Tuesday 14 November: Begin Sir Gawain in class; alliterative verse; bob-and-wheel; HW is to continue working on project
Wednesday 15 November: Continue Sir Gawain in class; HW Fitt 2 due through p. 75 Thursday 16 November: Continue Sir Gawain in class; Fitt 1 and the beginning of Fitt 2, focusing on symbolism; Here is the handout from class Friday 17 November: End of Fitt 2 due; Here is the handout from class Monday 20 November: Vocabulary quiz (Confessions words and Beowulf words) Tuesday 21 November: Beowulf projects due Thanksgiving Break Monday 27 November: Fitt 3 due to p. 125; parallels and their significances Tuesday 28 November: Rest of Fitt 3 due; Poetry OutLoud Classroom Competition Wednesday 29 November: Fitt 4 due; parallels and their significances Thursday 30 November: Review of Gawain material for test Friday 1 December: Test: Sir Gawain Sir Gawain and the Green Writing Project assignment available Here is a student sample: Notice how the student handles line length and stressing the alliteration, among other aspects Gawain recitation assigned; here is the website for the Middle English option; the Lady's monologue on the color symbolism of green is here Monday 4 December: Come to class with an idea for a simple quest story; feel free to adapt from Le Mort D'Arthur...or your favorite (medieval) Disney movie Tuesday 5 December: Process work in class: Isolating the poem, outlining/storyboarding the stanzas, choosing the letters to alliterate, controlling line length Wednesday 6 December: Workday for poem; conferences available Comments are closed.
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