Hyde School Unit Plan
Course: Freshmen English, Mary Moore
Year: 2012-2013, Fall
Lesson
Topics (WHAT)
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Intro. To Novel
1
Thurs
10-4
2
Fri
10-5
Novel Work
3
Mon
10-8
Novel Work
1
FFW presentation
prep
Readings and Resources
Required
Unit: Fantasy: Wizard of Earthsea, The Alchemyst
Number Of Days: ~21
Learning Objectives and/or Tasks to be Completed
 Wof E Discussion ques
packet
 Powerpoint: Fantasy
 Wizard of Earthsea (W
of E) and The
Alchemyst; Secrets of
the Immortal Nicolas
Flamel (ALCH)
BOOKS
OBJ: Learn about the fantasy genre!
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 W of E Ch 1 discussion
ques WS
 ALCH Ch 1-3 disc
ques
 Reading response (RR)
forms (3 per student)
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 INDEX CARDS
OBJ: Connect them of A Hero’s Journey to fantasy books and
evaluate comprehension of materials read.
DO NOW: On DELs, write a summary of what you read
in class so far: Include: names of characters introduced,
setting, plot so far- write reactions and predictions on
other column. Go over
 Powerpoint: Fantasy - take notes on DELs
 Hand out disc question packets
Discuss: review discussion questions before reading
– answering while reading or underline answers as
you see them!
 Begin reading books
DO NOW: Who is the hero of your book? What do
you predict will happen on their “hero’s journey?”
 W of E: Go over discussion ques  ALCH: Answer disc ques together
 Hand out & go over reading response forms
 Each group reads aloud: W of E: Ch 2 ALCH: Ch 4
OBJ: Students will learn to prepare a presentation
DO NOW: Who is the protagonist(s) of your book?
Explain. Antagonist? Explain.
 Teacher helps choose presentations for FFW:
1-2 do Principles, 1-class captain, 2-Outsiders
plot, 1-2-hero’s journey: Outsider, 2-plots of
Fantasy books
 Write an outline for the one you have chosen,
share with class and get feedback.. revise
 practice
 Final presentation due Class 5 (Thurs.)
Evaluation/Homework
Using QUACKS:
 W of E: Finish reading Ch 1,
HON: Answer W of E
questions, Ch 1
 ALCH: Read Ch 1-3
Due Class 4 (Tuesday)
W of E: Read Ch 2
 HON: Answer W of E
questions, Ch 2
 Do RR form for Ch 2-do 4
of them
ALCH: Read Ch 4-6 & fill
out RR form – 2 per chapter
Due Class 4 (Tuesday)
W of E: Read Ch 2
 HON: Answer W of E
questions, Ch 2
 Do RR form for Ch 2-do 4
of them
ALCH: Read Ch 4-6 & fill
out reading response form –
2 per chapter
Due Class 5 (Thursday)
 Presentations
4
Tues
10-9
Novel work
FFW presentation
prep
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5
Thurs
10-11
FFW presentation
prep
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
6
Tues
10-16
Novel Work
Wizard of Earthsea
The Alchemyst….
W of E Ch 2 disc ques
ALCH Ch 4-6 disc
ques
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Wizard of Earthsea
The Alchemyst….
W of E Ch 2 disc ques
ALCH Ch 4-6 disc qu.
 W of E Ch 1&2 QUIZ
 ALCH Ch 4-6 QUIZ
OBJ: Students will evaluate comprehension of materials read.
OBJ: Students will give a self-prepared presentation
DO NOW: practice your presentation with your
neighbor
 Each student gives presentation & receives
feedback.
 Revise presentation and give again at end of class
OR
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Read aloud in 2 groups from books- or silently if
many are revising
OBJ: Students will begin to formulate their fantasy project
DO NOW: Study 5 min for quiz, W of E: Ch 1-2 ALCH:
Ch 1-6
 Give quizzes
 Hand out projects, review
 Discuss brainstorming sheet, they begin those
 Creative Fantasy Proj
 Brainstorming sheet
for Fantasy project.
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7
Thurs
10-18
2
Novel Work
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Wizard of Earthsea
The Alchemyst….
DELs
W of E Ch 3 disc ques
.Reading response
forms
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DO NOW: Share one of your reading responses with the
class & then turn in.
Wof E: Go over ch 2 discussion questions
ALCH: Do ch 4-6 discussion questions together.
ALL: Revise/practice presentations
OBJ: Students will begin to formulate their fantasy project
and evaluate comprehension of materials read.
DO NOW: Trade brainstorming sheets with peer, get
feedback and make changes if needed
 Several students share their ideas with class.
 On DELs: Summarize Ch 3 Wof E OR Ch 7-9 of
ALCH. Write a response or ques and a prediction
ALCH: read aloud ch 10
W of E: go over ch 3 disc questions
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Revise/practice
presentations for FFW
W of E:
Study Ch 1 & 2 disc.
questions for Ch 1 & 2 quiz
next class.
Begin reading Ch 3 W of E
ALCH:
Study Ch 4-6 disc. questions
for Ch 4-6 quiz next class.
Begin reading Ch 7-9 ALCH
 Brainstorming sheet for
fantasy project
W of E
 Finish reading Ch 3 W of E
 HON: Do Ch 3 disc ques
ALCH:
 Finish reading Ch 7-9 ALCH
Due Class 9-(Monday)
W of E
 Read Ch 4 W of E
 Write 4 reading responses
 HON: Do Ch 4 disc ques
 ALCH: Read Ch 10-12
Write 6 reading responses
8
Fri
10-19
Novel Work
I AM GONE
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Wizard of Earthsea
The Alchemyst….
DELs
W of E Ch 4 disc ques
.Reading response
forms
OBJ: Students will evaluate comprehension of materials read
and work on fantasy projects.
DO NOW: Finish this sentence: The name of the world I
will be creating a map for is:________________.
Describe the map for this world (Hint: Is it a world with
islands and water? Just one giant parcel of land with
lakes and a sea? All water with characters living on
floating homes and boats <like Waterworld>? The world
is all air with people and creatures living on floating
things and fly around themselves?)
Due Class 9-(Monday)
W of E
 Read Ch 4 W of E
 Write 4 reading responses
 HON: Do Ch 4 disc ques
ALCH:
 Read Ch 10-12 ALCH
 Write 6 reading responses
 Work on Maps
 Read aloud from books
 Work on Maps & homework due Monday
9
Mon
10-22
Novel Work
10
Tues
10-23
Novel Work
11
Thurs.
10-25
Novel Work
3
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 Creative Fantasy
Project: MAPS
W of E:
 Vocab #1 WSheet
 Take Home tests ch 3
&4
 COMP LAB
OBJ: Students will learn new vocab words, work on fantasy
projects and evaluate comprehension of materials read.
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OBJ: Students will learn new vocab words, work on fantasy
projects and evaluate comprehension of materials read.
Wizard of Earthsea
The Alchemyst…
Honors & Warnings.
Creative Fantasy
Project: MAPS
W of E:
 Vocab #1 WSheet
 Take Home tests ch 3,4
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 Fantasy Project: MAPS
W of E:
 Ch 5 take home quiz
 Vocab #1 test
ALCH:
Ch15-17 take-home quiz
DO NOW: Share reading responses in the 2 groups.
Turn in.
ALL: Go over MAPS assignment for fantasy project –
due Class 12 (Friday)
W of E Assign take home tests ch 3 & 4
 Hand out Vocab sheet 1, review how to do, work on
in computer lab. (due Thursday)
ALCH: Read aloud ch 13
DO NOW Class principles (honors and warnings?)
ALCH: Work on Maps
W of E: Go over words, correct and keep to study for test
tomorrow.
 Work on Maps
OBJ: Students will work on fantasy projects and evaluate
comprehension of materials read and vocab learned.
W of E-study vocab for 5 min then take vocab test
 Check ch 3 & 4 take home tests together.
 Explain Ch 5 take home quiz-due next class
ALCH: Go over take home quiz- assign chapters OR
assign RR forms (due class 13) Mon
ALL: Work on maps –DUE NEXT CLASS
W of E
 Do take home test, ch 3 & 4due Class 11 (Thurs)
 Finish vocab
 Work on Maps
ALCH:
 Read Ch 13-14 ALCH
 Work on Maps
W of E
 Finish take home test, ch 3 &
4-due next class
 Study vocab for quiz
 Begin reading ch 5 W of E
ALCH:
 Finish reading Ch 13-14
ALL: Work on Maps
W of E
 Finish reading Ch 5
 Finish ch 5 take home quiz
ALCH:
 Begin reading Ch 15-17,
complete Ch 15-17 Quiz DUE Class 13 Mon
ALL: Maps (due next class)
12
Fri
10-26
Novel Work
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 Fantasy Project: MAPS
W of E:
 Ch 5 take home quiz
ALCH:
Ch15-17 take-home
quiz or reading
response WS (RR)
OBJ: Students will work on fantasy projects and evaluate
comprehension of materials read
DO NOW: Each student present maps to class & turn in.
W of E:
 Students trade their test questions from ch 5,
students answer them with their name on top. Test
maker checks them, go over & turn in.
 Begin reading aloud Ch 6
ALCH:
 Read silently and work on take home quiz Ch 1517
W of E
 Read Ch 6 W of E
HON: Do Ch 6 disc ques
ALCH:
 Finish reading Ch 15-17,
complete Ch 15-17 Quiz
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13
Mon
10-29
14
Tues
10-30
4
Novel Work
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 Ch 6 disc. Questions
 Creative Fantasy
Project Worksheet
 POWERPOINT:
Char sketch
 Char Sketch
worksheet (WS)
Novel Work
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
NO CLASS
 COMP LAB
OBJ: Students will work on fantasy projects and evaluate
comprehension of materials read
DO NOW: If you were the main character in a fantasy
story, what would your powers be?
WofE
 Go over Ch 6 discussion questions together
ALCH:
 Students trade their test questions from ch 15-17,,
students answer them with their name on top.
Test maker checks them, go over & turn in.
OR Read your reading responses to each other!
ALL
 Powerpoint then discuss char sketch para for
Creative Fantasy Project.
 Hand out Char sketch wsheet-work on in class
 Use worksheet to write char sketch paper paperDraft #1 will be due in 4 classes
OBJ: Students will work on fantasy projects
DO NOW- Trade char sketch Wsheets for peer review
 Begin writing papers – go to COMP LAB
ALL: DUE next class:
 Finish Char sketch WS
Due Class 15 Thursday
W of E - Read Ch 7 ALCH - Read Ch 18-20
Due Class 17 Monday
 Char sketch paper Draft #1
W of E - Read Ch 7 ALCH - Read Ch 18-20
Due Class 17 (Monday)
 Char sketch paragraph,
Draft #1
15
Thurs
11-1
Novel Work
 The Alchemyst….
 Worksheet with
descriptions of Book
club jobs
 Ch 7 disc. Questions
 Ch 7 Take home quiz
 COMP LAB
16
Novel Work
Fri
11-2
I AM
GONE
17:
 Wizard of Earthsea
Novel Work
Mon
11-5
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
Worksheet with
descriptions of Book
club jobs
COMP LAB
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
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18
Tues
11-6
5
Novel Work
Worksheet with
descriptions of Book
club jobs
COMP LAB
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 Ch 8 & 9 discussion
ques
 Ch 8 quiz
 Vocab #2
 COMP LAB
OBJ: Students learn how evaluate materials read through
“book clubs.”
Due class 17: (Mon)
Char sketch paragraph,
DO NOW: Each group divides up jobs for book
Draft #1
club (class 17-Monday) Jobs for Ch 8 or Ch 21-23:
W of E –
 Read Ch 8 and do BOOK
Summarizer(1/2 page min) Vocab enricher(5 wds)
CLUB job
Luminary:(W o f E 3 quotes for RR, ALCH: 1 quote
 Complete Ch 7 Take home
per chap on RR) Connector & Evaluator: Make a
quiz
connection from an event in the chapter(s) to a
ALCH
–
personal experience and then evaluate the book club
 Read Ch 21-23 and do
members’ work at the end of book club.
BOOK CLUB job
W o f E Go over Ch 7 discussion questions together
ALCH: Write chapter summaries on a DEL together,
write a reaction and prediction!
 If time: Go to Comp Lab & work on Char sketches
OBJ: Students learn how evaluate materials read through
W of E - Read Ch 8 and do
“book clubs.”
BOOK CLUB job
 Read and work on BOOK CLUB assignments! (see
ALCH - Read Ch 21-23 and do
above)
BOOK CLUB job
 Work on Char Sketches - COMP LAB
ALL: Char sketch
paragraph, Draft #1
OBJ: Students practice reading aloud and learn how
evaluate materials read through “book clubs.”
 Peer edit drafts of Char sketch, then give back. Final
drafts due Class 18 (Tues)
 BOOK CLUBS! (see above)
 Begin reading aloud: W of E: Ch 9
 ALCH: ch 24 or go to COMP LAB
OBJ: Students will work on fantasy projects and evaluate
comprehension of materials read
 Turn in Char sketches
WofE
 Go over Ch 8 & 9 discussion questions together
 Complete Vocab #2 –if time COMP LAB
ALCH:
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Read silently Ch 26-29
 ALL: FINAL drafts of Char
Sketch due next class
W of E - Read Ch 9
ALCH - Read Ch 24-25
W of E -
 Take home tests: ch 8
 Finish vocab #2
ALCH - Read Ch 26-29
19
Thurs
11-7
20
Fri
11-8
Novel Work
 Wizard of Earthsea
OBJ: Students will understand how to create a plot outline
and evaluate comprehension of materials read
 W of E Ch 10
discussion ques
 W of E Ch 8 quiz
 Creative Fantasy
Project Worksheet
 Plot Outline Sheets
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DO NOW: W of E
 Turn in Ch 8 & 9 quizzes
 Review together and then give Vocab #2 quiz
ALCH:
 Do a DEL on Ch 26-29 – summary/predictions on left
and reactions on right.
 Hand out Plot outline WSheets go over how to
complete one - do one on board of a fairy tale
 They will do one for their fantasy project. (Look at
Creative Fantasy Project for details)
 Collect plot outline WS -hand out again next class
 The Alchemyst….
Novel Work
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
 Wof E Ch 9& 10 quiz
 Plot outline sheets
 Creative Fantasy
Project Worksheet
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W of E
 Read Ch 10
 Do ch 10 discussion
questions
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Start writing Ch 1 of your
fantasy book or your
fantasy short story (Due at
exam)
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ALCH: DUE Class 21 (Mon)
 Read rest of book
OBJ: Students will understand how to create a plot outline
and understand themes and plot of W of E and ALCH
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ALL:
 Work on Plot outline
Hand out Plot outline sheets.
sheets for your fantasy
They work on one for their novel – this will be completed
story (due at exam)
during the final exam.
 W of E
Students fill out: characters, setting rising action
 Do ch 9 10 take home quiz
I review their copy, they take for homework to finish
this is due at exam
W of E – see homework
ALCH: READ rest of book
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Start writing Ch 1 of your
fantasy book or your
fantasy short story (Due at
exam)
ALCH:
21
Mon
11-11
6
Novel Work
 Wizard of Earthsea
 The Alchemyst….
EXAM study guide
OBJ: Students will prepare for final exam.
 Turn in Ch 10 Take home quiz (W of E)
Review what will be on exam:
 ALL: Study Outsiders tests
 Plot outlines for their fantasy stories/books are
due at exam,
W of E: Ch1-10 tests
ALCH: all notes, questions, tests and DELs on
The Alchemyst
 Finish reading The
Alchemyst
 Review study sheet for
EXAM & study!
 Finish Plot outline
sheets for your fantasy
story (due at exam)
W of E only
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Write Ch 1 of your fantasy
book or your fantasy short
story (Due at exam)