Lesson Plans 8th English – Period 4

Please remember, things change and so do lesson plans!

 

Week of May 12 - 16

Monday

Continue reading The Diary of Anne Frank

Tuesday

Continue reading The Diary of Anne Frank

Wednesday

Short Story due

Continue reading The Diary of Anne Frank

Thursday

Finish reading The Diary of Anne Frank

Friday

Final copy of character essay due

Test on The Diary of Anne Frank

Exam is Thursday, May 22.

Week of May 5 - 9

Monday

Introduction to the Diary of Anne Frank

Vocabulary Workbook Unit #14 Due

Tuesday

Rough Draft of essay due - final copy due May 16

Mr. Bouvier teaching - short story due May 14

Wednesday

Vocabulary #14 Quiz

Begin reading The Diary of Anne Frank

Thursday

The Diary of Anne Frank

Friday

The Diary of Anne Frank

Week of April 28 - May 2

Monday

Review and discuss The Merchant of Venice

Discuss Character Analysis Essay

Tuesday

Review and discuss The Merchant of Venice

Continue with Character Analysis Essay assignment/ Rough Draft due May 6

Wednesday

Test on The Merchant of Venice

Thursday

Mr. Bouvier teaching

Friday

Vocab Unit #14 due on Monday

Week of April 14 - 18

Monday

Review Questions for Acts I & II due

Begin Act III of The Merchant of Venice

Tuesday

Mr. Bouvier teaching

Wednesday

Act III of The Merchant of Venice

Thursday

Band Students gone

Friday

Band Students gone

Week of April 7 - 11

Monday

Continue reading The Merchant of Venice

Tuesday

Mr. Bouvier

Wednesday

The Merchant of Venice; Vocab Unit #13 due tomorrow

Thursday

Vocab Unit #13 Due; Quiz tomorrow; Continue with Act II of The Merchant of Venice

Friday

Vocab Quiz #13; Finish Act II of The Merchant of Venice

Week of March 31 - April 4

Monday

Introduction to The Merchant of Venice (TMOV); Parts for Act I assigned

Begin reading Act I

Vocabulary Unit 13 assigned. Due April 10; Quiz April 11

Tuesday

Continue reading TMOV. Discussion as we read.

Wednesday

Finish discussion of Act I of TMOV. Parts for Act II assigned

Thursday

Mr. Bouvier teaching today

Friday

Act II of TMOV.

Vocabulary Unit 13 due Thursday April 10

Week of March 24 - 28

Monday

No School - Easter Monday

Tuesday

Combo class - papers returned; ready for The Raven recitations, Mr. Bouvier in for a while

Homework: Read Charles on pages 53 - 57 of your literature text book. Answer questions 6, 7, and 8 on page 57.

Wednesday

The Raven recitation; Discussion of Charles

Thursday

Mr. Bouvier teaching today

Homework: Read The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom on pages 42 -46 of your literature text book. Answer questions 6, 7, and 8 on page 47.

Friday

Discussion of The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom

Week of March 10 - 14

Monday

Vocabulary from novel due; Quiz Tomorrow

Discussion of Chapters 9 & 10 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tuesday

Vocabulary Quiz

Mr. Bouvier teaching

Wednesday

Review of Novel; final discussions and analysis; Test tomorrow

Thursday

Test on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Friday

Wrap up before end of quarter; complete any make up work

Have a great Spring Break!

Week of March 3 - 7

Monday

Finish Group Work - share in class

Discussion of Chapter 1 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ("The Story of the Door")

Homework - Read Chapters 2, 3, & 4 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ("Search for Mr. Hyde", "Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease", "The Carew Murder Case")

Tuesday

Discussion of Chapters 2, 3, & 4 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Homework - Read Chapters 5 & 6 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ("Incident of the Letter", "Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon")

Wednesday

Discussion of Chapters 5 & 6 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Homework - Read Chapter 7 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ("Incident at the Window")

Thursday

Discussion of Chapter 7 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Homework - Read Chapter 8 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ("Last Night")

Friday

Poetry Project Due Today

Vocabulary from novel due on Monday; Quiz on Tuesday

Discussion of Chapter 8 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Homework - Read Chapter 9 & 10 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ("Dr. Lanyon's Narrative","Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case")

Week of February 25 - 29

Monday

Ballad

Tuesday

Ode

Wednesday

Poetry Test - Part II

Thursday

Introduction to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Friday

Grammar and Writing with Mr. Bouvier

Week of February 18 - 22

Monday

No School - President's Day

Tuesday

Grammar and Writing with Mr. Bouvier

Wednesday

Shakespearean Sonnet

Elegy

Thursday

Vocabulary Workbook Unit Due

Haiku

Writing Haiku

Friday

Vocabulary Quiz

Journal - What do you do best? What are your special gifts, skills, and talents?

Poetry Project Work Day - in class with lap tops

Don't forget that you are to have 30 quips/quotes in your poetry project.

Week of February 11 - 15

Monday

"A Minor Bird" by Robert Frost

Title poem by Alexander Pope

Emily Dickinson - "There is no Frigate Like A Book"

Homework - "Paul Revere's Ride" pages 266-269; questions 1, 2, 5, 9, 10

Tuesday

Grammar and Writing with Mr. Bouvier

Wednesday

Journal

"Paul Revere's Ride" pages 266-269

Shakespearean Sonnet

Thursday

1/2 Day of school; Classes 2, 4, 6, & 8 will meet. Happy Valentine's Day!

"O Captain! My Captain!"

Friday

No School - Teacher Work Day

Week of February 4 - 8

Monday

Poetry Analysis on "The Road Not Taken" Due today

Discuss in class

Lyric Poetry

"Spellbound" by Emily Bronte

Homework for Wednesday - "The Walrus and the Carpenter" Lewis Carroll, Read poem on pages 256 - 257; answer questions 2, 7, 8, 9 on page 258.

Tuesday

Grammar and Writing with Mr. Bouvier

Wednesday

Nonsense Poem

"The Walrus and The Carpenter" pages 256-257

Thursday

Finish discussion fo "The Walrus and The Carpenter

Rhyming Couplets

"Night Thought of a Tortoise Suffering from Insomnia on a Lawn"

Friday

Poetry Test

Week of January 28 - February 1

Monday

Journal - Science Fair

Onomatopoeia

"Seal" poetry analysis

Tuesday

Grammar and Writing

Wednesday

Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

Thursday

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

Poetry Analysis on "The Road Not Taken" for homework - due Monday

Friday

Journal - What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Poetry analysis due on Monday - "The Road Not Taken"

Simile - "Willow and Ginkgo"

Week of January 21 - 25

Monday

No School - MLK Day

Tuesday

Grammar and Writing with Mr. Bouvier

Wednesday

Vocabulary Workbook Unit #11 Due. Will check in class.

Continue with poem "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath. (Metaphor, poetry analysis)

Thursday

Vocabulary Quiz Unit #11

Limericks

Writing Original Limericks

Friday

Library Day to Research Poetry Project

Week of January 14 - 18

Monday

New Semester rules and expecations

Assign Vocabulary Unit #11; Due Wednesday, January 23. Quiz Thursday, January 24

Introduce Poetry Project

Cinquain - definition, examples, writing a Cinquain

Tuesday

Grammar and Writing with Mr. Bouvier

Wednesday

Journal Entry - Presidential Race

Poetry Terms - Alliteration, Allusion, Narrative Poem

Read "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Learning about basic Poem Analysis; Analyzing "The Raven"

Thursday

Poetry Terms - Metaphor

"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath

Friday

Journal Entry - Snow!!

Introduce "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath

Metaphor

Poetry Memory Assignment - Due March 13, 2008

 

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