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School Supplies Needed
- A three ring binder (1 ½ -2 inch preferably) to be used exclusively for English
- Pens (blue or black) and pencils for Scantron tests
- Highlighters for annotations and close read assignments
- Notebook paper
Resources
Arp, Thomas R., ed. Perrine’s Structure, Sound, and Sense, 7th edition. Ft. Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1998.
Dean, Nancy. Voice Lessons. Gainesville, Florida: Maupin House, 2000.
Orgel, Joseph R., ed. Building an Enriched Vocabulary, Revised edition. New York: Sadlier-Oxford.
Roberts, Edgar V. Writing About Literature, Tenth edition. New Jerser:2003.
English 4 AP Literature and Composition
English 4 AP Literature and Composition
. Voice Lessons. Gainesville, Florida: Maupin House, 2000.
Orgel, Joseph R., ed. Building an Enriched Vocabulary, Revised edition. New York: Sadlier-Oxford.
Roberts, Edgar V. Writing About Literature, Tenth edition. New Jerser:2003.
English 4 AP Literature and Composition
Week of January 5-9, 2009
English 4AP | Monday, January 5, 2009 |
Objective (Student will…) | 1. analyze the elements of drama to determine how they contribute to the meaning of any poem and apply that knowledge to the study of poetry 2. analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s purpose and the social and literary impact of the work 3. apply effective strategies and techniques in their own expository writing as it applies to literature 4. evaluate drama through group discussions and presentations 5. craft more effective sentences by incorporating a variety of sentence structures to eliminate redundancy and wordiness 6. elaborate with concrete singular detail, strengthen usage of active verbs, control verb tense 7. improve critical thinking/reading by
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Class Starter | Write what you remember about Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar |
Teacher Activities | 1. Establish goals and objectives for the semester 2. Distribute copies of Macbeth and make motif assignment 3. Handout calendar, notes, etc. for drama 4. Establish requirements for Macbeth notebook |
Student Activities | 1. Establish goals and objectives for the semester 2. Understand motif and annotation assignment |
Assessment/Evaluation | Discussion participation |
Homework | Read introduction to Macbeth, pp. 1-10 and take Cornell Notes |
Academic Vocabulary | act scene soliloquy aside foil tragic hero irony blank verse comic relief tragedy comedy |
English 4AP | Tuesday, January 6, 2009 |
Objective (Student will…) | 1. analyze the elements of drama to determine how they contribute to the meaning of any poem and apply that knowledge to the study of poetry 2. analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s purpose and the social and literary impact of the work 3. apply effective strategies and techniques in their own expository writing as it applies to literature 4. evaluate drama through group discussions and presentations 5. craft more effective sentences by incorporating a variety of sentence structures to eliminate redundancy and wordiness 6. elaborate with concrete singular detail, strengthen usage of active verbs, control verb tense 7. improve critical thinking/reading by
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Class Starter | Hand in Cornell Notes on intro to Macbeth |
Teacher Activities | 1. Explain showing versus telling in writing 2. Introduce Shakespeare and handout notes on Shakespeare’s life, the Renaissance theater, and Macbeth |
Student Activities | 1. Cornell Notes: Showing vs. Telling 2. Students are responsible for information in the handouts |
Assessment/Evaluation | Cornell Notes: Showing vs. Telling |
Homework | 1. Read Act I, scene i and scene ii 2. Take notes and annotate |
Academic Vocabulary | act scene soliloquy aside foil tragic hero irony blank verse comic relief tragedy comedy |
English 4AP | Wednesday, January 7, 2009 |
Objective (Student will…) | 1. analyze the elements of drama to determine how they contribute to the meaning of any poem and apply that knowledge to the study of poetry 2. analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s purpose and the social and literary impact of the work 3. apply effective strategies and techniques in their own expository writing as it applies to literature 4. evaluate drama through group discussions and presentations 5. craft more effective sentences by incorporating a variety of sentence structures to eliminate redundancy and wordiness 6. elaborate with concrete singular detail, strengthen usage of active verbs, control verb tense 7. improve critical thinking/reading by
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Class Starter | Take out yesterday’s notes and prepare to finish information on showing and telling |
Teacher Activities | 1. Explain showing versus telling in writing 2. Model exercise on showing vs. telling 3. Discuss Macbeth characters 4. Facilitate discussion of Act I, scenes i and ii |
Student Activities | 1. Take notes on characters in Macbeth 2. Discuss Act I, scenes i and ii of Macbeth using notes and annotations from homework |
Assessment/Evaluation | Homework assignment notes/annotation, participation in discussion |
Homework | Writing to Show assignment |
Academic Vocabulary | act scene soliloquy aside foil tragic hero irony blank verse comic relief tragedy comedy |
English 4AP | Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
Objective (Student will…) | 1. analyze the elements of drama to determine how they contribute to the meaning of any poem and apply that knowledge to the study of poetry 2. analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s purpose and the social and literary impact of the work 3. apply effective strategies and techniques in their own expository writing as it applies to literature 4. evaluate drama through group discussions and presentations 5. craft more effective sentences by incorporating a variety of sentence structures to eliminate redundancy and wordiness 6. elaborate with concrete singular detail, strengthen usage of active verbs, control verb tense 7. improve critical thinking/reading by
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Class Starter | Turn in Writing to Show assignment |
Teacher Activities | 1. Randomly select a few compositions to read aloud 2. Facilitate discussion writing to show – Where in this composition is the writer beginning to show well? Where is the writer telling rather than showing? Etc. |
Student Activities | 1. Quiz: Intro to Shakespeare & Macbeth 2. Participation in discussion of showing/telling 3. Read/discuss Act I of Macbeth |
Assessment/Evaluation | Quiz: Intro, homework assignment, class participation in discussion |
Homework | 1. Study for Vocabulary Test 15 2. Act I Reading/Study Guide questions |
Academic vocabulary | act scene soliloquy aside foil tragic hero irony blank verse comic relief tragedy comedy |
English 4AP | Friday, January 9, 2009 |
Objective (Student will…) | 1. analyze the elements of drama to determine how they contribute to the meaning of any poem and apply that knowledge to the study of poetry 2. analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s purpose and the social and literary impact of the work 3. apply effective strategies and techniques in their own expository writing as it applies to literature 4. evaluate drama through group discussions and presentations 5. craft more effective sentences by incorporating a variety of sentence structures to eliminate redundancy and wordiness 6. elaborate with concrete singular detail, strengthen usage of active verbs, control verb tense 7. improve critical thinking/reading by
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Class Starter | Prepare for Vocab test |
Teacher Activities | 1. Monitor Vocab 15 2. Questions about Cry, the Beloved Country |
Student Activities | 1. Vocabulary Test 15 2. Discussion Act I of Macbeth |
Assessment/Evaluation | 1. Vocabulary Test 15 2. Discussion of drama |
Homework | Work on motif assignment |
Academic Vocabulary | act scene soliloquy aside foil tragic hero irony blank verse comic relief tragedy comedy |