1) The document outlines a lesson plan for a 10th grade British Literature class taking place on Groundhog's Day. 2) The plan includes 20 minutes of reading, reviewing vocabulary answers, working on the poem "To Althea From Prison" in pairs, and learning about the poem's author and themes. 3) Students are instructed to analyze the poem by marking it up and using dictionaries before turning their work in to be collected.

1. Brit Lit 10AFebruary 2, 2010Groundhog’s Day in America (such an important holiday that I’m home celebrating it)

2. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 2 The basic plan for the day I’ll give you directions via powerpoint After each activity is complete, you will go to the next slide for more directions Homework = study for vocab quiz on unit 11 on Friday Go to the next slide when you are done reading this

3. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 3 The basic plan for the day Schedule for today Reading for 20 minutes (7:20 – 7:40ish) Review answers to vocab (7:40 – 7:50) Work on poem “To Althea….” Please begin your reading. When it is 7:40, you can stop, NEATLY put your books away and go to the next slide.

4. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 4 Checking vocabulary We need a leader. How about… Ishaa. Ishaa, go to the front. My book is on the cabinet with the answers. Call on people to answer like I usually do. Please check their answers against my book. If you have questions, stop & discuss. Please write down who answers. They (and you) will get participation points. You are checking Unit 11. When you are done, please go to the next slide. And, thanks, Ishaa.

5. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 5 Poetry Your poetry test will be next Wednesday. You are going to work on a new poem today. You may work in pairs QUIETLY. The poem is on the cabinet in the front. Please pass it out. The poem is called “To Althea From Prison.” I’ll tell you a bit about it in the next few slides. You may go to the next slide. You should take notes.

6. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 6 “To Althea, From Prison” Author Richard Lovelace (1618-1657) Defended the King of England during two civil wars Wrote “To Althea, From Prison” from where? From prison Althea is a woman’s name Please go to the next slide

7. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 7 “To Althea, From Prison” Characters in the poem Lovelace: He is a prisoner who declares that those who confined him cannot stop him from exercising his ability to think and dream. Althea: The woman to whom Lovelace addresses the poem. Her identity is uncertain; she may even have been a product of Lovelace's imagination. However, evidence suggests she was a woman named Lucy Sacheverell. The King: Charles I Please go to the next slide.

8. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 8 “To Althea, From Prison” Theme: No One Can Imprison the Human Mind Please turn to the next slide.

9. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 9 “To Althea, From Prison” Now, you should have your worksheets, read the poem aloud. “Look at all those hands. Who should I call on? I would call Jon, but then Chris would complain. Hmmm…. How about Mai. Mai, would you read the poem? (Stop giggling, please.) You’ll get participation points. Thanks, Mai.” Mai reads poem. (If for some reason Mai is absent, then the person whose name is closest to hers alphabetically can read. Figure it out….) You may now turn to the next slide.

10. 2/2/2010 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 10 “To Althea, From Prison” You may now work on your worksheet in groups of two. Please work quietly. Mark up the poems. Write all over them. The directions are at the bottom of the page. You may WILL need to use a dictionary. Please do so. Please turn in your completed work to the homework bin. Do not take this home. Homework = vocab quiz on unit 11 on Friday. This concludes Mrs. Robin’s Class-by-Powerpoint.

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