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Welcome to English 10 Honors!
Monday, August 27/Tuesday, August 28
Target: To learn about each other, to learn about our course, and to begin thinking about our first unit’s topic- the hero
Agenda:
Bellringer –diagnostic quiz, tech slips, name placards
Small group introductions, conversations, Venn diagrams
Course PowerPoint
Journal – Define “Hero.” Who is (or was) your hero? Why was that person so important to you? Why do you think heroes are important to our society? [follow heading norm]
Wednesday, August 29
Target: I will get to know others; I will understand and formulate definitions of a hero
Turn in Homework –six-work memoirs – completed worksheet
SSR
Vocabulary List #1
Example of 6 word memoir; write our first draft of our own; turn in
Definitions of hero - share
Read aloud – “The Man in the Water” Watch video of eventhttp://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/01/w-usa-1982-crash-report/602793/1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAT5aBaHp8A&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Can we refine our definition of a hero?
HW: Read “Jack and the Beanstalk”
Friday, August 31/Tuesday, September 4Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in classic and modern literature and in current media:
Agenda:
Groups – feedback on free-write; rubric and due date
Revisit Hero definition from last class and hero scenarios – we will discuss 3
Discuss “Jack and the Beanstalk” and take notes of Hero’s Journey
After lunch:
Vocabulary practice – on back of list; SSR when finished
Wednesday/Thursday, September 5 and 6
Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in classic and modern literature and in current media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
Bell-ringer: Name game
To Do:
Review “Jack and the Beanstalk” and Hero’s Journey notes
Epic Hero and Anglo-Saxon notes
Begin Beowulf
After lunch:
Vocabulary – go over from Tuesday; sentences (5) and mnemonic devices (3) – turn in
SSR
Assign vocabulary task – due Vocabulary practice – find 10 words used professionally. Copy and paste into a Word document. Cite your source correctly.
Monday, September 10
Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in classic and modern literature and in current media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
1. Bell ringer – a. Turn in homework assignments: vocabulary and six-word memoirsb. On the little slip of paper you have, list as many steps of the Hero’s journey as you can.
On the back, list as many characteristics of the Anglo-Saxons as you can remember.c. Put your name on the slip and turn in.
2. Anglo-Saxon notes - finish3. Begin Beowulf - Read pages 33-36 in book; practice kennings4. After lunch: vocab. review, SSR
Wednesday, September 12
Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in classic and modern literature and in current media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
1. Bell ringer – write 3 original kennings; we’ll get into groups to see if classmates can guess your kenning – share the best
2. Begin Beowulf - Read pages 33-40 and beyond 3. After lunch: vocab. review, SSR
HW: Vocabulary – find 10 words in professional publications (online newspapers); study for Vocab. Quiz; find news article about a hero (contemporary) and bring to class on Monday, Sept. 18th.
Friday, September 14
Targets: I will know the Hero’s Journey and recognize it in classic and modern literature and in current media: I will know the Epic Hero characteristics; I will know about the Anglo-Saxons’ and their society and how society and culture are reflected in the literature of the period.
1. Turn in Vocab. HW2. Vocabulary quiz – turn in when finished and read/SSR3. Books!4. Continue with Beowulf – page 40 and beyond; fill in chart from Wednesday; examine
Beowulf’s Hero’s Journey
HW: find news article about a hero (contemporary) and bring to class on Tuesday, Sept. 18th. Read Beowulf to page 51.
Tuesday, September 18
Warm-up:
Appositives and Alliteration practice
Reading Check – to page 51 – Battle with Grendel’s Mother
Finish Beowulf: Read: “Beowulf’s Last Battle” on pages 52-55, “The Death of Beowulf” on pages 56-59 and “Mourning Beowulf” on page 60
CW/HW - apply hero article to Hero’s Journey – complete page 1 of packet
After lunch:
New Vocabulary
SSR
Alliteration and Appositives
1. Create an alliterative sentence for your given letter of the alphabet.2. Write a descriptive appositive for yourself.3. Write two additional appositives for some of your favorite celebrities.
Ex. Xander went to the zoo, but he was zapped by an electric fence when he tried to sneak into the pandas’ exhibit.
Ex. Mrs. Donahue, an avid photographer, took pictures for the team’s website.
Ex: Tom Brady, the NFL’s passing leader, threw for over 400 yards this weekend.
Thursday, September 20
Warm-up: free-write
Imagine you are 75 years old and your grandchild wants to interview you about life when you were a teen. What would you tell him or her about the people of the early 21st century? What defines us? What defines our times?
Lit term practice
discuss modern times characteristics from journal, complete packets with partner for Beowulf section, by yourself for your hero article.
Literary terms worksheet– review (handout) – with partner
Monday, Sept. 24
Warm-up – chart – quiz review
From last week, using your packet, Work on Thesis practice – notes (on sheet, notecards)
Lit term practice and assignment
CW/HW ~ Parody – read “Grendel” excerpt and answer your assigned
questions – page 149-154; think about a class parody? – due Wednsday
(with book)
CW/HW ~ write 12-25 lines about your hero using the characteristics of the epic and the literary terms that elevate the language (alliteration, kennings, similes, personification, appositives, etc.)
After lunch ~ Vocabulary –add to prefix list; SSR
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Discuss Parody and Grendel, assigned questions, videos;
Review Beowulf, Anglo-Saxons for quiz on Friday – chart, questions
SSR/Vocabulary – after lunch
HW: study!
Bring PSAT booklet for after quiz; bring SSR material for after quiz
Please bring catalogues and $1 for A Christmas Carol. Order Lord of the Flies if you want your own copy.
Friday, September 28
Quiz on Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxons
After your quiz, do the following:
Vocabulary practice – copy remaining prefix definitions
SSR
Record HW in agendas!
HW:
Complete and bring 12-25 lines using literary devices to describe the hero from your article
Leave purple books in locker next week.
Bring old catalogues by Thursday, Oct. 4.
Bring PSAT books each day next week!
Bring $1 for A Christmas Carol.
If you wish to have your own copy, purchase Lord of the Flies soon. We will
start in about two weeks.
Monday, October 3
1. Turn in literary device lines about hero – does anyone want to share theirs?
2. PSAT warm-up– improving sentences practice; read pages 8-16; 29-33 in PSAT booklet
3. Portfolio discussion4. Groups – practice Latin prefixes for PSAT review – skits5. HW: complete the Practice Test #3 in your PSAT test
booklet (pages 15-20). Time yourself for 25 minutes.6. After lunch – library for SSR, book checkout, see Banned
Books display
Administrivia - $1 for A Christmas Carol?
Journal – thinking about portfolio
If you could investigate ANY topic, what would it be and why? Explain why this appeals to you. What is your purpose for your investigation? What sources would you use to find your information?
Your task: Write a one minute commercial or PSA using as many words as you can that use your prefixes.
Thursday, October 4
Have a great long weekend!
Bring catalogues! Buy Lord of the Flies if you plan to do so.
1. Vocabulary – 5 minutes to prepare your skit and then present: pick quiz date
2. PSAT practice – sentence completion and check HW3. Big Question Generator4. PSAT Essay practice – look at rubric5. Catalog6. SSR
Tuesday, October 9
1. Catalog and tone – finish – about 25 minutes2. Vocabulary – with a partner – memory game,
tableaux3. Big Question Generator – portfolio – list of questions
– brainstorm more4. PSAT practice – Test booklet – Test Section #55. SSR
Thursday, October 11
1. Vocabulary – prefix quiz2. Journal/SSR when finished with quiz3. Survival activity/notes on Lord of the Flies/video?4. PSAT practice – Test booklet – Test Section #5
Next week: Bring purple books (Ballads); bring Lord of the Flies (SSR)
Journal. Think about the following questions and address them in a journal/free-write response. Turn in when you are finished.
What personality traits do leaders have?
Who are some good leaders that you know personally or from studying or reading about?
What are effective ways to motivate people? What are effective ways to run meetings?
Can leaders be good “leaders” but ineffective at getting work accomplished?
Can leaders be “bad” but effective at getting work accomplished?
What personality traits do followers have?
Are you a leader or a follower? Why? Does it depend on where you are?
Monday, October 15
1. Finish LotF notes, journal assignment, video2. Ballad notes, hw3. SSR/PSAT Section 5
HW: read LotF; get tragedy article within the week.
1. Ballads - o “Barbara Allan” page 193 – tragic love storyo “Sir Patrick Spens” page 194 – public tragedy
2. “Get Up and Bar the Door” page 196 – comedy about domestic squabbling ~
3. Modern ballads – read news article and ballad
Thursday, October 20
1. Medieval Romance notes2. Medieval Romances – define, Read “Gawain and the Green
Knight” in your textbook, pages 208-223 and complete discussion questionsReminders
Write original ballads based on your newspaper article – due Monday, October 24
Vocabulary Illustration due Monday, October 24 Keep Reading 1984~ Part III - due 10/28
Monday, October 24
1. Original Ballads - Share in small groups, whole class (?) and turn in
2. SSR3. Review Medieval Romance notes4. Medieval Romances – finish “Gawain and the Green
Knight” in your textbook, pages 218-223 and complete discussion questions – pick Ballad and Romance quiz date (Friday, October 28)
5. The Canterbury Tales – intro, if time
1. Reminders Keep Reading 1984~ Part III - due 10/28
find 5 words in a professional publication (DUE: Wednesday, October 26). Include correct documentation of sources please. Copy and paste into a Word Document. Okay to print front and back. Quiz date: Tuesday, November 1
Wednesday, October 26
1. Vocabulary list #3 – share professional use of words
2. Review Medieval Romance and Ballad notes – short quiz Friday
3. SSR4. 1984 Part II Quotations 5. The Canterbury Tales – notes, read beginning of
Prologue
Reminders Keep Reading 1984~ Part III - due 10/28 Vocabulary Quiz date: Tuesday, November 1
Friday, October 28
1. Vocabulary Practice – Quizlet; Canterbury Cathedral Virtual Tour: http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/
2. SSR3. Quiz on Medieval Romance and Ballad 4. The Canterbury Tales – Pictures of CC; start
Prologue – page 1135. HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” for
Wednesday, November 9 – we will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.
2. After lunch ~ The Canterbury Tales –Monk and Friar – HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” for Wednesday, November 9 – we will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.
3. 1984 – Part III; setting and symbols
Thursday, November 3
1. The Canterbury Tales –– Oxford Student, Skipper, Doctor, and Wife of Bath – lines 295-486
HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale.” We will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.2. 1984 – Part III; finish symbols; work on setting/mood,
and themes (topics vs. theme statements); looks like our quiz will be Friday, 11/11 (tentative); you will complete an in-class essay on a later date.
Wednesday, November 9
Grab a purple textbook on your way in…
1. The Canterbury Tales –– Parson, Plowman, Miller, Summoner, and Pardoner – (page 125-128; 130-136)HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by November 17. We will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.
2. 1984 – theme topics to theme statements (find worksheet from last week)
3. 1984 and poetry assignment4. CW/HW – write a one-page narrative about any
appropriate aspect of your life.
Friday, November 11
The Canterbury Tales –– “The Pardoner’s Tale” page 144HW: read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by November 17. We will have a graded seminar. Read page 154, page 155 = optional, read again beginning on page 156. Bring a good discussion question (written) to class based on your reading.
1984 – theme statements (one-pager)
1984 and poetry assignment; review
Quiz Tuesday on 1984
What to study for your quiz…
Section Questions (1,2, and 3) Worksheets/Notes – theme, setting, symbols Know book – e.g. characters, events, plot, setting
You will have a sub on Tuesday. Bring SSR materials for before lunch. You will get a new vocabulary list. The Quiz will be after lunch. See me Monday if you have questions before the quiz.
Monday, November 28, 2011