English Lab

English Lab
December 4-8, 2006
Trimester II
Week Four

Monday, December 04, 2006
• Write in journal.
• Introduction to Benjamin Franklin. Aphorisms on board. Answer questions about them
• Read pp. 15-16. Write vocabulary words and definitions.
• Show introduction to Benjamin Franklin.
• Taking notes strategy.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
• Summary writing over introduction.
• Read “Poor Richard’s Almanac” using reading strategy.
• Work on “Building Language Arts Skills.”
• Discuss research project.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006
• Research material over “Poor Richard.”
• Work on outlines.

Thursday, December 7, 2006
• Introduce/discuss/chart information over “Poor Richard” and Benjamin Franklin.
• Continue with research. Discuss PowerPoint presentation.
• Test over Benjamin Franklin on Friday.

Friday, December 8, 2006
• Test over Benjamin Franklin.
• Work on PowerPoint/research.
• Read red dot books if have time.

Power Standards/Objectives:

Vocabulary
11.2.2 Analyze the way in which clarity of meaning is affected by the patterns of organization, repetition of the main ideas, organization of language, and word choice in the text.

Reading
11.3.1 Analyze characteristics of subgenres, types of writings such as satire, parody, allegory, and pastoral that are used in poetry, prose, plays, novels, short stories, essays, and other basic genres.
• Satire: using humor to point out weaknesses of people and society.
11.3.7 Analyze the clarity and consistency of political assumptions (statements that take for granted something is true), beliefs, or intentions in a selection of literary works or essays on a topic.
11.3.8 Analyze the philosophical arguments presented in literary works to determine whether the authors’ positions have contributed to the quality of each work and the credibility of the characters.
11.3.3 Analyze the ways in which irony, tone, mood, the author’s style, and the sound of language achieve specific rhetorical (communication) or aesthetic (artistic) purposes or both.

11.3.8 Analyze the philosophical arguments presented in literary works to determine whether the author’ positions have contributed to the quality of each work and the credibility of the characters.


Writing Applications:
11.5.3 Write reflective compositions that:
• explore the significance of personal experiences, events, conditions, or concerns by using rhetorical strategies, including narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
• draw comparisons between specific incidents and broader themes that illustrate the writer’s important beliefs or generalizations about life.
Writing Applications:
11.5.9 Write academic essays, such as an analytical essay, a persuasive essay, a research report, a summary, an explanation, a description, or a literary analysis that:
• Develops a thesis.
• Creates an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context.
• Includes accurate information from primary and secondary sources and excludes extraneous information.
• Makes valid inferences.
• Supports judgments with relevant and substantial evidence and well-chosen details.
• Uses technical terms and notations correctly.
• Provides a coherent conclusion.