Key Dates
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chapters 1-10– quiz: April 24
Whole Book – journal/final test May 1
May 1-5, 2017
Monday
5/1
Tuesday
5/2
Wednesday
5/3
GT Procedures
*Last day to submit optional The Scarlet Pimpernel journals
*The Scarlet Pimpernel – final test
*Read and analyze Macbeth, stopping to discuss as needed - key terms, skills,
and literary devices: using inference skills, recognizing and explain impact of
poetic terms (irony, metaphor, foil, pathos, tragedy, blank verse (numeracy),
allusion, symbolism, etc.), plot, theme
1. students will complete reading guide during reading and discussions
2. students will listen for and take additional notes as needed from class
discussion and comments
3. recognize motifs in Macbeth, charting and citing evidence by subject
Homework – review notes, read The Scarlet Pimpernel, work on journals
*Graphic Interpretations – students will choose a previously-read book (not
one previously completed as a class text) and reimagine it graphically. Today:
preliminary guideline review, organization guidelines, and rubric
review/discussed.
*Pre-reading activity for Macbeth – accessing prior knowledge, making
predictions
*Read and analyze Macbeth, stopping to discuss as needed - key terms, skills,
and literary devices: using inference skills, recognizing and explain impact of
poetic terms (irony, metaphor, foil, pathos, tragedy, blank verse (numeracy),
allusion, symbolism, etc.), plot, theme
1. students will complete reading guide during reading and discussions
2. students will listen for and take additional notes as needed from class
discussion and comments
3. recognize motifs in Macbeth, charting and citing evidence by subject
4. Elizabethan drama – students will recognize common elements of
Elizabethan drama and explain their purpose in the play
Homework – review notes, work on graphic interpretations
*Graphic Interpretations – students will choose a previously read book (not
one previously completed as a class text) and reimagine it graphically. Today:
preliminary outlines and sketches
*Read and analyze Macbeth, stopping to discuss as needed - key terms, skills,
and literary devices: using inference skills, recognizing and explain impact of
poetic terms (irony, metaphor, foil, pathos, tragedy, blank verse (numeracy),
allusion, symbolism, etc.), plot, theme
1. students will complete reading guide during reading and discussions
2. students will listen for and take additional notes as needed from class
discussion and comments
3. recognize motifs in Macbeth, charting and citing evidence by subject
4. motif activity – discussion, individual and whole class practice of
Assessment
Journals
The Scarlet
Pimpernel test
Pre-reading activity
for Macbeth
Reading guide
Elizabethan Drama
activity
Graphic
interpretation prewriting
Reading guide
Motif activity
Motif chart
Thursday
5/4
Friday
5/5
ELA SC State
Standards –
Grades 11-12
recognizing motifs presented by images
Homework – review notes, work on graphic interpretations
*Graphic Interpretations – students will choose a previously-read book (not
one previously completed as a class text) and reimagine it graphically. Today:
preliminary outlines and sketches
*Read and analyze Macbeth, stopping to discuss as needed - key terms, skills,
and literary devices: using inference skills, recognizing and explain impact of
poetic terms (irony, metaphor, foil, pathos, tragedy, blank verse (numeracy),
allusion, symbolism, etc.), plot, theme
1. students will complete reading guide during reading and discussions
2. students will listen for and take additional notes as needed from class
discussion and comments
3. recognize motifs in Macbeth, charting and citing evidence by subject
Homework – review notes, work on graphic interpretations
Mrs. Summersett will be out today – specific activities will vary, based upon
needs of class as determined by the end of day 5/4
*Graphic Interpretations – students will choose a previously read book (not
one previously completed as a class text) and reimagine it graphically. Today:
preliminary outlines and sketches
*Read and analyze Macbeth, stopping to discuss as needed - key terms, skills,
and literary devices: using inference skills, recognizing and explain impact of
poetic terms (irony, metaphor, foil, pathos, tragedy, blank verse (numeracy),
allusion, symbolism, etc.), plot, theme
1. students will complete reading guide during reading and discussions
2. students will listen for and take additional notes as needed from class
discussion and comments
3. recognize motifs in Macbeth, charting and citing evidence by subject
Homework – review notes, work on graphic interpretations
Inquiry 1, 3, 4
Reading Literary Text: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11
Reading Informational Text: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Writing: 1, 2, 6,
Communication: 1, 2
Disciplinary Literacy:
Language Objectives
1. Read to deepen understanding of literature and form appreciation for
author’s craft.
2. Write an argumentative essay.
3. Research and present findings in a prepared oral presentation.
4. Discuss heroism and how people might act heroically in situations that do
not involve physical battle.
5. Discuss Anglo-Saxon values and the distinct characteristics of Anglo-Saxon
poetry.
Graphic
interpretation prewriting
Reading guide
Motif chart
Graphic
interpretation prewriting
Reading guide
Motif chart
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