WED, SEP 30, 2009

WED, SEP 30

Pd 4
Quarter 1 Exam

Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log
2 Discuss review sheet for exam

TUES, SEP 29, 2009

TUES, SEP 29

Pd 1
Quarter 1 Exam

Pd 2
Quarter 1 Exam
HW: Read Act 4 and write synopses for scenes. Due Friday

Pd 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Read “The Seafarer” p 49-51
3. Answer qstns 1-10 p 51 and hand in

MON, SEP 28, 2009

MON, SEP 28

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR reading and logs
2. Review sheet to study for exam
3. Makeup art & new quarter 2 AR log

Pd 2
1. Edit each other’s rough drafts by writing “Edited by_____” at the top in a different color. Write + for good, ? for don’t understand, and “more” for parts that need specific details or that the editor is interested in reading more about.
Hand in drafts.
HW: Read Act 4 and write synopses for scenes. Due Friday

Pd 6
1. AR reading and logs
2. Hand in homework
3. Canterbury Art Project
•Pick a pilgrim from pp 95-103.
•Write details about him or her from story. Document pg & line #s.Ex: (p103 l265)
•Draw the pilgrim based on descriptive quotations (no stick figures) and write quotations near the art
Materials:
- 1 sheet unlined paper 8&1/2 by 11 in
- 3 colors minimum
Requirements:
1) Find a pilgrim from pp 95-103
2) Write who it is in big, dark letters across the top of the paper
3) Draw a picture of the pilgrim described, using details given in the Prologue (no stick figures)
4) Add quotations to the drawing that describe the pilgrim
5) Make the art fill the space
6) Show effort by using details
7) Use contrast from black to white

FRI, SEP 25, 2009

FRI, SEP 25

Pds 1& 4
1. AR reading & new logs
2. Get exam topics for review from front board
3. Finish art and hand in

Pd 2
1. AR reading & new logs
2. Quiz Act 3 Macbeth
3. Hand in synopses for Act 3 scenes
HW: Write first draft college essay.
The title is your Approach,
tell Stylistic Device used, and
write which General idea is the most important to you.


Pd 6
1. AR reading & new logs
2. Quiz on “The Pardoner’s Tale”
HW: Read pp 95-103 For each pilgrim write one trait that shows whether Chaucer paints an honorable or dishonorable picture of him or her.
Example: The nun: She is dishonorable because she swears “By Saint Loy.” (from an earlier page)

THU, SEP 24, 2009

THU, SEP 24

Pd 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz Act 2 Macbeth
3. Check questions p 271 & 284
HW: Rd Act 3, do scene synopses. Due tomorrow.
HW: Read from college essay handout pp 3-4: Some Common Approaches, Stylistic Devices, and General ideas. Write a first draft, using your approach as your title. Also tell what Stylistic Device you use and what General idea is important to you.
Due Monday

Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Vocabulary 3 & 4, THESIS & THEME. Study, review 1&2, practice quiz 1-4.
3. Beowulf art
• Materials:
- 1 sheet unlined paper
- 3 colors minimum
- “Grendel” handout
• Requirements:
1) Find a quotation from “Grendel.”
2) Write the quotation in big, dark letters with quotation marks across the top of the paper, with chapter# in parentheses.
Example: "A powerful monster, living down in the darkness" (1)
3) Draw a picture of the image described (no stick figures).
4) Make the art fill the space.
5) Show effort by using details.

Pd 6
1. AR rdg & log
2. Quiz on pp 91-95: the Nun, the Monk, and the Friar
3. Read aloud pp 87-88 in Middle English, 103 the Summoner in modern English
HW: Read p104 about the Pardoner, then “The Pardoner’s Tale” pp 122-129 for quiz.

WED, SEP 23, 2009

WED, SEP 23, 2009

Pd1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Vocabulary 3 & 4: Study, review 1&2, take practice quiz.
THESIS: a statement to be supported
THEME: the meaning, the message, the main idea
3. Beowulf art
• Materials:
- 1 sheet unlined paper
- 3 colors minimum
- “Grendel” handout
• Requirements:
1) Find a quotation from “Grendel.”
2) Write the quotation in big, dark letters with quotation marks across the top of the paper.
3) Draw a picture of the image described (no stick figures).
4) Make the art fill the space.
5) Show effort by using details.

Pd 4
1. AR rdg, log
2. Check questions p 10
3. Test on Beowulf

Pd 6
1. AR rdg, log
2. Quiz pp 89-91 "General Prologue" from The Canterbury Tales
HW: Read pp 91-95 (lines 121-279)

TUE, SEP 22, 2009

TUE, SEP 22

Pd 1
1. AR rdg, log
2. Check questions p 10
3. Test on Beowulf

Pd 2
1. Quiz on article p 253 and Act I of Macbeth.
2. Hand in scene synopses
3. Check MC
4. Read aloud Act 1 scene 7 and get handout.
HW: Answer questions 12,13 p 271
HW: Read Act II. Write a one- sentence synopsis of each scene. Answer questions 1,11,12,16,17 p 284

MON, SEP 21, 2009

MON, SEP 21

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR rdg, log, and quiz
2. Finish questions 1-10 for Beowulf p 10 in Globe (or get a handout of the questions).

Pd 2
1. AR rdg, log, and quiz
2. Quiz on Shakespeare p247-252
HW: Read “Macbeth” p 253 and Macbeth Act I. Write a 1 sentence synopsis of each scene. Quiz

Pd 6
1. AR rdg, log, and quiz
2. Check notes on Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales. (9 notes)
3. Quiz on topics in #2 above
HW: Read lines 1-42 p 89 carefully for a detailed quiz: who, what, where, when, why, etc.
HW: Read lines 43-121 p 89-91 to recognize traits of the 3 pilgrims described

FRI, SEPT 18, 2009

FRI, SEPT 18

Pds 1 &4
1. AR reading and log, teacher initial
Pd 1 Finish reading Beowulf and answer qstns p 10
Pd 4 Quiz:Beowulf & answer qstns1-4 &6

Pd 2:
1. AR reading and log, teacher initial
2. Quiz pp241-6, Renaissance Theater
3. Hand in notes: College & Renaissance Theater
4. Check MC
HW: Read William Shakespeare pp 247- 252 for quiz. Pay attention to facts new to you. Quiz Mon
HW: for Tue, Read “Macbeth” p 253 and Macbeth Act I. Write a 1 sentence synopsis of each scene. Quiz Tues

Pd 6
1. AR reading and log, teacher initial
2. Quiz on Middle Ages pp 68-75
3. Check notes & hand in.
HW: Geoffrey Chaucer pp 84-85. Take 3 notes each on 1) his life and 2) the Canterbury Tales. Read p 86. Take one note per ¶.

THU, SEPT 17, 2009

THU, SEPT 17

Pd 2
1. AR rdg and log. Bring the book you are reading for AR to class before you take the quiz. Deadline for the quiz is Mon 9/21.
2. Quiz: sonnets + Shakespeare’s Sonnets pp 338-346.
3. Hand in work on the 6 sonnets.
4. Check MC quizzes and hand in.
HW: College essay. Read page 1 of the handout “It's Not a Pain, It's an Opportunity,” and annotate on the page in pencil. Do 9 of the 10 activities on p 2 for "Getting Started, Brainstorming," in ink on a sheet of paper.
HW: Read pp 241-246, "Renaissance Theater," noting facts that are new to you. Quiz Friday.

Pd 4
1. AR rdg and log.
2. Review Beowulf using handout to annotate (make notes).
HW: Finish reading the handout of Grendel from Beowulf for quiz Fri.

Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log.
2. Quiz on Eng Lang pp 59-65.
3. Discussion on writing a summary.
HW: Read pp 68-75. Make a note of one idea for every Red and Black bold heading (11 of them) Enjoy reading the details, but make the note a summary of the information in that section.

WED, SEPT 16, 2009

WED, SEPT 16

Pd 1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Review Beowulf w/Think Aloud using handout to make notes

Pd 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Essential Vocabulary #s 1 & 2
•Figurative: imaginative, fanciful, metaphorical; not literal
•Literal: actual, factual, to the letter
3. Read Beowulf aloud pp 4-5

Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log
2. Quiz on “The Seafarer”
3. Check qstns 1, 6, 7
4. Reading analysis assessment
HW: Read “The English Language” pp 59-65 for quiz

TUE, SEPT 15, 2009

TUE, SEPT 15

Pd 1
1. AR rdg and log
2. Essential Vocabulary #s 1 & 2
•Figurative: imaginative, fanciful, metaphorical, not literal
•Literal: actual, factual, to the letter
3. Read Beowulf aloud pp 4-8

Pd 2
1. Terms quiz
2. Hand in essay on three carpe diem poems
3. Multiple choice practice with two poems
HW: Read introduction & Shakespeare’s sonnets pp338-346, give the main idea of each sonnet, choose your favorite, say what quality you like about it, and give evidence. Quiz Thur on all.
HW: Finish the MC questions

MON, SEPT 14, 2009

MON, SEPT 14

Pds 1& 4
1. AR rdg and log
2. Quiz on Anglo-Saxon Period

Pd 2
1. Quiz on terms
2. Hand in work on poems 3. Sonnets/handouts TPCASTT, tone, analyzing words, poetry categories
HW: p 437 Critical Response: Make the list and write the essay.
HW: terms K, L, the first 5 P words

Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log
2. Hand in essays on Beowulf
3. Get back college essays and discuss.
HW: Read “The Seafarer” p46-51 for quiz. Answer questions 1, 6, 7. pg51

FRI, SEPT 11, 2009

FRI, SEPT 11, 2009

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR rdg & library visit
2. Any more essays?
3. Notes on Anglo Saxon Period p 2 Gold textbook for quiz Monday:
"Life in Early Britain: Warfare & Conquest"
1) Celts: the first people found to be living on the British Isles.
2) Romans: invaded & built towns but went back to Rome when it was being attacked.
3) Anglo-Saxons: invaded and the country became Angloland , then England
4) Danes: a Viking people, conquered a large area in central Britain.
5) Normans: from France, conquered and united the country into one kingdom.

Pd 2 AP
1. AR rdg 10 minutes
2. Hand in responses to poems.
3. Quiz on terms.
HW: Read “To the Virgins” p385 Write theme & supporting evidence.
HW: Read “To His Coy Mistress” p 436. Briefly restate qstns 1-7 and give the answers. Which line of the poem is unclear and which is your favorite? HW: Terms F, H, I & A-E

Pd 6
1. AR rdg & library visit
2. Show me your main idea, supporting subtopics (outline) and the first 100 words of your essay.
Our library has a graphic novel of Beowulf.

THU, SEPT 10, 2009

THU, SEPT 10, 2009

Pd 2
1. AR rdg 10 minutes
2. Check & hand in stream of consciousness thinking for “The Virgins” p1137.
3. Write Critical Response p 1137 and hand in.
4. Handout STAR reports
5. Vote on Shakespeare play
HW: Terms C, D, & E for quiz. SEE BELOW FOR THE LIST TO STUDY.
HW: Read The Passionate Shepherd p 232 & The Nymph’s Reply p 234. Do Creative Response AND Critical Response p 234.

Pd 4
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes and log
2. Get STAR reports and write ZPD range in planner
3. The Anglo Saxon Period: Begin notes.

Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log
2. Quiz Anglo-Saxon Period
3. Read Beowulf aloud
HW: Write thesis (main idea) for essay from p 39 Critical Response #2 Grendel or #3 The Epic ( Christian or pagan?).
Outline (list) 2 or 3 supporting subtopic ideas or facts
I.
II.
III.
Write at least 100 words of the essay tonight.
Essay will be due Monday and need at least 300 words.

TERMS FOR AP QUIZ: C, D, E
CAESURA A pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CANTO A subdivision in a long poem, comparable to a chapter in a book.
COMEDY In general, a story that ends happily.
CONCEIT An elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
CONNOTATIONS All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.
CONSONANCE The repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds (made/ wood)
COUPLET Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
DENOTATION The dictionary definition of a word
DENOUEMENT The resolution or unraveling of mysteries after the climax in a plot
DEUS EX MACHINA Any artificial device used at the end of a plot to resolve the conflict
DIALECT A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
DICTION A writer's or speaker's choice of words
DISSONANCE A harsh discordant combination of sounds
ELEGY A poem that mourns the death of a person or the loss of something
EPIC A long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society.
EPITHET An adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
ESSAY A short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject from a limited point of view.

WED, SEPT 9, 2009

WED, SEPT 9, 2009

Pd 1
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes & log
2. Discuss the Anglo Saxon Period p2 in Gold book.
We study the history of Britain because it is the home of our language.
Take notes titled Early British History: War and Conquest
1) Celts= the first type of people living in Britain when written history began.

Pd 4
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes & log
2. Hand in college essays:
• Final draft,
• Rough Draft w/corrections in a different color,
• FreeWrite,
• Outline of 3 body paragraphs

Pd 6
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes & log
2. Anglo Saxon Period quiz for review
3. Put AR reading range in planner
4. Look for evidence for essay topics (Grendel and religions) as we read Beowulf tomorrow

TUE, SEPT 8, 2009

TUE, SEPT 8

Pd 1
1. AR silent reading 10 minutes
2. Hand in college essays: Final Draft, RoughDraft w/corrections in a different color, Free-Write, and Outline of body paragraphs
3. PreTest Reading Analysis

Pd 2
1. Discuss & Quiz on A & B terms
2. Stream-of-consciousness thinking about a poem p 1128-9, “Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London”
HW: Write down your Stream-of-consciousness thinking about “The Virgins” p 1137

FRI, SEPT 4, 2009

FRI, SEPT 4

Pds 1 & 4
1. AR/SRFing & makeup STAR
2. Work on essays FINAL DRAFTS
3. Grades
HW: Due Tuesday pd 1
Due Wed pd 4

Pd 2
1. AR/SRFing
2. Hand in art for FQ
3. Quiz on FQ
4. Grades
HW: Learn Literary terms A’s &B’s on pp 1259-60 for a quiz where you give the definition. Read the explanation to help you understand and remember the term.

Pd 6
1. AR/SRFing
2. Review Anglo-Saxon Pd (notes)

THU, SEPT 3, 2009

THU, SEPT 3, 2009

Pd 2
1. AR rdg/SRFg
2. Quiz: Spenser; Sonnets 30& 75; p200
2. Hand in passage-analysis essays
3. Paraphrase Faerie Queene in class
HW: Read from The Faerie Queene pp 201-210 for brief quiz
HW: Read the bold-print introduction on p201.
• Do a story board of the events described in the second column of the bold-print introduction.
• Use 4 sheets of unlined paper to
1) draw the events and
2) write the 6 sentence(s) being illustrated at the bottom of the drawings.
• Label all characters with their names and what they stand for, if anything. ( Truth, Falsehood, and Pride)
ART TECHNIQUES
Use at least 3 colors (minimum)
Use contrast (black & white)
Fill the page
Don’t use stick figures.

Pd 4
1. STAR test in Mac Lab
2. Show me 300 words total minimum for your college/application essay.
3. Start typing your FINAL DRAFT and write your OUTLINE. due Wed 9/9 Along with rough draft with corrections in a different color, free-write, and outline of your ¶s

Pd 6
1. AR rdg/SRFg
2. Check body ¶s
3. Discuss writing literary analysis essay
4. Handout: "Loneliness & Love"
5. Read Beowulf aloud and discuss pp 14-24
Grendel is unhappy with the songs of men singing of the creation of Earth.
At night he goes to Herot Hall and attacks Hrothgar's men, who are sleeping there after drinking mead.
He kills 30 men and carries their bodies home to his lair.
After 12 years of Grendel's horror, Beowulf hears of Herot's grief.
Beowulf takes 14 of his bravest warriors and they sail to Denmark and Herot.
Beowulf introduces himself to King Hrothgar, and one of the king's men calls him a boastful fool.
Beowulf tells all the men the details of his mighty deeds, and Queen Welthow is pleased and welcomes him and his men.
HW: none

WED, SEPT 2, 2009

WED, SEP 2, 2009

Pd 1
1. Show me 300 words total, minimum, for your college/application essay.
2. Start typing your FINAL DRAFT and write your OUTLINE. due9/8 w/RD & corrections in different color and your free-write

Pd 4
1. Work on rough draft. Show me your first 200 words by the end of class today.
2. Next 100 words due by end of class Thur.
3. AR logs
Final draft due Wednesday, Sept 9
Also: Rough draft with corrections in a different color, Free-write, and Outline of your ¶s

Pd 6
1. AR logs
2. Discuss Beowulf and the Critical Response (check HW) p39 #2 or #3
3. Handouts for literary analysis
4. STAR test in Mac Lab
HW: Read handouts
HW: Write first draft of one Body paragraph, due Thurs.

TUE, SEP 1, 2009

TUE, SEP 1, 2009

Pd 1
1. Work on rough draft. Show me your first 200 words by the end of class.
2. Next 100 words due by end of the next class.
3. Fill out name and file AR logs.
Due Tuesday, Sept 8:
• Final draft
Also include:
• Rough draft with corrections in a different color,
• Free-write, and
• Outline of your paragraphs

Pd 2
STAR test today
1. Show me your 3 ¶s in your final draft.
2. Read & write a summary p 200.
HW. Read Spenser pp198-99 and Sonnets 30 & 75 from Amoretti pp212&13 for a quiz. If you feel you don’t understand something, study/engage your mind by either taking notes, summarizing, or answering the questions.