Lesson Plans September 29 -October 3, 2014 BTW High school English II MYP Assembly Focus?: Can I identify examples of figurative language Blocks Focus ?: What is cause and effect writing? Monday: Process Analysis mode paragraph due. Vocab 1-5 Test Tuesday/ Wednesday: Vocab 6: abridged, callous, defiled, gregarious, incorrigible, mundane, nebulous, noxious, rescind, and trite. Define, provide a sample sentence using that word, antonym/synonym. Cause and Effect Unit. Cause and Effect mode paragraph assigned and read example. Diamante poems and worksheets. Rough Draft due Friday. Transition notes. Infinitive and Appositive phrases –worksheets. Activity Thursday: Picture day through English classes. Possible MYP personal project discussion : How Focus ?: How do I write my MYP personal project to write paper. paper. Early release Focus ?: What is compare and contrast and how do you best organize that type of writing? Special notes: Friday: Rough Draft Cause and Effect mode paragraph due. Compare and Contrast activity. Give out Compare and Contrast mode paragraph assignments – due Monday. Compare and Contrast notes/ transitions. PASS objectives for Month of October: Standard 1 Vocabulary (2,3,4,5), Standard 2 Comprehension (1,2,3,4). Standard 3 Literature (1,2,3,4), Standard 4 Research and information (1,2), Standard 2 Modes and Forms of Writing (5,7), Standard 3 Grammar/Usage and Mechanics (1,2,3), Standard 1 Listening (1,2,3,4), Standard 1Interpret Meaning (2), Standard 2 Evaluate Media (1,2), Standard 3 Compose a Visual Message (1,2) Essential Questions: 1.How can writers use description, narration, process analysis, cause and effect, compare and contrast, argument, and dialogue to effectively tell a story that is both cohesive, clear and action pact. 2. How can we use literary devices to make our words come alive? 3. How can we practice proper punctuation and recognize the use of active and passive voice in order to make our written work more enjoyable to the reader? Objectives: Students will be able to effectively tell a story by both using the art of description and dialogue. Students will be able to effectively create a narrative that has a beginning, middle, end while using good grammar and correct punctuation. Lesson Plans October 6-10, 2014 BTW High school English II MYP 1-7 Focus ?: What is ethos, pathos, and logos? What are logical fallacies Block PLAN exam Tuesday Focus ?: What kinds of acts of hatred and intolerance to students witness in their own lives? How do you apply the single story to this film? Advisory Focus ?: Where do I see logical fallacies in my world and how do I identify them? Monday: Compare and Contrast paragraphs due today. Review ethos, pathos, and logos And Logical fallacies notes. Vocab 7: capricious, ecstatic, demure, haughty, immutable, jubilant, mandate, odious, poignant, sanguine- Define, sample sentence, antony,/synonym – due Thurday. Tuesday/ Wednesday: PLAN on Tuesday. Even hours will get MYP personal project notes OR begin Freedom Writers -- Make direct connections about the prejudice and acts of hatred and intolerance that students witness in their own lives. This lesson is meant to facilitate a discussion that examines these issues and to further apply these issues for future units we will study. Thursday: Logical fallacies activity and argument mode paragraph given. Activity Focus ?: Can I sell the un-sellable? Friday: Sell Rock-n-Roll to the PTA activity. Rough draft Creative writing story due on Monday. Special notes: Weekly PASS Objectives: Standard 1 Vocabulary (2,3,4,5), Standard 2 Comprehension (1,2,3,4). Standard 3 Literature (1,2,3,4), Standard 1 Writing Process (1, 2,3,4,5,6) Standard 2 Modes and Forms of Writing (5,7,8, 9), Standard 3 Grammar/Usage and Mechanics (1,2,3), Standard 1 Listening (1,2,3,4), ), Standard 1Interpret Meaning (2), Lesson Plans October 13-17, 2014 BTW High school English II MYP 1-7 Focus ?: How do I best edit and revise a paper? 1-7 Parent/teacher conferences PSAT on Wednesday Monday: Rough draft due today and peer edit. Final paper guidelines and highlighting guide. Final draft due Wednesday after Fall break. Tuesday: Finish peer editing. Intro to Oedipus. Freewriting – answer essential questions and have discussion. Vocab 8: Accost, emulate, fidelity, foster, hiatus, immerse, lucid, meticulous, taciturn, vex – Define, Sample Sentence, antonym/synonym—due Friday. Wednesday: begin Freedom Writers -- Make direct connections about the prejudice and acts of hatred and intolerance that students witness in their own lives. This lesson is meant to facilitate a discussion that examines these issues and to further apply these issues for future units we will study. PSAT exam Block No School Thursday/Friday: No School Special notes: Essential Question: Guiding questions: Is it always better to know truth, no matter what the consequences? Objectives for unit: 1. The student will analyze the characteristics of literary genre-classical tragedy. 2.The student will explore the related themes in the play, i.e. fate vs character, blindness vs vision, truth vs illusion , Greek law vs. Roman (English) law ,etc. 3. The student will analyze and differentiate the types of irony and justify their meaning. Weekly PASS Objectives: Standard 1 Vocabulary (2,3,4,5), Standard 2 Comprehension (1,2,3,4). Standard 3 Literature (1,2,3,4), Standard 1 Writing Process (1, 2,3,4,5,6) Standard 2 Modes and Forms of Writing (5,7,8, 9), Standard 3 Grammar/Usage and Mechanics (1,2,3), Standard 1 Listening (1,2,3,4), ), Standard 1Interpret Meaning (2), Lesson Plans October 20-24, 2014 BTW High school English II MYP Monday: No School Activity Focus ?: What are the characteristics of Greek Theater? 1-7 Focus ?: What kind of leader is Oedipus? Pep assembly What themes and motifs can I identify in Oedipus? Tuesday: Ancient Greece theater notes. Greek theater and mask worksheets – due block day. Wednesday: Rhetorical Mode Creative Writing final draft due!!! Vocab 9 Oedipus worksheets due. Begin Oedipus Rex and read lines 1-250 (pgs. 253-262). Continue reading lines 251- 572 (pgs 262-272). Thursday: Continue reading Oedipus lines 573750 (pgs. 275-280). Answer questions on Paradox handout. coronation assembly Friday: Read page 291. Continue reading Oedipus lines 998 -1300 (pgs. 292-303). Focus on irony. Irony annotations chart assignment. Special notes: Standard 1 Vocabulary (2,3,4,5), Standard 2 Comprehension (1,2,3,4). Standard 3 Literature (1,2,3,4), Standard 4 Research and information (1,2), Standard 1 Writing Process (1, 2,3,4,5,6) Standard 2 Modes and Forms of Writing (5,7,8, 9), Standard 3 Grammar/Usage and Mechanics (1,2,3), Standard 1 Listening (1,2,3,4), )