Mrs. Nancy DentLesson Plans for English 4March 15 - 19, 2015

Monday Bell Ringer: Twelfth Night MischiefActivity:

1) Introduce the final research project2) Give students the poem packet to use in the research packet3) Go over deadlines for thesis, notes, first draft, and final draft.4) Go over word count and paper format5) Introduce ACT vocabulary lesson

Objectives: To conduct independent research, develop thesis, take notes, critically analyze using secondary sources, edit, and produce a final product.

Tuesday - WednesdayBell Ringer: Grammar Mini LessonActivity:

1) Victorian Era Jigsaw Activitya) Break into home group and work groupb) Work groups will be given a section to read and take notes on

. They will meet and decide what is important from their section to teach to the members of the work groups

c) Each person in the home group will present their findings to their group.

2) Check vocabulary exercises for this unitObjectives:

To work in cooperative groups To read , understand, analyze, and evaluate information on the

Victorian Era

ThursdayBell Ringer: Twelfth Night Mischief Lesson Activity:

1) Identify characteristics of Romantic poetry ( PowerPoint notes)2) Define “comparison poem” as used by Blake in the Songs of

Innocence and the Songs of Experience3) Read “The Tyger” and “The Lamb”4) Complete questions at the end of the selection

Objectives: To identify characteristics of early and late Romanticism

To identify characteristics of the comparison poems of William Blake

To read and analyze poems for format, theme, figurative language, etc…

Friday Bell Ringer: Spelling QuizActivity:

1) Using the rhetorical pyramid, compare and contrast “The Tyger” and “The Lamb

2) Have students break into pairs to read two more Blake comparison poems, analyze structure and use of figurative language to complete a second rhetorical pyramid.

.Objectives:

To identify the speaker, audience, purpose, message, tone, and methods (connotations) of a poem

To improve spelling of ACT words