Monday 8 November: Brainstorm Beowulf ideas; Have Beowulf project idea approved
Tuesday 9 November: Workday for Beowulf project; Receive Sir Gawain Wednesday 10 November: Begin Sir Gawain in class; alliterative verse; bob-and-wheel Thursday 11 November: Fitt 1 due through p. 37 due Friday 12 November: All of Fitt 1 due; Vocabulary quiz (two lists) Monday 15 November: Fitt 2 due through p. 75 only; here is the handout from class Tuesday 16 November: End of Fitt 2 due; Here is the handout from class; Recitation assigned; use this website if you choose Middle English; Beowulf project update completed in class Wednesday 17 November: Fitt 3 due; parallels and overall discussion Thursday 18 November: Beowulf project update in class; Fitt 4 due; parallels and overall discussion Friday 19 November: Poetry OutLoud Classroom Competition; Sir Gawain and the Green Writing Project assignment available; Review of Gawain material for test after Thanksgiving (take excellent notes!!); Gawain recitation assigned; here is the website for the Middle English option Thanksgiving Break Extra days off: Monday 29 November: Review Gawain; work on Beowulf project; Gawain review and calendar overview screencast available here; the Lady's monologue on the color symbolism of green is here Tuesday 30 November: Review Gawain; work on Beowulf project Wednesday 1 December: Beowulf project due for all students; informal presentations Thursday 2 December: Gawain test Friday 3 December: Canterbury Tales introduced in class; General Prologue in class; HW: work on creative writing; here is the General Prologue; here is "The Nun's Priest's Tale" Here is a checklist for the creative writing assignment to remind you of standards. Monday 6 December: General Prologue group work in class; HW: work on creative writing; Tuesday 7 December: "The Nun's Priest's Tale" begun in class; HW: work on creative writing Wednesday 8 December: Sir Gawain creative writing project due in completeness for check and workday; consider running a draft by the teacher--office hours available, as always; here are the first two stanzas of a student sample ; HW: Finish reading through "The Nun's Priest's Tale" Thursday 9 December: Discuss Chaucer; Work time for Sir Gawain creative project questions Friday 10 December: Prep for Henry V day Monday 13 December: Sir Gawain Recitation due in class; prep for Henry V day Tuesday 14 December: Prep for Henry V day Wednesday 15 December: Sir Gawain creative writing due; Henry V day! Thursday 16 December: Review and discussion and follow-up on Henry V Friday 17 December: In-class writing on Henry V Christmas Break Comments are closed.
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