Mount Carmel Academy
Lesson Plans
ALLEN REID
ENGLISH IV CP
Dec. 1- Dec. 5
TEKS: See Daily Objectives
ACADEMIC Vocabulary
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Heavenly Muse
Oreb
Sinai
Sion Hill
Aonian
Providence
Justify
Transgress
Host
Obdurate
Ken
Sulphur
Weltering
With suppliant
Knee
 Ignominy
 Empyreal
 Apostate
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Vaunting
Compeer
Thralls
Aught
Impetuous
Satiate
Rood
Leviathan
Wherefore
Atonished
Monday Dec. 1, 2014
Focus: Define vocabulary.
Instructions: read Biography on John Milton. Read 494-497 Paradise Lost
Objective: Analyze and make inferences and draw conclusions about theme
and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary context and
provide evidence from the text to support understanding.
Assess Mastery / Higher Order Thinking: Discus why people tend to be fascinated with
evil characters.
Tuesday Dec. 2
Focus: What details indicate that the one Milton calls will help him?
Instructions: Read pages 497-500.
Objective : Analyze and make inferences and draw conclusions about theme
and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary context and
provide evidence from the text to support understanding.
Assess Mastery / Higher Order Thinking: Review Milton’s invocation (1-33). What may
Satan do to most offend God?
Wednesday Dec. 3
Focus: Where have Satan and Beelzebub been and where do they plan to go?
Instructions: Finish reading Paradise Lost. Answer the Comprehension and Literary
Analysis questions on page 503.
Objective: Analyze and make inferences and draw conclusions about theme
and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary context and
provide evidence from the text to support understanding.
Assess Mastery / Higher Order Thinking: N/A
Thursday Dec. 4
Focus: Summarize Paradise Lost in one paragraph 9-10 sentences.
Instructions: Read How Soon Hath Time by John Milton. Answer the Literary Analysis
questions at the end.
1. Objectives: Analyze and make inferences and draw conclusions about theme
and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary context and
provide evidence from the text to support understanding.
Assess Mastery / Higher Order Thinking: How does Milton’s use of Personification of
Time as a thief contribute to the theme?
Friday, Dec. 5
Focus: In what ways does How Soon Hath Time’s theme connect with the Cavalier
poets?
Instructions: Read When I Consider How my Light is Spent. (pg. 491)
2. Objective: Analyze and make inferences and draw conclusions about theme
and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary context and
provide evidence from the text to support understanding.
Assess Mastery / Higher Order Thinking: Some Christen doctrines stress that good
works can please God while other stress that mankind cannot do anything to please God.
What is Milton saying? Give examples from the poem to support your response.
Although Milton seems to stress the fact that he cannot use his God given gifts to serve
God, what do you think? Did he or did he not? Why or why not?