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ASSIGNMENT |
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| Jan. 6 |
Examine Beowulf questions- 5 page essay on your theme due Jan. 25
write final question on 3x5 card w/ my signature
Review essay requirements: title, present tense
poems: Spiderman, Acting Like A Tree Review B.W. stanzas and Poetry Out Loud assignment
practice
good poems/ presentation of poems
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| Dec. 17 |
Read verse out loud/ clap it out partner mark copy
label
stress/ unstress
Open the Poetry Out Loud document
brainstorm good presentation/ bad presentation skills
listen to POL good poetry: including the introduction: look at rubric
watch poem video:
choose poem as class- journal/ analyze (3 read method: read through once, read twice underlining words you don't know/ writing questions/ making associations, read a third time for meaning/ write a sentence summarizing the meaning of the poem)
practice/ discuss memorization techniques
Poetry out loud contest: choose poem from Website
HOMEWORK: practice POL- turn in poem analysis, practice Beowulf verse |
| Dec.15 |
pronunciation information: cg=dge sound (edge), Hr=h is pronounced
Cadence/ rhythm : listen to Beowulf in Old English: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/activities/lang/beowulf/beowulfpage1.html
read pages 123-135: list the rhythmic characteristics of O.E. poetry
label your verse with stress/ unstressed - read out loud to each other w/ varying emphasis |
| Dec. 11 |
Final chapter of Beowulf
Discussion- graded, one comment relating reading to personal BW observation
Wiglaf- next king? Beowulf hero?
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| Dec. 9 |
Rewrite the conclusion to your Beowulf essay with analysis
Turn in revised Beowulf essay
Read: Sarah, Emma, Andrew, Cole
Homework: write a paragraph discussing the role of Wiglaf's speech at the end of the poem: is Beowulf a true Anglo-Saxon King to the end? is Wiglaf a true heir to A-S culture?
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| Nov. 25 |
Forrie read chapters 25-26
multiple choice for passage 7
Homework: read through chapter 33
take notes on theme
due one literary device journal on a device of your choice
come up with 3 questions about your theme
prepare for your final assessment by end of the semester: banquet, 5 page paper answering question on your theme, 1 alternative assessment of your choice: diorama-song-paper mache- create your own monster with back story and purpose to AS culture- radio broadcast |
| Nov. 19 |
write an introduction paragraph/ thesis for 2 Beowulf prompts
read sections 22-25 out loud in class
modified fishbowl discussion: 4 themes (4 groups of 4)
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| Nov. 13 |
in class essay
turn in: essay, brainstorm, outline, intro paragraph and thesis |
| Nov. 10 |
turn in Literary Device journal
list of literary devices on board
review multiple choice questions passage 4
Mic read 15-16, Jessica 17-18
class discussion themes
multiple choice questions passage 5- individual then class
sign up for Beowulf theme in class
Homework: essay pre-write AND answer 36 multiple choice questions
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| Nov. 6 |
Turn in Orwell vocabulary and advertisement homework
choose theme randomly
read sections 11-14- take notes on themes
class discussion themes- grade everyone says at least one thing
small groups- answer passage 4 multiple choice questions
Homework: pre-read sections 15-18, take notes on a theme of your choice, write 1 paragraph comparing to modern understanding of theme |
Literary device journal: Beowulf sections 1-18: literary device of their choice
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| Nov. 4 |
Turn in: literary device terms/ vocab 7-10, read/ discuss 7-10: themes, discuss passage III multiple choice
Read George Orwell Politics and the English Language essay:
complete vocabulary and study guide questions
Homework: make a bulletted list of Orwell's problems with English political language
bring in one example of some political language that illustrates Orwell's point- can be from a local or national election OR write up a 1/2 page description of an advertisement you have seen that illustrates one of Orwell's points OR make your own political advertisement and describe which of Orwell's points it illustrates |
| Oct. 31 |
extra credit for Beowulf-related injuries/ costumes
seniors turn in A-S culture worksheet/ juniors turn in jr. research paper
sign up for Beowulf readings
return work/ review answers for passage 2
outline main points of 3-6
vocab 7-10
read 7-10 together: take notes on theme from 3x5 card
discuss passage III multiple choice in small groups
HOMEWORK: notes on theme from 3x5 card, multiple choice for passage III, define literary device terms: rhythm, alliteration, allegory, kenning- find 1 example of each in poem up to this point. |
| Oct. 29 |
Turn in Beowulf intro packets for extra credit
go over passage 2 multiple choice in class- record total
juniors: research paper time, seniors: answer AS culture questions on the AS culture information |
| Oct. 27 |
seniors discuss Beowulf/ AS readings
in groups of 3 discuss multiple choice for passage 1 (epilogue, sections 1 and 2)
Homework: read sections 3-6, answer multiple choice questions for passage 2- be prepared to grade in class
next class seniors: AS culture information work sheet, juniors: junior research paper |
| Oct. 23 |
read Bewoulf prologue, section 1-2
vocabulary passage 1,2,3
answer AP style passage questions for Beowulf passage 1
Homework: finish AP questions for passage 1, finish vocabulary for passage 1,2,3 |
| Oct. 21 |
juniors discuss junior research paper in class
seniors: independent research project on Anglo-Saxon culture
homework: read and be ready to discuss Differences Between Modern and Anglo-Saxon Values, Anglo-Saxon Language, OR Heroic Social Codes |
| Oct. 17 |
Finish Beowulf introduction packet
Read Beowulf introduction- choose 5 main points |
| Oct. 15 |
discuss kennings/ turn in reading homework
Quiz English lecture
Beowulf introduction |
| Oct. 13 |
Earliest English Poems group: read The Wanderer and The Seafarer in groups of 3 examine wealth, fate/wyrd, exile/ belonging/community, treasure, loyalty, history, battle, hero's tale/heroism
kennings reading/ homework
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| Oct. 8 |
Finish Journey of Eng. Language - discuss Anglo-Saxon poems |
| Oct. 6 |
turn in Literary Device: "Greek" poems
in class AP essay on IL/Od/ Greek Tragedy -answer Ody free response question in 40 minutes
juniors: paper topic
Return Greek Mythology books
Journey of English language PowerPoint -take notes
HOMEWORK: read earliest english poems packet: what is important to 8th century Anglo-Saxons according to the poems?(get copy in class)
JUNIORS PAGES 1-5 ROUGH DRAFT DUE OCT. 23 |
| Oct. 2 |
discuss Il/ Od poems- turn in poems
discuss how to write AP essay
Homework: literary device journal for poems and finish the intros for Il/ Ody questions
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| Sept. 30 |
presentations/ read Il/Ody poetry - prepare poems as instructed on link for homework |
| Sept. 26 |
Greek tragedy work day - presentations on Tuesday Sept. 30
Juniors: paper topics/ guiding question by Tues. Paper due Dec. 19 |
| Sept. 24 |
meet with play group to prepare 10 min. Greek tragedy presentation- can borrow other people for choral work
Rubric for presentation |
| Sept. 22 |
answer general tragedy questions individually
10:25 meet in groups of 3 to discuss questions for your play- take notes- everyone talks twice- turn notes in EOP
after discuss questions- answer individually DUE BOP Wednesday
10:55 review literary device journals- literary device on ILiad or Odyssey due BOP Wednesday
Homework: finish Greek tragedy questions on your play DUE BOP Wed.
literary device journal DUE BOP Wednesday
discussion notes DUE EOP today
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| Sept. 17 |
Seniors prepare greek tragedy lecture - deliver 2nd half of class
Junior research paper
overview, MLA work cited -
literary device journal overview
Greek tragedy lecture- tragedy play assignment:
Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone
Homework: literary device journal on Iliad or Odyssey
DUE BOP Wednesday- read your play, summarize Greek tragedy notes on question sheet, prepare to answer general questions alone and group questions with other people read same play |
| Sept. 15 |
- Iliad/ Odyssey quizzes
fill out 3x5 card for Il/Od:
character names, comments, brief outline of the plot, cetntral tension, philosophic questions posed, questions the work evokes
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| Sept. 11 |
Finish Odyssey presentations- Q&A period
stories due- share stories- add intext citations |
| Sept. 9 |
Presentations- 8-8:30 Illiad, 8:30-9:10 Odyssey, five min. clarifications |
| Sept. 5 |
finish Epic Hero Cycle and poem chart
review syllabus
presentation questions - discuss in partners |
| Sept. 3 |
Why is the journey such an important/ primary human story?
freewrite a journey you took this summer (physical/ emotional/ psychological) for 7 min. make a map of the journey 7 min.
Iliad/ Odyssey/ Homer PowerPoint- fill in guided notes
in a group of 3 peers who read the same poem you did fill out the Epic Hero Cycle and Epic Poem chart for your poem
Homework: read the discovery of troy and fill out the notes page |
