Week Two Fall 09 Lesson Plans
Monday
First period will have character education lesson. Skip the lecture on nonfiction and go to the store. Talk about the ways to tell a good story and comparisons. They do not have to write summary
WDJ: zealous-ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
Grammar: Verb- a verb is an action anything you can do is called a verb.
Find the verbs
I spoke to your parents.
Please finish your homework.
Tool Box: Figurative language- comparisons. Language that is not meant to be taken literally.
She was as big as a house. She smelled like a dog. Her hair glowed like fire.
Review characteristics of nonfiction and fill out notes
Activities
- Listen to Mike Birbiglia memoir on sleep walking
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=361
- As you listen create a list of comparisons you hear and underline the verbs in those comparisons (may have to listen to more than once)
- Create a summary of the memoir be sure to include:
-Beginning, middle, and end
-important details
-what the author learned about denial (help and hurt you)
-what is the value of this memoir why should other people hear it?
Homework
English I Complete summary on Birbiglia due Tuesday 30 points
Tuesday
prompt- What are some of the ways memoirs of others are important to the rest of us?
WDJ- disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.
Grammar- Being verb- is a state of being. Being means the words be, been, being, is, are, was, were
Tool Box- Metaphor is a direct comparison
If dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Activities
- Go over memoir assignment sheet (will start drafting tomorrow)
- Go over seminar rules
- Discuss Mike B. story (see fall 08 plans for questions)
- Revise summary
Homework
Read My English Pages 107-114 due Friday with quiz
Memoir Draft Due Feb 12th
Wednesday
Prompt- What are some of the problems you are having coming up with an idea for your memoir?
WDJ: infer- to hint; imply; suggest.
grammar : Helping verb-when being verbs are next to action verbs they are called helping verbs. Helping verbs help complete the action. Be, been, being, is, are, was, were, had, been, might, do, did, does, shall, should, will, would, could
She is planning a surprise party.
Tool Box: Review Rhetorical devices and Plot- the events in a story
Activities
- Activity on rhetorical devices and group work on how to structure and argument
- Read and answer questions on Amy Tan's Fish cheeks (see handout)
- Drafting for memoirs and talk about how Tan's story telling could influence their own
- List events, free write, outline, or start draft
Homework
Memoir draft Feb 12th points 75 points
Final due Feb 18th
Thursday
prompt: Free write and talk about memoirs
WDJ: critical-
Inclined to judge severely and find fault.
Grammar: define action and helping verbs (on note card)
Tool Box: Simile
Review Nonfiction and rhetorical devices
Activity: Read/listen to White House Dairy page 97 textbook and listen to online
Homework
Read My English Pages 107-114 due Friday with quiz
Memoir Draft Due Feb 12th
Friday
prompt: What is your writing process?
WDJ: arrogant- Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
Grammar: Nouns
Tool Box: Setting and features of nonfiction
Activity:
Chart images, similes, nouns, and verbs in White House Dairy
Quiz on My English and Seminar on My English
