Daniel E. Barresi - Lesson Plans:Week of 11/30/2009
2H -Tenth Grade Honors English
[Current Reading: Catcher in the Rye]
Monday – Chapters 6-10 Quiz
Aim: Quiz/Vocabulary Ch 11-15
Warm-up: Copy words into Personal Dictionary, define words in this dictionary. [Sentences due Wednesday]
Thinking Question - Copy: Holden has a very distinct narrative style, the words he chooses, the observations he makes are odd and somewhat discomforting. Select two or three of Holden's thoughts or comments and explain why Holden expresses himself this way. [100+ words to be completed during Warm-up tomorrow]
Procedures:
1- Quiz.
2- Vocabulary.
3- Thinking question.
Tuesday –Review: Chapter's 1-5
Aim: Vocabulary Review/Catcher Time-line/Slang
Warm-up: Continued from yesterday.
Procedures:
1- Discuss new vocab.
2- Review Events through Ch. 5
3- "Slang" Activity
4- Characterization, Themes, Symbols, Conflicts, Setting.
Wednesday –
Review: Chapter's 1-5
Aim: Analysis of Lit. Devices
Warm-up: Choose 10 words that describe different aspects of Holden.
Procedures:
1- Discuss Warm-up.
2- Word Wall examples of Lit. Devices.
3- Red Cap, Relationships, Ducks, Death, Baseball Mitt.
Thursday –
Review: Chapter's 6-10
Aim: Holden's struggles [Internal/External Conflict]
Warm-up: What is it about the conversation with Stradlater that makes Holden want to hit him?
Procedures:
1- Discussion
2- Motivations for Holden's behavior.
3- Innocence/jealousy regarding sex
4- The decision to leave.
5- Holden's lying heart.
Hmwk - Post on Blog, draw or cut out a picture representing Stradlater and explain your choice.
Friday –
Review: Chapter's 6-10
Aim: Holden's Truthfulness
Warm-up:How do the following words: Cynical, Judgmental, Humorous, Compassionate, Sad, Digressive describe the tone of Holden and the novel itself?
Procedures:
1- Discussion
2- Edmont Hotel Scene 1
3- Awkwardness with girls.
2A –Tenth Grade Regents English(without lab)
[Current Reading: Speak]
Monday – Marking Period 1 Quiz
Aim: Quiz/Marking Period 2 Vocabulary
Warm-up: Define vocabulary words from packet.
Thinking Question - Copy: It seems as if Melinda is purposely choosing to be alone, why? How does it benefit Melinda to avoid others? Does she behave this was intentionally or is it subconscious?
Procedures:
1- Quiz.
2- Discussion
3- Copy/Define vocabulary.
4- Thinking Question.
Hmwk - Thinking Question to be started now and completed for tomorrow's warm-up.
- Read to page 61 for Wednesday.
- Complete 20 vocabulary sentences by Friday (Blog or Paper).
Tuesday –
Aim: Poetry - "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?' By Emily Dickinson
Warm-up: Continued from yesterday's Thinking Question.
Procedures:
2- Distribute/Read poem.
3- Symbolism, metaphor, tone, style.
4- Relate to Melinda's situation in Speak.
Wednesday –DYR Quiz 49-61
Aim:Dysfunctional Families
Warm-up: How would you describe Melinda's home life? How does Melinda's home life make things worse for her?
Procedures:
1- Discussion
2- Symbols - Tree, Turkey, Linoleum Block, Math.
Metaphors - Zebra
Characterization - Heather, Rachel, Mr. Neck, Mr. Freeman, The Martha's, Family, David
Conflicts - Internal/External
3- Imagery - Define, provide popular examples, provide in-text examples.
Thursday –Tracking the Tree
Aim: Tree Symbolism
Warm-up: Draw the way a tree would look during each season.
Procedures:
1- Discuss Metaphor and contrast with Symbolism.
2- Have a few students share their trees.
3- Is there anything about a tree's life that parallels ours?
4- Packet work.
Friday –
Narrative assignment.
Aim: How to mimic an author.
Warm-up: [A] Select an excerpt from the story that you find particularly funny or true. Explain what makes it funny or true.
[B] Think of the words you would choose to describe something you love and something you hate. What memory would you use to illustrate this?
Procedures:
1- Discuss excerpts.
2- Discuss Tone and word choice.
3- Begin assignment.
2L –Tenth Grade Regents English(with lab)
[Current Reading: Anthem]
Monday – Quiz Chapter 2/New Ch. 3 Vocabulary
Aim: Quiz
Warm-up:
Define next ten words in your dictionary.
Procedures:
1- Quiz.
2- Definitions.
3- Chapter Questions.
Tuesday - Wednesday – Chapter 2 Review
Aim:
Who is Equality 7-2521 and what is his plight?
Warm-up: Individuality - Why do you think Equality's society discourages personal choice?
Procedures:
1. In a well-organized
paragraph, describe the society in which Anthem is set. Some areas
to consider are the political structure, degree of technology, social
relationships, quality of life, and education.2. Would you want to live
in this society? Explain why or why not.
2. In this chapter,
Equality states that it is very unusual for men to reach the age of 45. Offer
several possible explanations as to why life expectancy is so short in his
society.
3. Copy and complete the
following chart, and continue to add to your entries as you read each chapter.
(The first entry is partially completed, as an example.)
4. Clearly, Ayn Rand
intended Equality to stand out from his “brothers.” Explain how she
accomplishes this by contrasting Equality’s physical qualities and character
traits to those of his fellow men.
5. Why does the Council
of Vocations assign Equality 7-2521 the job of street sweeper? Is it due to
error, incompetence, or a more sinister motivation? Explain.
6. When does this novel
take place—in the past, the present, or the future? How do you know? How would your teachers
react if you had Equality’s “curse”? Why do Equality’s teachers
disapprove of his quick mind?8. At this point in the
novel, does Equality accept the moral teachings of his society? If so, why
doesn’t he feel shame or remorse when he knows that he’s committing a crime?
Find textual evidence to support your answer.
Would you want to be friends with someone like Equality 7-2521? Why or
why not?- Re-read the account of Liberty
5-3000 on page 38. Which character traits are revealed in this brief description? - Find several examples of the
ways in which this society tries to obliterate each individual’s mind (and
self!) by quashing personal choices, desires, and values. - Contrast Equality 7-2521 with
the rest of the men living in this society (pg. 46). - Of the whole range of feelings
possible to man (joy, excitement, anger, embarrassment, etc.) why is fear
the prevalent emotion in this society? - Start a personal glossary in
which you explain the following terms: the Great Truth, the Unmentionable
Times, the Uncharted Forest, the Evil Ones, the Great Rebirth. - [A] What word is Equality
struggling to recapture on page 49? [B] In your opinion, why is mentioning this word the only crime punishable
by death in this society? How does this word contradict the ideals of this society?
What could its rediscovery possibly lead to?
Hmwk: Read the first half of Chapter 3.
Thursday – Chapter 3
Aim: Challenging Society's Beliefs.
Warm-up:
Relate, in journal form, a time when you were in the
minority. How did you react? Or, relate a time when you conformed to fit the
rest of the group.
Procedures:
1- Discuss
2- Light, light-bulb symbolism.
3- Continue reading through Chapter 3.
Friday –
Aim: Vocabulary Review
Warm-up: How does ones differences from the larger group determine their importance in society? View the Tienanmen Square Scene and comment.
Procedures:
1- Discuss.
2- Review vocabulary and discuss sentences.
3- Read.
