Mrs. Staab English 135 Lesson Plans Week of 05/17/10-05/21/10 Standards: Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills. Recognize word structure and meaning. (1A) Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency. (1B) Understand how literary elements and techniques are used to convey meaning. (2A) Read and interpret a variety of literacy works. (2B) Use grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization and structure. (3A) Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes. (3C) Objectives- I Can: 1) use context clues from a passage to determine word meanings 2) Determine the effects of common literary devices on the style and tone of a text. 3) use flexible range of B/D/A reading strategies to deepen my understanding author's message 4) write to communicate my ideas and understanding Monday, May 17, 2010 2) Caught'Ya grammar set 13 sentence 1 3) Read " Forged by Fire" 4) Log number of pages read & short summary/impression Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2) Caught' Ya grammar set 13 sentence 2 3) Read " Forged by Fire" 4) Log number of pages read & short summary/impression
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2) GATES vocabulary assessment 3) SSR Thursday, May 20, 2010 2) GATES comprehension assessment 3) SSR Friday, May 21, 2010 2) ) Caught' Ya grammar set 13 sentence 3 3) Pass out final exam study guide and discuss 4) Read "Forged by Fire" 5) Journal Entry Resources (Materials/ Texts/ Visuals/ Technology): Computer LCD Projector Handouts Text book Poetry books Assessment: Student participation Student Interactive Notebooks Handouts Poetry Project
Name Hour Date Grammar Set 13 meanwhile juliets snobby pompous parents were trying to get her to go out with paris the rich spoiled son of the most prominent people of tragedy florida id rather die than go out with that arrogant toad cried perturbed Juliet to her irate parents the next day as arranged by aunt nurse Juliet and romeo met at juliets church i want to marry Juliet articulated romeo. they asked the reverend laurence if he would marry them the reverend said no you are too young and unfledged after all juliet is only 14
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 9 TH GRADE LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION 135 Total Questions: 71 Essay Minimum 3 Paragraphs: Intro, Body, and Conclusion Prompt: This year in 9th Grade English we have studied several different pieces of literature. (To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Odyssey by Homer, as well as, many poems and short stories). Pick ONE piece of literature that we have covered this year and explain why you think it is an essential or necessary text to be taught during the 9th Grade year. Questions to consider: -What was the author s purpose in writing the text? -Why do teenagers need to read this piece of literature? -How does it connect to the world or society as a whole? -What are the themes about life it conveys? -Why is the author well known for the work? -How did it affect you personally as a reader? Literary Terminology: Protagonist Antagonist Characterization Allusion Dramatic Irony 1 st Person Point of View 3 rd Person Omniscient 3 rd Person Limited Personification Plot Simile Dialogue Symbolism Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization Theme Internal Conflict External Conflict Flat Character Round Character Foreshadowing Point of View Static Character Dynamic Character Setting Metaphor Suspense Verbal Irony Epic Narrator Genre Climax Exposition Resolution- Denouement
Poetry Unit Terminology Alliteration Repetition Assonance Stanza Sonnet Free Verse Onomatopoeia Narrative Poem Hyperbole Concrete Poem Cinquain Figurative Language Imagery Lyrical Poem Tone Limerick Lines Consonance End Rhyme Couplets Refrain Repetition Theme Diamante Rhythm Questions to consider: What is the subject of most Haikus? What are some examples of personification from the poetry we read? Bugs buzzin from cousin to cousin what is the sound device used? Peter piper picked a pair of pickled peppers what is the sound device used? Drama Romeo and Juliet Terms: Monologue Soliloquy Drama Aside Dramatic Foil Montague Capulet Questions to consider: To what objects does Romeo compare Juliet at the beginning of the balcony scene? Why does the Friar agree to the request for marriage between Romeo and Juliet? What contrasting traits do Benvolio and Tybalt have? Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has done what? What does Romeo buy from the apothecary? What is Juliet s reaction to seeing Romeo dead?
Literature To Kill a Mockingbird What genre is this novel considered? What does Scout dress up as to go to the pageant? What would be considered the climax of the novel? What does Scout see as she stands on Boo s porch at the end of the novel? What are the main themes of TKAM? What is the mockingbird a symbol for in the novel? What is Maycomb s usual disease? Who wrote TKAM? Who said that You never really know a person until you climb into their skin and climb around in it? Grammar Punctuation- commas, period, question mark, quotation marks, apostrophes Sentence structure Paragraphs Reading for Information Identify main ideas Use context clues to figure out the meaning of words that are not defined Use inference to identify important details that are not clearly stated