Tuesday 12 November: Vocab quiz; brief intro to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; begin reading in class
Wednesday 13 November: Fitt I due Thursday 14 November: Fitt II due Friday 15 November: No class; half day (Fitt III is long; start early) Monday 18 November: Fitt I and II activities Tuesday 19 November: Recitation assigned; use this website if you choose Middle English Wednesday 20 November: Fitt III due; Poetry OutLoud classroom competition Thursday 21 November: Work on recitation (Mrs. Walsh on Field Trip) Friday 22 November: Fitt IV due; parallels and overall discussion; here is a description of the pentangle Monday 25 November: Sir Gawain and the Green Test; Sir Gawain and the Green Writing Project assignment available; here's the handout about form Tuesday 26 November: No class; St. Cecilia's Day Thanksgiving Break Monday 2 December: Sir Gawain and the Green Writing Project begun in earnest Tuesday 3 December: Canterbury Tales introduced in class; extra credit stanza assigned; HW: work on creative writing; here is the General Prologue; here is "The Nun's Priest's Tale" Wednesday 4 December: "The Nun's Priest's Tale" day 1 in class; HW: work on creative writing Thursday 5 December: "The Nun's Priest's Tale" day 2 in class; HW: work on creative writing Friday 6 December: "The Nun's Priest's Tale" day 3 in class; HW: work on creative writing Monday 9 December: Chaucer Review Tuesday 10 December: Chaucer Test Wednesday 11 December: Sir Gawain recitation due Thursday 12 December: Poetry unit begins Sir Gawain Creative Writing due Monday 16 December |