Lesson Plan for Thursday, February 6, 2014

Thursday, February 6, 2014

1.  Silent sustained reading
          During SSR, I will hand out folders and pass back corrected work.
2.  Read today's poem:
           "The tiger stalking in the night . . ." by Edward Newman Horn
           Analyze the poem's form (iambic tetrameter) then discuss irony.
3.  Brief lesson (take notes):
           Three types of irony
                Situational irony
                       (Antonio borrows money from Shylock whom he despises for loaning money)
                Verbal irony
                       (Launcelot mangles an old proverb and Bassanio replies, "Well spoken!")
                 Dramatic irony
                       (Shylock has a dream of losing moneybags--we in the audience know what he doesn't know-- that Jessica is about to steal his money)

4.  Choose parts and read:
                 The Merchant of Venice
                 Act II, scenes 8 and 9
                 (read further if time allows)
5.  Assignment:
                 "MV Act II Summary" due tomorrow, Fri., Feb. 7.