Lesson Plan for Thursday, January 30, 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014

1.  Read today's poem:
            "Antiquary" by John Donne
            Note that this poem is another example of a short "epigram" in iambic pentameter such as the one you will be writing in a few days.

2.  Assign parts and read aloud:
            The Merchant of Venice, Act I, scenes 1 and 2
             We will read as far as we can in Act I as time allows.

3.  Assignment:
            "MV Act I Scene Summaries"
             As we finish each scene in The Merchant of Venice, I want you to summarize the scene mentioning all of the characters by name and what occurred.  Your summaries will be brief but should not leave out essential elements of the action or plot.  I will help you in class review the essential parts of each scene (by asking pointed questions), especially as we start the play.
               The summaries of the scenes for each act will be due the day after we finish that act in class.  The play has five acts and each act has multiple scenes.  So all of the scenes summaries for Act I will be turned in at the same time.  Then we will do the same for Act II, etc.