Mon/Tues 12/21, 22 Monty Python Analysis

Mon & Tues 12/21, 12/22

Daily Activity:
Complete viewing film, Mon.
Tues: typed analysis of parody on Holy Grail
(Google Classroom submission)
* See assignment sheet: the goal is to show what you know across the content we have covered on the Medieval world

Reminders/Due Dates:

Thurs/Fri, 12/17 18 Search for the Holy Grail

Thurs, Fri  12/17, 18

Learning Target

View and analyze a parody of medieval romance

Daily Activity:
1. Vocab Quiz: Unit 6 (Thurs)

2. View Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail
Keep a list of details that intersect with the material we have covered that mark parody.
Be prepared to organize the commentary into categories and comment/analyze on Tuesday 12/22

Reminders/Due Dates:
Questions p. 259 due Friday

Wed 12/16 Le Morte d'Arthur

Wed 12/16

Learning Target

Read and analyze a medieval romance

Daily Activity:

Read: Le Morte d'Arthur and complete the discussion questions on p. 259

Reminders/Due Dates:
Vocab Unit 6 quiz tomorrow
Questions p. 259 due Friday

Tues 12/15 Le Morte d'Arthur

Tues 12/15

Learning Target

Listening skills: be able to identify key details and questions from listening/viewing

Daily Activity:

1. Journal on loyalty: p. 243 in text

2. Formative assessment: 15 point group T/F on yesterday's documentary

You may use your Cornell notes and collaborate. For the false items, correct it for bonus points. The goal, to review details from the documentary, gather detail.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Mon 12/14 King Arthur Documentary

Mon 12/14 Arthur, Camelot, and the Grail

Learning Target

View: Myths and Legends (King Arthur, Camelot and the Grail)

Daily Activity:

2 pages Cornell Notes, taken while viewing
Expect a quiz . . . .

Reminders/Due Dates:

Make sure you have turned in your questions and quiz on Sir Gawai

Fri 12/11 Reading Immersion

Fri 12/11 Hours 1,2

Learning Target

Read self-selected texts

Daily Activity:

Reading immersion.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Bring reading materials for Friday

Fri 12/11 Hours 4,7

Learning Target

Determine meaning of words and phrases

Daily Activity:

Vocabulary Unit 6
Corrections in class. Complete and submit if absent; do all parts except 1 and 4.  (I will provide you a photocopy, but complete the work on separate notebook paper. I reuse the copies. If you just fill in the answers, I will ask that you redo it.)
We also corrected the Gawain quiz.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Hand in the discussion questions for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Thurs 12/10 Greek and Latin Roots

Thurs 12/10 Vocab Unit 6 

Learning Target

Determine meaning of words and phrases

Daily Activity:

Vocabulary Unit 6
Corrections in class. Complete and submit if absent; do all parts except 1 and 4.  (I will provide you a photocopy, but complete the work on separate notebook paper. I reuse the copies. If you just fill in the answers, I will ask that you redo it.)
We also corrected the Gawain quiz.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Bring reading materials for Friday

Wed 12/8 Sir Gawain

Wed 12/9

Learning Target

Identify and analyze characteristics of the medieval romance. 

Daily Activity:

After reading "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" complete discussion questions (1-11) on p. 240 

Turn in.
There is a reading comprehension quiz: 14 pts.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tues 12/8 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Tues 12/8

Learning Target

Identify and analyze characteristics of the medieval romance. 
Art study: visual analysis of narrative elements in a painting

Daily Activity:

1. Journal: Analyze the painting by Herbert Cole on p. 227: What do you see? Consider characters, objects, strutures, color scheme, attitude of characters, potential symbolism. . . . .

In addition: write down the most memorable thing/explanation someone mentioned in the ice breakers yesterday.

2. Read 224-225 in lit text and take notes on "the characteristics of the medieval romance." I would break the steps in your text into smaller segments.

3. Read: "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" pp. 226-239

We listened to it in class. Be ready to complete a quiz on this selection and define the following: ethics, code, chivalry

Reminders/Due Dates:

Mon 12/7 Day 1, Tri 2

Mon 12/7

Learning Target

Daily Activity:
1. Journal: Icebreakers
See me for a topic list. Respond to each item with a brief explanation.
We did several rounds as a way to break into the new trimester.
2. Seating chart and general room tour/policies
3. Assignment: (cooperative)
Find 20 random facts on the Renaissance, things it would be good to know.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Fri 12/4 Reading Immersion

Fri 12/4

Learning Target
Read self-selected texts
Daily Activity:
Test return, Chaucer
Reading immersion (10 pts.)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Thurs 12/3 Chaucer Test

Thurs 12/3 Final

Learning Target
Daily Activity:
Chaucer test

Reminders/Due Dates:

Wed 12/2 Reading/Work Day

Wed 12/2

Learning Target
Read self selected texts
Daily Activity:
1. Hand in Wife of Bath questions
2. Paper return: all other materials for the trimester. You will be able to use all materials generated for the Chaucer test on Thursday.
3. Reading/work time remainder

Reminders/Due Dates:

Chaucer test on Thursday. 

Tues 12/1 Wife of Bath

Tues 12/1

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts (non-fiction, media)
Daily Activity:
1. After reading "The Wife of Bath"
Complete the discussion questions (1-11) using clear specifics.
These will be graded A, B, C etc., p. 193
25 pts.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Chaucer test on Thursday. 

Mon 11/30 Wife of Bath

Mon 11/30

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts (non-fiction, media)
Daily Activity:
1. Respond to the "Quick Write" on p. 179 in the literature text about differences between men and women--see the text for further clarification
2. Read: Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale: 179-193

Reminders/Due Dates:

Complete the study guide and quiz on pilgrimages and hand in.

11/25 Medieval Times

Wed 11/25

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts (non-fiction, media)
Daily Activity:
1. Journal: Turkey Day
Write the story of your Thanksgiving traditions. (Talk to your table mates when done about your plans for tomorrow.)
Terry Jones' Medieval Times, the peasant. There will be an item or two on the final; listen attentively. You may wish to jot down a few details.
View, jot down notes, prepare to summarize, respond

Reminders/Due Dates:

Complete the study guide and quiz on pilgrimages if you did not turn it in already

Tues 11/24: Pilgrimages, Journeys of the Spirit

Tues 11/25

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts (non-fiction)
Daily Activity:
p. 196-201 in literature text: complete study guide and open book quiz

Reminders/Due Dates:

Mon 11/23 Independent Reading

Mon 11/23

Learning Target

Read self selected texts

Daily Activity:

Journal: list three things you are thankful for: develop one with more detail

Reading immersion: Makeup in Hornet Hour or study hall and have your instructor email that you read for a sustained 25 minutes.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Hand in the Boccacchio article study guide

Fri 11/20 Boccacchio

Fri 11/20

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts.
Daily Activity:
 Read article by Boccacchio on the plague and complete study guide (hand in).

Reminders/Due Dates:

Thurs 11/19: History of English

Wed 11/18

Learning Target

Daily Activity:
 Video: Short History of English (study guide)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Wed 11/18 Pardoner's Tale

Wed 11/18

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts.
Daily Activity:
 Journal: 
1. Read Pardoner's Tale in your text and complete the study guide. Note: the handout has been repurposed for study of the Pardoner only. (See me for instructions.)
So, read the Pardoner's Tale and Prologue on your own and paraphrase 6 separate difficult passages. On the flip side, characterize the Pardoner, using multiple characterization strategies employed by Chaucer, not just appearance.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Expect a quiz on Chaucer next week: Tuesday or Wednesday.

Tues 11/17 Pardoner's Tale

Tues 11/17

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts.
Daily Activity:
 Journal: Why is it so mixed? Write about a trait or skill that is your biggest 'Mixed Blessing.'
1. Audio: Prologue to Canterbury Tales. Finish audio. Complete the Chaucer study guide.
2. Video Clip: Satire of the Catholic Church
3. Audio: Prologue of the Pardoner's Tale
4. (Study sheet) Read the Pardoner's Tale on your own and paraphrase 6 separate difficult passages. On the flip side, characterize the Pardoner

Reminders/Due Dates:

Expect a quiz on Chaucer next week: Tuesday

Mon 11/16 Prologue Continued

Mon 11/16

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts.
Daily Activity:
1. Choice Journal: write about whatever is on your mind.
Plus, between now and Thanksgiving, jot down three things you are thankful for in your life each day as part of your journal. (People who regularly reflect on what the have to be thankful for are 20% happier over time.
1. Audio: Prologue to Canterbury Tales. Complete the Chaucer study guide for the characters we have covered so far. We listened to all but 7 minutes, up through the Pardoner.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Fri 11/13 Reading Immersion

Friday 11/13

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Complete the Chaucer study guide for the characters we have covered so far.
Reading time (5 pts.)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Thurs 11/12 Character Description, Irony

Nov 12

Learning Target

Determine features of characterization

Daily Activity:
Audio Prologue: 146-151 (through Skipper)
Complete study guide for the content we have covered so far (handout)

Reminders/Due Dates:
Bring reading materials for Friday

Wed 11/11 Visual Literacy

Nov 11

Learning Target

Determine features of characterization

Daily Activity:
Visual literacy journal: p. 141 

Compare the features of the painting to what we've read so far in Chaucer
Discuss
Continue with audio of Chaucer through the Monk character (brief)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tues 11/10 Canterbury Tales

Nov 10

Learning Target

Determine features of characterization

Daily Activity:
Journal: Choice journal, anything you wish to write about
1. Intro Chaucer: Powerpoint
2.Audio: 140-143 Canterbury Tales: we stopped periodically for discussion/teacher commentary
3. Read Intro to Chaucer 136-9

Reminders/Due Dates:
3. Read Intro to Chaucer 136-9
Take notes on
Character and character analysis
Irony (verbal, situational, dramatic)
Frame story (define and describe the frame for the Canterbury Tales)

Mon 11/9 Intro Chaucer

Nov 9

Learning Target

Determine features of characterization

Daily Activity:
Journal: Which "sin" did you probably first commit? Tell the story. (Chaucer's characters are fully developed, rich, and conflicted--just like us.)
1. Present characters
2. Discuss how authors create characters: determine the features
3. Read Intro to Chaucer 136-9
Take notes on
Character and character analysis
Irony (verbal, situational, dramatic)
Frame story (define and describe the frame for the Canterbury Tales)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Reflection due today.

Wed 11/4, 5: Media Literacy Reflection

Nov 4, 5

Learning Target

Develop a topic by selecting the most significant and relevant facts.

Construct writing such that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole.

Daily Activity:
Typing "Media Literacy Exercise"
Consult the story summaries, bullet lists, study guides from the TED talks, and the fake news questionnaire. Reflect on your learning honestly and specifically. Label each bullet point with a brief, bold heading and respond. Provide clear, brief examples. This reflection should consider the whole unit of study, not just the newspaper articles. 

Reminders/Due Dates:

We will be typing the reflection assignment on media literacy this Wed/Th. Due Monday, 11/9

Tues 11/3 Intro: Chaucer

Nov 3

Learning Target

Reading: understand elements of character 
(Chaucer is a master of character and Father of English Literature.)

Daily Activity: First, complete yesterday's assignment on Medieval England and turn in the study guide.

1. Do the "Quick Write in your lit text on p.139 
In class we did this with a partner.
2. Draw a picture of your character--color it
4. Be prepared to introduce your character on the document camera

Reminders/Due Dates:

We will be typing the reflection assignment on media literacy this Wed/Th. 

Mon 11/2 Intro: Medieval Age

Nov 2

Learning Target

Media literacy: I can judge the reliability of a news source.

Daily Activity:

1. Journal: Define "clean" either in its literal or figurative sense. On the flip side, you may want to consider the idea of "filth." Illustrate with examples . . . . 
2. Read article on the Medieval Age and complete study guide. Hand in.

Reminders/Due Dates:

We will be typing the reflection assignment on media literacy this Wed/Th

Thurs 10/29 Research

Oct 28

Learning Target

Media literacy: I can judge the reliability of a news source.

Daily Activity:

1. summarize the article on Afghanistan's earthquake (see half sheet guide
2. visit a variety of internet sources, search out additional ideas
3. create a bullet list documenting the new learning (can include video URLs with brief description)
Repeat for an article of your choice
Hand in 

Media literacy: Study guide--check for completion. Hand in if absent.

After discussing the journal prompt, complete the "fake news" questionnaire in your journal. (We discussed.)

In Journal: Read and summarize the news story on Afghanistan. 

Reminders/Due Dates:

Wed Oct 28

Oct 28

Learning Target

Media literacy: I can judge the reliability of a news source.

Daily Activity:

Journal: Scan the study guide from yesterday’s TED talk. Think about the implications (impact for the future) of citizen journalism and our access to many media sources on the Internet. What do you predict for the future? Be ready to discuss.

Media literacy: Study guide--check for completion. 

After discussing the journal prompt, complete the "fake news" questionnaire. (We discussed.)

In Journal: Read and summarize the news story on Afghanistan. 

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tuesday 10/27

Oct 27

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Journal: What is the best/worst thing about being the age you are right now? Write about it.
Media literacy: Ted Talks (study guide): go to this URL
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-choose-your-news-damon-brown
You will need to get a handout from me
Complete viewing and study guide

Reminders/Due Dates:

Monday Oct 26

Oct 26

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Choice Journal
Media literacy: Ted Talks (study guide): go to this URL
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-choose-your-news-damon-brown
You will need to get a handout from me

Reminders/Due Dates:

Friday Oct 23

Oct 23

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Complete film Beowulf and Grendel

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tues/Th 10/20-22 Beowulf and Grendel

Oct 20-22

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Introduction to Beowulf and Grendel: (handout)
Viewing: Record notes and details on the handout that point to various themes. Consider how the traditional text has been reinterpreted for a modern audience. What do you notice about character development and complexity? What similarities and differences do you see?
Wed. Journal: Discussion of media literacy: journal comparing traditional text to visual/aural texts. 
Thursday: Journal: What was your favorite toy as a child. Tell the story.
Continue viewing Beowulf to 1:05:16 (rowing)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Monday 10/19 Presentation

Oct 19

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Presenting Beowulf exit activity. Students who were not present will need to let me know how they contributed to the work. If absent for the entire process, you will need to do this on your own.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tuesday, 10/13 Exit Activity

Oct 13

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
1. Anglo Saxon Values:
Concrete paper inferring the values of the Anglo-Saxons from Beowulf (handout)
2. Letter home: permission for viewing segments of Beowulf and Grendel. 
Please share this information at home and return signed if you will need alternate curriculum.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Monday 10/12

Oct 12

Learning Target
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Daily Activity:
Reading immersion

Reminders/Due Dates:
Values exit activity on Beowulf Tuesday (25 points, small group)
Information/permission form for Beowulf and Grendel

Friday 10/9 Test

Oct 9

Learning Target
Daily Activity:
Beowulf/Anglos Saxon test

Reminders/Due Dates:
bring reading materials Monday
Values exit activity on Beowulf Tuesday (25 points, small group)

Thurs Oct 8 Test Review

Oct 8

Learning Target

Vocabulary development

Daily Activity:
Vocabulary Unit 2 quiz

Round robin paper pass: Student made study guides form the Beowulf documentary

Review for test
Reminders/Due Dates:
Anglo-Saxon values activity on Tuesday
Beowulf test Friday

Wed Oct 7

Oct 7

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex media and informational texts 

Daily Activity:
Complete Beowulf and documentary on Beowulf.
Beowulf selections: Death of Beowulf and Mourning Beowulf pp. 62-66
Reminders/Due Dates:
Anglo-Saxon values activity on Tuesday
Vocabulary test tomorrow, Beowulf test Friday

Wednesday, 10/7 Beowulf Finale

Oct 7

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex media and informational texts 

Daily Activity:
1. Journal: react and respond to "Benjamin Bagby" performance in the original Anglo-Saxon
https://vimeo.com/40671018
(We viewed the beginning for about 5 minutes.)
3. Complete the Beowulf selections: Death of Beowulf and Mourning Beowulf pp. 62-66
Reminders/Due Dates:
Anglo-Saxon values activity on Tuesday

Friday, 10/2 & Tuesday, 10/6 Beowulf

Friday Oct 2 and Tuesday Oct 6

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex media and informational texts 

Friday: Reading Immersion (five points, make up in Hornet Hour for 25 minutes and have your teacher email me.) Be sure you have read "The Battle With Grendel's Mother"; summarize it in your journal.
Grade check (on Fridays, I will be asking that you check your grades and take time to make up missing assignments as time allows.)
Tuesday 10/6
Daily Activity:
1. Journal: What Makes a Hero?

From the fierce, doomed Anglo-Saxon warrior Beowulf to King Arthur and his loyal knights, bound by their code of chivalry, early British literature shows a deep fascination with the hero as the embodiment of society's highest ideals. As these ideals have shifted, the image of the hero has changed too. What do you believe are the qualities of a true hero? Cite a specific example in illustration.

2. Beowulf selections: The Battle With Grendel's Mother (read aloud in class)
3. Clash of the Gods: documentary continued


Reminders/Due Dates:
Tuesday before break, you will be completing an exit activity on Anlgo-Saxon values, using text-based evidence.

Thurs, 10/1 Vocab Unit 2

Oct 1

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex media and informational texts 

Daily Activity:
1. Journal: Passing of Youth

When did you realize you couldn't still do it?  List ten things you could do when you were younger but can't do anymore.  Put one, some, or all of them together in one piece of writing.

 2. Vocab Unit #2

3. Complete the Beowulf selections: Grendel's Mother (read aloud in class)
On your own: pp. 53-57 "The Battle With Grendel's Mother"

Reminders/Due Dates:

Wed, 9/30 Beowulf

September 30

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex media and informational texts 

Daily Activity:
Hand in "Take What You Need"
1. Grammar Drill: (you should write about a page on any topic)
2. Read: 46-30 "The Battle With Grendel"
3. Intro video, Clash of the Gods (Beowulf) 7:37 - 19:00 minutes

As you view, create a 10 question study guide/quiz with answer key, this should be done throughout viewing (half today).

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tuesday 9/29 Intro Video

September 29

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex media and informational texts 

Daily Activity:
Hand in "Take What You Need"
1. Journal: Response to "Boundary Waters Imagery"
Write independently one page on any topic to make up the credit. You must show me this work . . . .
2. Read: 38-45 in text, the first lay (story segment) in Beowulf. Add "wyrd" (fate) to your list of notebook terms
3. Intro video, Clash of the Gods (Beowulf): 7 :37 minutes, to harvest moon

As you view, create a 10 question study guide/quiz with answer key, this should be done throughout viewing (half today).

Reminders/Due Dates:
"Take What You Need" due Tuesday, 9/29
Make sure it is revised, typed, error free, and visually appealing with related images.

Monday 9/28, Beowulf

Monday 9/28: Formative Assessment: Anglo Saxons

September 28

Learning Target

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts 

Daily Activity:
1. Daily Journal/Discussion:
Journal: Many people believe that television violence has a negative effect on society because it promotes violence. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response. 
2. Read 34-37 in text: Intro to Beowulf. Define the following in notebook:

3. In class: oral reading first two pages of the text

Reminders/Due Dates:
Bring literature text to class this week.
"Take What You Need" final due Tuesday.Make sure it is revised, typed, error free, and visually appealing with related images.