THU, OCT 29
Pd 2 THU
1. Discuss Knocking article, favorite quotes, & free response qstns1&3
2. Discuss reading a play aloud
HW: 1] Select a passage of between 50 & 100 words from Macbeth to present to the class. 2] Begin by writing the speaker: ___, the occasion: ___, and the speaker’s tone: ___. 3] Type or handwrite the passage perfectly & legibly. To present: Read/Speak loudly, slowly, clearly, and with inflection. Stay in character. Inappropriate laughter will lower the score of the provoker and/or the laugher. You may work in a group, but only those who have 50 –100 words will be graded. Due Tuesday
HW: Use “How To Write a Thesis in 3 Easy Steps” for the upcoming literary analysis of Macbeth. Write three ideas from Macbeth that interest you. Do steps 1 & 2 for all. Do step 3 for the idea you want to try for your essay. Bring in to check on Monday.
HW: Free Response Essay #4 from handout is due Monday.
Pd 4
1. AR rdg & log
2. Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales: Read Introduction to the Prologue from purple Reading Literature, discussing vocabulary.
3. Watch Nun’s Priest’s Tale.
HW: Furlough Friday: Read about 3 pilgrims and answer all the questions w/ complete sentences.
Pd 6
1. AR rdg and log
2. Past work on Medieval Pd returned for test review. Test on Wednesday.
HW: Use a T chart w/ Pilgrim Traits on the left and How Tale Fits Him on the right for the pilgrims whose tale we have read or seen. We did the Pardoner yesterday, and we finished the Knight in class today. Do the other four--Wife of Bath, Merchant, Franklin, Nun’s Priest--for Monday.
HW: Read EITHER The Nun’s Priest’s Tale on p 110, & answer qstns 1-8 OR read Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, p 133, & answer 8 qstns from Interpreting Meaning. Our essay will be a Critical Response (found at the end of the reading) for either the Canterbury Tales or Sir Gawain.
