Sunday, March 6, 2011

This Week

Driving Question: How do I relate to the main characters in the novel “Lord of the Flies”?
Subject: English 11 British Literature Prepared By: Desiree’ Fuller


Overview & Purpose

UNIT OBJECTIVES - Lord of the Flies
1. Through reading William Golding's Lord of the Flies, students will study human nature and consider the question of whether or not man is inherently good or evil.
2. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive, critical and personal.
3. Students will consider what it means to be "civilized."
4. Students will study the symbolic images in Lord of the Flies.
5. Students will experience making a civilization through a group activity.
6. Students will be given the opportunity to practice reading aloud and silently to improve their skills in each area.
7. Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in Lord of the Flies as they relate to the author's theme development.
8. Students will enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel.
9. The writing assignments in this unit are geared to several purposes:
a. To have students demonstrate their abilities to inform, to persuade, or to express their own personal ideas
Note: Students will demonstrate ability to write effectively to inform by developing and organizing facts to convey information. Students will demonstrate the ability to write effectively to persuade by selecting and organizing relevant information, establishing an argumentative purpose, and by designing an appropriate strategy for
an identified audience. Students will demonstrate the ability to write effectively to express personal ideas by selecting a form and its appropriate elements.
b. To check the students' reading comprehension
c. To make students think about the ideas presented by the novel
d. To encourage logical thinking
e. To provide an opportunity to practice good grammar and improve students' use of the English language. 1.1 Understand and practice writing as a recursive process.
1.2 Use writing, speaking, and visual expression for personal understanding and growth.
1.4 Develop and use the tools and practices of inquiry and research —generating, exploring, and refining important questions; creating a hypothesis or thesis; gathering and studying evidence; drawing conclusions; and composing a report.
2.1 Develop critical reading, listening, and viewing strategies.
2.2 Use a variety of reading, listening, and viewing strategies to construct meaning beyond the literal level.
2.3 Develop as a reader, listener, and viewer for personal, social, and political purposes, through independent and collaborative reading.
3.2 Read and respond to classic and contemporary fiction, literary nonfiction, and expository text, from a variety of literary genre representing many time periods and authors.
4.2 Understand how language variety reflects and shapes experience.



Date/ Day of Week Objectives and Procedures Homework
Monday

Objectives:

1. Students will receive their announcements for the week.
2. Distribution of the Novel: Lord of the Flies
3. Distribution of the Reading Schedule
4. Distribution of the Vocabulary sheets.
5. Author Study. 1. Reading Assignment
Chapters 1-2
Vocabulary 1-2 Materials Needed
• Paper
• Pencil.
• Computer
• Online Blogs
• Text Books
• Novel- Lord of the Flies
Tuesday
NO SCHOOL
- 1. Reading Assignment Chapters 3-4
2. Vocabulary 3-4
3. Sonnet emailed by 3:00pm
Wednesday

NO SCHOOL



1. Reading Assignment
Chapters 5-6
Vocabulary 5-6
Thursday


1. Review of Chapters 1-6
2. Submission of Vocabulary Assignments 1-6
Friday Quiz on Chapters 1-6
Junior Workshop In class paper.
Advisory - Peer Mentoring Training
- Conflict Resolution amongst peers
- Evaluation of Progress Reports
- Community Service Project
- Work Ethic