Lesson Plan for Friday, February 7, 2014

Friday, February 7, 2014

1. Hand in:
            "MV Act II Summary"
            This summary should include 9 scenes.
            Each scene should be separately labeled.
2.  Hand in:
            "Reading Log #5"
3.  Read today's poem:
            "Things Shouldn't Be So Hard" by Kay Ryan
             Note the double meaning of the word "hard."
             Puns are typically meant to be funny, but not always.
             Here are some funny examples (share with class).
             Discuss the pun on "dam/damn" in The Merchant of Venice (Act III scene 1).
             Look for more examples of puns as we read.
4.  Hand out:
             "Thematic Response to The Merchant of Venice" (handout)
             This will be the in-class "test" at the conclusion of the play.
              I am giving it to you now, so that you can be thinking about the topic and quote you will choose.
5.  Choose parts and continue reading:
              The Merchant of Venice
              Most classes are somewhere in Act III scene 1