HYDE SCHOOL: UNIT PLAN
Course: Sophomore English
School Year: 2011/2012
LESSON
#
1
TOPICS
(WHAT)
Introduction to the term
and class themes
Unit: Intro/Lion King
Number of Instructional Days: 9
READING &
RESOURCES
REQUIRED
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
AND/OR
TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
EVALUATION
AND
HOMEWORK
Syllabus
 Introduce Theme of The Hero’s Journey
Vocab Packets
 Introduce Syllabus
WP 1-1 Words
Often Confused
Writing Packets
 Organize Binders
V:A/An
Read to “The
Separation” in
Rituals and Rites
of Passage
Rituals and Rites of
Passage handout
2
Rites and Rituals/ Words
often confused
Writing Packets
 Warm Up
Rituals and Rites of
Passage handout
 Review HW
The Heroic Journey
handout
 Rites of Passage worksheet
 Read final 2 pages of Rituals and Rites of Passage
WP 1-2 Words
Often Confused 2
WS: What Makes
A Hero?
WS: What Makes a
Hero?
3
The Heroic Journey/
Words often confused
Writing Packets
 Warm Up
The Heroic Journey
 Review HW
WP 1-3 Words
Often Confused 3
 Read The Heroic Journey
4
The Hero’s Journey in
The Lion King
Writing Packets
 Warm Up
 Review The Heroic Journey
WP 1-4 Words
Often Confused 4
Study for Vocab
Quiz
TOPICS
(WHAT)
LESSON
#
5
READING &
RESOURCES
REQUIRED
Vocab
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
AND/OR
TASKS TO BE COMPLETED

Vocab Quiz (A/An)

The Heroic Journey Powerpoint

Introduce Note Taking Groups

Begin The Lion King
EVALUATION
AND
HOMEWORK
Fill in Character:
Journey Log for
all the steps that
have occurred so
far in the movie
(Honors) –
Discussion
Question
 Watch The Lion King and take notes
6
Vocab GEN
Writing Journal –
2 pages on The
Lion King
7
 Continue TLK
The Lion King
 Learn 9 sentence paragraphs
8
Journal
 Warm Up
 Review Journal Entry
 Finish TLK
WP 1-5 Words
Often Confused 5
9 Sentence
Paragraph
outline: In what
ways does Simba
grow in order to
fulfill his destiny?
LESSON
#
9
TOPICS
(WHAT)
READING &
RESOURCES
REQUIRED
Journey Circle
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
AND/OR
TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
 Warm Up
WP 1-6 Review
 Review HW
Study for Test
 Write 9 sentence paragraph in computer lab
 Fill out Journey Circle for the Lion King
10
EVALUATION
AND
HOMEWORK

Test on Rites/Ritual/Journey, The Lion King, WP 1-1 through
1-6, and Vocab