LESSON ONE
READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2, BOOK 1, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ GUIDES TO DICTIONARY USE, COMMON AFFIXES, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE,
SETTING/PLOT/CHARACTER, AND SUMMARY/REVIEW. (ALL)
DO VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND THE EXERCISES ON FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE, SETTING/PLOT/CHARACTER, AFFIXES, AND DICTIONARY USE. (ALL)
WRITE A SUMMARY/REVIEW OF THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS. (ALL)
THE TIME DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, SETTING/PLOT/CHARACTER
LESSON TWO
READ CHAPTERS 3 AND 4, BOOK 1, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 3 AND 4, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ GUIDES TO CAPITALIZATION, REFERENCE WORKS, AND NOUN USE/CLASSIFICATION
(ALL)
DO VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE,
AFFIXES, DICTIONARY USE, HOMONYMS/GRAPHS/PHONES, NOUN USE/CLASSIFICATION,
REFERENCE WORKS/SOURCES, AND CAPITALIZATION. (ALL)
USE THE INTERNET TO FIND ART WORK OR A MAP ASSOCIATED WITH THE READING
MATERIAL AND PRINT IT. (ALL)
OR
USE THE INTERNET TO FIND A SOUND FILE ASSOCIATED WITH THE READING MATERIAL
AND RECORD IT. (ALL)
THE TIME DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, AFFIXES, DICTIONARY USE
LESSON THREE
READ CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, BOOK 1, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ GUIDES TO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, VERBS, AND POETIC ELEMENTS (ALL)
DO VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON VERBS, NOUNS,
HOMONYMS/GRAPHS/PHONES, CAPITALIZATION, POETRY, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE,
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, NON-LITERAL PHRASES, AND REFERENCE SOURCES (ALL)
WRITE A POEM OF AT LEAST 24 LINES TO SUMMARIZE THE CHAPTERS (ALL)
THE TIME DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, NOUN USE/CLASSIFICATION, REFERENCE WORKS,
CAPITALIZATION
LESSON FOUR
READ CHAPTERS 7 AND 8, BOOK 1, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 7 AND 8, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ GUIDES TO ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, AND RUN-ON/FRAGMENTS (ALL)
DO VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES, POETIC ELEMENTS, RUN-ON/FRAGMENTS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE, VERBS (ALL)
CONSTRUCT A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE BARROW IN WHICH THE HOBBITS ARE
IMPRISONED (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
CONSTRUCT A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE DWARVES HANGING IN WEBS IN THE
TREES (VPA ENGLISH)
THE TIME DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, VERBS, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
LESSON FIVE
READ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10, BOOK 1, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDES TO PRONOUNS AND CONJUNCTIONS (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON ADJECTIVES,
ADVERBS, PRONOUNS, CONJUNCTIONS, RUN-ON/FRAGMENTS, AND VARIOUS PARTS OF
SPEECH (ALL)
OBTAIN A PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH OF A WALLED MEDIEVAL TOWN OR OF AN ENGLISH OR
CONTINENTAL PUB/INN; WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT ABOUT IT, RELATING IT TO BREE OR
THE PRANCING PONY (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
OBTAIN A PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH OF A PRISON/DUNGEON OR OF A TOWN BUILT OUT ON A
LAKE; WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT ABOUT IT, RELATING IT TO THE DUNGEON OF THE
ELVEN-KING OR TO LAKETOWN (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, RUN-ONS/FRAGMENTS
LESSON SIX
READ CHAPTERS 11 AND 12, BOOK 1, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 11 AND 12, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDES TO PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES, PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES, AND
PUNCTUATION (ALL)
READ THE SAMPLE PERSUASIVE ESSAY (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON CONJUNCTIONS,
PUNCTUATION, PRONOUNS, AND PERSUASIVE AND PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES. (ALL)
WRITE A 4-6 PARAGRAPH PERSUASIVE ESSAY ON A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE, FOLLOWING
THE GUIDELINES ON THE LESSON PACKET. (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, PRONOUNS, GENERAL PARTS OF SPEECH, AAND
CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON SEVEN
READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2, BOOK 2, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 13 AND 14, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDES TO FINDING THE SUBJECT AND TO WRITTEN/ORAL REPORT (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISE ON SENTENCE SUBJECTS,
PARTS OF SPEECH, AND NOUN/PRONOUN USE (ALL)
WRITE A TWO-PAGE NEWSPAPER ABOUT EVENTS IN RIVENDELL SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF
FRODO & COMPANY; FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES ON THE LESSON PACKET (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
WRITE A TWO-PAGE NEWSPAPER ABOUT EVENTS IN LAKETOWN SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF
THE DWARVES; FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES ON THE LESSON PACKET (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, PUNCTUATION
LESSON EIGHT
READ CHAPTERS 3 AND 4, BOOK 2, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 15 AND 16, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON FINDING THE
SUBJECT, FINDING THE VERB, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT, NOUN/PRONOUN USE, AND
PARTS OF SPEECH (ALL)
CREATE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF SOME PART OF THE MINES OF MORIA AND
PREPARE A ONE-MINUE ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT THE PROJECT (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
CREATE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE FRONT GATE OF THE lONELY MOUNTAIN AS
FORTIFIED BY THE DWARVES AND PREPARE A ONE-MINUTE ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
PROJECT (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, SENTENCE SUBJECTS
LESSON NINE
READ CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, BOOK 2, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTERS 17 AND 18, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO PARTICIPLES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON SUBJEC/VERB
AGREEMENT, RUN-ONS/FRAGMENTS/COMPLETE SENTENCES, COMPOUND WORDS/STRUCTURES,
AND PARTICIPLES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES (ALL)
FIND CONNECTIONS IN MYTH/LEGEND/RELIGION TO THE SYLLABLE -EL IN THE NAMES OF
THE ELVES AND WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT ABOUT IT (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
FIND A CONNECTION IN MYTH/LEGEND/FAIRY TALES ABOUT SOME KIND OF BEING, GOOD
OR EVIL, LIVING IN A FOREST AND WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT
ABOUT IT (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
FIND A CONNECTION IN MYTH/LEGEND/FOLKLORE ABOUT A SHAPE-CHANGER; THAT IS,
SOMEONE WHO CAN CHANGE SHAPE OR FORM AND WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT
ABOUT IT (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
LESSON TEN
READ CHAPTERS 7 AND 8, BOOK 2, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ CHAPTER 19, THE HOBBIT (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO GERUND PHRASES (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON PARTICIPLES AND
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES, GERUNDS AND GERUND PHRASES, RUN-ONS/FRAGMENTS/COMPLETE
SENTENCES, PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, AND VERBS/VERB PHRASES (ALL)
DRAW A COLOR PICTURE ON WHITE PAPER OF WHAT EITHER SAM OR FRODO SAW IN THE
MIRROR OF GALADRIEL (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
DRAW A COLOR PICTURE OF THE SHIRE AS BILBO AND GANDALF SEE IT AS THEY
APPROACH THE BRIDGE (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, PARTICIPLES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
LESSON ELEVEN
READ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10, BOOK 2, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ INTRODUCTION/SHIPS AND MEN/CICONIANS, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO INFINITIVE PHRASES (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON SUBJECT/VERB
AGREEMENT, PR0NOUN FORM, VARIOUS PHRASES, INFINITIVE PHRASES, GERUND PHRASES,
AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES.
DRAW A COLOR PICTURE ON WHITE PAPER OF THE ARGONATH OR THE FALLS OF RAUROS OR
MAKE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE FALLS OF RAUROS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
DRAW A COLOR PICTURE ON WHITE PAPER OF SOME SCENE FROM THE CHAPTERS OF THE
ODYSSEY OR MAKE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF SOME SCENE (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, GERUND PHRASES
LESSON TWELVE
READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2, BOOK 3, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE LOTUS EATERS AND THE CYCLOPS CAVE, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO ADJECTIVE CLAUSES (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON ADJECTIVE
CLAUSES, FRAGMENTS/RUN-ONS/COMPLETE SENTENCES, SIMPLE/COMPOUND/COMPLEX
SENTENCES, PARTICIPIAL PHRASES, GERUND PHRASES, INFINITIVE PHRASES, AND
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (ALL)
WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM OF AT LEAST 24 LINES ABOUT THE TREK OF THE COMPANY
ACROSS ROHAN, RHYMED OR UNRHYMED, BUT REGULAR AND CONSISTENT IN RHYTHM AND
CONTAINING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM OF AT LEAST 24 LINES ABOUT THE ACTIONS IN THE CYCLOPS
CAVE OR IN THE LOTUS EATERS, RHYMED OR UNRHYMED, BUT REGULAR AND CONSISTENT
IN RHYTHM AND CONTAINING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS.
TESTING WILL BE THE THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED:
VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT, INFINITIVE PHRASES
LESSON THIRTEEN
READ CHAPTERS 3 AND 4, BOOK 3, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE KEEPER OF THE WINDS AND CIRCE, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO ADVERB CLAUSES (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON CAPITALIZATION,
PUNCTUATION, SIMPLE/COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCES, COMPLETE/RUN-ON/FRAGMENT
SENTENCES, ADJECTIVE CLAUSES, AND ADVERB CLAUSES (ALL)
DRAW A SIX-FRAME CARTOON IN COLOR ON WHITE PAPER DEPICTING THE MAJOR EVENTS
IN ONE OF THE CHAPTERS, CAPTION THE CELLS, AND WRITE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY OF
THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE CARTOON (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
DRAW A SIX-FRAME CARTOON IN COLOR ON WHITE PAPER DEPICTING THE MAJOR EVENTS
IN ONE OF THE CHAPTERS, CAPTION THE CELLS, ADN WRITE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY OF
THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE CARTOON (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, ADJECTIVE CLAUSES.
LESSON FOURTEEN
READ CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, BOOK 3, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE LAND OF THE DEAD, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO NOUN CLAUSES (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND THE EXERCISES ON
SIMPLE/COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCES, RUN-ON/FRAGMENT/COMPLETE SENTENCES,
VARIOUS PARTS OF SPEECH, NOUN AND PRONOUN FUNCTION, ADJECTIVE CLAUSES, ADVERB
CLAUSES, AND NOUN CLAUSES. (ALL)
WRITE A POEM OF AT LEAST 24 LINES, RHYMED OR UNRHYMED BUT REGULAR IN RHYTHM,
BROKEN INTO CONSISTENT STANZAS; INCLUDE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE; SUMMARIZE THE
CHAPTER(S) WITH THE POEM. (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, ADVERB CLAUSES.
LESSON FIFTEEN
READ CHAPTERS 7 AND 8, BOOK 3, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE SIRENS, SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS, THE CATTLE OF THE SUN (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO SENTENCE STRUCTURE PROBLEMS (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON NOUN CLAUSES,
PARTS OF SPEECH, NOUN AND PRONOUN FUNCTION, PRONOUN FORM, PRONOUN
CLASSIFICATION, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT, SENTENCE STRUCTURE PROBLEMS, AND
PHRASES AND CLAUSES (ALL)
WRITE A TWO-PAGE ANECDOTAL STORY BASED ON PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND/OR
EXPERIENCE (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD.THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT,
NOUN CLAUSES.
LESSON SIXTEEN
READ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10, BOOK 3, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ INO'S VEIL, CALYPSO, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO SENTENCE COMBINING, CLARITY, AND CONCISENESS (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON SENTENCE
COMBINING, SENTENCE CLARITY, AND FOREIGN PHRASES ("A") (ALL)
WRITE A TWO-PAGE ANALYSIS OF HOW SARUMAN TRIES TO DIVIDE AND SUBVERT THE
CHARACTERS WHO LISTEN TO HIM SPEAK FROM ORTHANC. TO WHAT DOES HE APPEAL IN
EACH PERSON? WHAT DOES HE OFFER EACH? HOW DOES HE TRY TO ALIENATE THEM FROM
EACH OTHER? HOW DOES EACH PERSON RESPOND? (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
WRITE A TWO-PAGE ANALYSIS OF THE MOTIVES OF THE CHARACTERS INO AND CALYPSO.
WHAT DO THEY OFFER TO ULYSSES? WHY? HOW DOES ULYSSES RESPOND TO CALYPSO'S
OFFER? WHY, GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED OF HIM, WOULD HE RESPOND THIS WAY?
HOW DOES CALYPSO RESPOND TO HERMES'S MESSAGE? (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, SENTENCE STRUCTURE PROBLEMS.
LESSON SEVENTEEN
READ CHAPTER 11, BOOK 3, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ NAUSICAA, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON FOREIGN PHRASES
(B-C), CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION, PRONOUN USE, AND DICTIONARY USE. (ALL)
DRAW A COLOR PICTURE ON WHITE PAPER OF WHAT PIPPIN SAW WHEN HE GRASPED THE
PALANTIR (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
DRAW A COLOR PICTURE ON WHITE PAPER OF SOME SCENE FROM NAUSICAA (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, FOREIGN PHRASES (A), AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND CLARITY.
LESSON EIGHTEEN
READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2, BOOK 4, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE RETURN, THE ODYSSEY (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO PARAGRAPH ORDER AND ARRANGEMENT (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON FOREIGN PHRASES
(E-I), FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, AND GRAMMAR/USAGE. (ALL)
WRITE THREE PARAGRAPHS, CHOOSING THREE OF THE TYPES OF PARAGRAPH ORDER AND
ARRANGEMENT. BASE THE PARAGRAPHS ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, AND FOREIGN PHRASES (B-C).
LESSON NINETEEN
READ CHAPTERS 3 AND 4, BOOK 4, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE SERIAL GARDEN (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS (ALL)
READ THE GUIDE TO MAKING AN ORAL PRESENTATION (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON FOREIGN
WORDS/PHRASES (J-P), AND COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS (ALL)
CONSTRUCT A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF SOME SCENE FROM THE READING MATERIAL
(ALL)
OR
MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF AT LEAST SIX FRAMES ABOUT VARIOUS SCENES IN
THE READING MATERIAL (ALL)
OR
PREPARE AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR PRESENTATION OF AT LEAST SIX TRANSPARENCIES
DRAWN IN FULL COLOR ABOUT VARIOUS SCENES FROM THE READING MATERIAL (ALL)
AND
PREPARE SPEAKING NOTES ABOUT THE PROJECT (WHICHEVER ONE YOU CHOOSE) AND GIVE
A ONE-MINUTE ORAL PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, FOREIGN WORDS (E-I), AND COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS.
LESSON TWENTY
READ CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, BOOK 4, THE TWO TOWERS (H0NORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE FALLEN ANGEL (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO FOOTNOTE/BIBLIOGRAPHY (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE, NON-LITERAL PHRASES, AND COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS (ALL)
WRITE A TWO-PAGE REPORT ON GRANDIOSE BURIAL PRACTICES AND THE IMPLIED
FASCINATION WITH TIMES PAST, CHOOSING FROM SOME OF THE NOTED CIVILIZATIONS OF
HISTORY (ROMAN, EGYPTIAN, CHINESE, ETC.) RELATE IT TO THE INFORMATION IN
CHAPTER 5, BOOK 4, THE TWO TOWERS. CREDIT YOUR SOURCES (FOOTNOTES) AND
PROVIDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
WRITE A TWO-PAGE REPORT ON FOLK, HISTORICAL, OR RELIGIOUIS BELIEF IN AN EVIL
BEING (SATAN, BEELZEBUB, AHRIMAN, ETC.), FROM ANY ETHNIC SOURCE, GIVING AN
EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE BEING TEMPTED BY SAME. CITE THE REWARD OFFERED, THE
CONDITIONS OFFERED, ETC. RELATE THIS TO THE STORY YOU HAVE JUST READ.
CREDIT YOUR SOURCES (FOOTNOTES) AND PROVIDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY (VPA ENGLISH)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, FOREIGN EXPRESSIONS (J-S).
LESSON TWENTY-ONE
READ CHAPTERS 7 AND 8, BOOK 4, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE MONKEY'S PAW (VPA ENGLISH)
READ THE GUIDE TO MULTI-PARAGRAPH REPORTS (ALL)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISE ON COMMONLY CONFUSED
WORDS (ALL)
WRITE AN INFORMATIVE REPORT ABOUT A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE. IT MUST BE 6-8
PARAGRAPHS IN LENGTH AND MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 FOOTNOTES. YOU MUST INCLUDE A
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AT LEAST 2 BOOKS. YOU MUST INCLUDE AN ATTENTION-GETTING
OPENING PARAGRAPH AND A GENERAL TOPIC STATEMENT. YOU MUST INCLUDE A
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH THAT RECONNECTS THE READER WITH THE OPENING PARAGRAPH.
THE REPORT MUST BE TYPED OR NEATLY HAND-WRITTEN IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. (ALL)
NOTE: THIS REPORT IS DUE AT THE END OF THE NEXT LESSON, LESSON TWENTY-TWO.
THERE WILL BE NO PROJECT FOR LESSON TWENTY-TWO.
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, NON-LITERAL EXPRESSIONS, AND COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS.
LESSON TWENTY-TWO
READ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10, BOOK 4, THE TWO TOWERS (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND THE EXERCISES ON PARTS OF
SPEECH, SIMPLE SUBJECTS, PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, NOUN/PRONOUN FUNCTION,
VARIOUS PHRASES, AND GERUND/GERUND PHRASE FUNCTION (ALL)
THERE IS NO PROJECT FOR THIS MATERIAL; THE PROJECT FROM LESSON TWENTY-ONE
WILL BE DUE AT THE END OF THIS LESSON.
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT
LESSON TWENTY-THREE
READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2, BOOK 5, THE RETURN OF THE KING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE RULE OF NAMES (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON COMMONLY
MISSPELLED WORDS, RUN-ONS/FRAGMENTS, AND CORRECT PLACEMENT OF PHRASES AND
CLAUSES (ALL)
WRITE A 1-2 PAGE REVIEW OF THE READING MATERIAL. INCLUDE AN ATTENTION-
GETTING OPENING PARAGRAPH AND A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH. EVALUATE THE MATERIAL;
THAT IS, EXPRESS AN OPINION AND SUPPORT IT WITH A QUOTE FROM THE TEXT.
PRESENT THE REVIEW ORALLY. USE VISUAL DISPLAYS (PICTURES, GRAPHS, DRAWINGS,
CHARTS, ETC.) TO SUPPORT SOME PART OF THE REVIEW (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT.
LESSON TWENTY-FOUR
READ CHAPTERS 3 AND 4, BOOK 5, THE RETURN OF THE KING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ A LOUD SNEER FOR OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON CAPITALIZATION
AND PUNCTUATION (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY CONTENT
LESSON TWENTY-FIVE
READ CHAPTERS 5 AND 6, BOOK 5, THE RETURN OF THE KING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
THREE SKELETON KEY (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES ON SUBJECT AND VERB
AGREEMENT AND CONFUSED VERBS (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION, AND RUN-
ON/FRAGMENT/COMPLETE/SIMPLE/COMPOUND/COMPLEX/COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES.
LESSON TWENTY-SIX
READ CHAPTERS 7 AND 8, BOOK 5, THE RETURN OF THE KING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE TELL-TALE HEART (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, THE STUDY QUESTIONS, AND THE EXERCISES ON PARTS OF
SPEECH, NOUN AND PRONOUN FUNCTION, AND PHRASES AND CLAUSES. DO THE
WORKSHEETS ON PUNCTUATION. (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, PARTS OF SPEECH, NOUN AND PRONOUN FUNCTION, AND PHRASES AND CLAUSES.
LESSON TWENTY-SEVEN
READ CHAPTERS 9 AND 10, BOOK 5, THE RETURN OF THE KING (HONORS ENGLISH)
OR
READ THE NIGHT THE GHOST GOT IN AND THE NIGHT THE BED FELL (VPA ENGLISH)
DO THE VOCABULARY PUZZLE, THE STUDY QUESTIONS, AND THE EXERCISES ON SUBJECT
AND VERB AGREEMENT AND PRONOUN FORM (ALL)
REVISE VARIOUS PROJECTS FROM EARLIER IN THE YEAR (ALL)
THE DURATION OF THIS LESSON IS THREE CLASS PERIODS. TESTING WILL BE THE
THIRD CLASS PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TESTED: VOCABULARY, STORY
CONTENT, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT, AND PRONOUN FORM/USE.
