1. Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School December 12, 2014

2. Preliminaries  Complete the Quickwrite activity on p. 444.

3. Objectives:  The students will be able to read a poem rhythmically.  The students will be able to identify and define extended metaphors.  The students will be able to plan an essay with a thesis statement, 3 topic sentences and sets of supporting details for each topic sentence.

4. Focus Lesson: “Seven Ages…”  Video: William Shakespeare’s subjects for writing  Prereading for the main idea  Class Reading: “Seven Ages” (p. 444-445)

5. Focus Lesson: “I Wandered…”  Pre-reading for the main idea  Class Reading (p. 457)  Divide into small groups and plan an essay about which of the seven stages of man remain true today.  Thesis statement  3 supporting sentences  Sets of specific details for each topic sentence