednesday
1. Read Act II and answer study questions.
2. Discuss pages 8 and 9 of the study guide. (Paraphrasing and Imagery)
3. Work on figurative language assignment. (Exercise #9)
Thursday
1. Review complements.
2. Read Act II, cont. and answer study questions.
Friday
1. Work on Exercise #5- complements.
2. Discuss.

19th week January 11-15, 2010

English IB CP Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #2 Week #2
January 11-15, 2010

Topics: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- Focus on: character, characterization, setting, plot, details, figurative language, irony, iambic pentameter, shared lines, soliloquy, aside, feminine ending, Alexandria

Homework:
Vocabulary Words: #s 21-40 – due every Thursday
Study Guide page 8 and 9 - due January 19

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #1 Shakespeare and Vocabulary
2. Distribute book copies.
3. Discuss Review on Parts of Speech and Capitalization, Spelling, and Punctuation.
4. Work on vocabulary words. SAT format. (if time permits)

Tuesday
1. Distribute Shakespearean terms handout and question guide for Act I.
2. Read Act I. Answer questions and discuss.

Wednesday
1. Read Act I, cont. Answer questions and discuss.
2. Students read and act out parts with shared lines.

Thursday
1. Read Act I, cont. Answer questions and discuss.
2. Distribute Exercise #9 – Figurative Language. Students work on the exercise and discuss.

Friday
1. Exercise #3 – Proofreading
2. Exercise #4 – Simple, Compound, Complex

18th Week January 5-8

English IB CP Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #1 Week #1
January 5-8, 2010

Topics: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- Focus on: character, characterization, setting, plot, details, figurative language, irony

Vocabulary Words: #s 1-20

Activities

Tuesday
1. Distribute vocabulary packet.
2. Distribute study guide.
3. Distribute course outline and reading schedule.
4. Count how many students need a copy of the book.

Wednesday
1. Work on vocabulary assignment.
2. Use SAT format.
3. Distribute Shakespearean terms list. Discuss.
Thursday
1. Read Shakespeare’s World on pp. 983-985 of LOL. Discuss.
2. Read Shakespearean Drama on pp. 986-987 of LOL. Discuss.

Friday
1. Review grammar. Use Grammardog exercise #s 1 and 2.
2. Discuss assignment.