2009-2010 Tentative Lesson Plans                           Glover

English II-College Preparatory                          3rd Period

OCTOBER

 

5

>finish film and note taking

>explain annotated bibliography

>research in Media Center—expert groups for Julius Caesar.

 

6

>Research continued in Media Center

>Annotated bibliography—did not get there

 

7

>Expert groups present information—did not get there

>Read introduction

8

>William Shakespeare open-note quiz

>Anticipation guide

>Read aloud  Act 1, Scene 1 and part of 2

9

Media Center to produce an annotated bibliography (20 pts.)

>Read aloud continued—finish scene 2

12

>Go over Shakespeare answers (24 pts.)

>Expert on the classes—rich and working class and superstitions

>Read aloud scene 3 and begin Act 2, scene 1

>Detail questions for Julius Caesar

 

13

>Expert on role of women in ancient Rome

>Read aloud—Act 2, scenes 2, 3, and 4

>Detail questions for Julius Caesar

>go over corrections for annotated bibs.

14

School-wide testing 1st and 2nd

 

>Read aloud—Act 3, scene 1

>Detail questions for Julius Caesar

15

Research allusions from Lay That Trumpet…

 

 

16

Research allusions from Lay That Trumpet…

 

Turn in an annotated bibliography for this research project. (20 pts.)

19 End of 1st Q.

Experts on religious beliefs, homes, health, jobs, and culture in general

Julius Caesar continued

Act 3, scene 2

20Early Dismissal

Julius Caesar continued

Experts on currency and fate

Act 3, scene 3 and a summary of Act 4

21

Julius Caesar continued

Act 5, scenes 1—5

Finish questions for the play

22

Julius Caesar video

23

Julius Caesar video

 

 

26 Report Cards

J.C. project—sock puppet or quotation booklet

(50 point project)

27

Review for Julius Caesar test.

 

28

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar test

29

Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands—expert topics research

 

 

 

30

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Introduction

 

 

English II-Honors                                           4th Period

OCTOBER                                                            English II-H Tentative Lessons                                                                                                      

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Sept. 28

>Pp. 784-791

>Elements of drama defined

 

 

Sept. 29

>Open-notes test for elements of drama

>Model—pp.792-795

>Trifles pp.798+

Sept. 30

>Finish play

>inferences

>scavenger hunt for examples of the elements of drama

 

1

>Read The Brute: a Joke in One Act

>define farce

>make predictions

>Shakespeare video—take notes

2

>Shakespeare video—take notes

>scavenger hunt for examples of the elements of drama

5

Research in Media Center—Group Research Project on Ancient Rome, Julius Caesar, and modern Rome

>explain annotated bibliography

6

Continue research—groups begin work to prepare visuals for presentation

>annotated bibliography continued

7

Preparation for student read aloud by groups (6 groups)

 

>annotated bibliography due—didn’t get here

8

>William Shakespeare open-note quiz

>Anticipation guide

>Read aloud Act 1, scenes1 and 2

9

>Annotated bibliography due

>Read aloud

Act 1, scene 3

>Iambic pentameter—did not get here

 

12

Julius Caesar

Group 1 present

Read aloud—Act 2, scene 1

 

13

 

Group 2 present

Read aloud

14

 

Group 3 present

Read aloud

15

 

Group 4 present

Read aloud

16

 

Benchmark test—English II

19 End of 1st Q.

 

Benchmark essay

 

Lord of the Flies dbl.-entry journal due

20 Early Dismissal

 

LOTF Notes: character names and themes

 

Assign project—50 pts. Due on 10/30/09

21

LOTF—video

 

Discussion

22

LOTF—video

 

Discussion

23

Julius Caesar

 

Act 5 and Q/A plus analysis of Antony,

Cassius, and Brutus

26 Report Cards

>Identification of passages and character identification

>Writing parallel text—in groups

                               

27

Class discussion--

Does power corrupt? (Comparing texts—LOTF and J.C.)

28

 

Review for test

29

 

Test—does power corrupt?

30

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

Research Project Introduction