Mrs. Levi’s Senior English Blog

MONDAY:

• Bellwork: None – prepare for test by making sure your notes are organized.
• Middle Ages Test – you may use your Middle Ages outlines and any notes in your binder on this test.  Thank you for keeping your binders together and organized as requested.
• Work on Vocabulary Unit 5 in the workbook when you’ve completed your test.
• Homework: Finish Vocabulary Unit 5 – due Wednesday

TUESDAY:

• Bellwork: Name one thing you already know about the Renaissance.
• Introduce the Renaissance — Read pages 193-212 and create an outline for use on your Renaissance Test (coming up the week before Thanksgiving).
• Mini-interims went home.  Students do NOT have to have these signed.  They were purely informative.  IF YOU HAVE ZEROES — you have until Friday, October 30th to get anything missing in for partial credit.
• Homework: Vocabulary Unit 5 due tomorrow

WEDNESDAY:

• Bellwork:
• Check Vocabulary 5
• Renaissance Notes – Please get notes from the Notes page (link to the right).
• Homework: Study for the Vocab 5 Quiz on Friday

THURSDAY:

• Bellwork:
• Continue Renaissance Introduction
• Homework: Study for Vocab 5 Quiz

FRIDAY:

• Bellwork:
• Turn in all missing assignments for partial credit – LAST CHANCE!
• Vocabulary 5 Quiz – Definitions
• Finish Introduction to the Renaissance

MONDAY:

• Bellwork: none
• Complete Vocabulary Unit 4 in the workbook
• Homework: Finish Vocabulary unit 4 – due Thursday

TUESDAY:

• Bellwork: none
• Read “The Death of Arthur” pages 170-175 and create a detailed summary of the story (should be a page or so in length)
• Answer the question “Why is the story of Arthur so powerful even today?”
• Homework: vocabulary unit 4 – due Thursday

WEDNESDAY:

• Bellwork: How is the truce between Mordred and Arthur disturbed (according to “The Death of Arthur”)?
• Begin watching “First Knight”
• Homework: Vocabulary check tomorrow

THURSDAY:

• Bellwork: none
• Check Vocabulary unit 4 – take a grade
• Continue “First Knight”
• Homework: Study for your quiz on unit 4 tomorrow

FRIDAY:

• Bellwork: none
• Quiz Vocabulary Unit 4
• Finish “First Knight”

MONDAY / TUESDAY:

Fall Break – No School

WEDNESDAY:

• Bellwork: How does Chaucer fit into the group of pilgrims?
• Read the Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, pages 138-147
• Answer questions 1-9 and a-d on page 149

THURSDAY:

• Bellwork: How is the Wife of Bath ahead of her time?
• Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight excerpt, pages 158-167
• Answer questions a-e on page 167 and write a brief summary of the story

FRIDAY:

• Bellwork: What do you already know about the Arthurian Legends?
• Introduce King Arthur
• Arthurian Legends DVD

MONDAY:

• Bellwork: Why is the Knight listed first in the General Prologue and the first to talk?
• Continue CT from Friday
• Homework: Vocabulary Unit 3 – due Thursday and quiz Friday

TUESDAY:

Ms. Levi out of town.

• Bellwork: By what devices does Chaucer reveal his characters?  (Refer to page 103.)
• Continue reading the General Prologue as necessary to complete the assignments
• Complete the “Characters in the Prologue” handout
• Complete the “British Class Structure” handout
• Complete questions 1-6 and a-d from page 127.  Finish for homework, if needed.

WEDNESDAY:

Ms. Levi out of town.

• Bellwork: How do you think the people of Chaucer’s time responded to the character representations in The Canterbury Tales?  Pick one character from the General Prologue and provide your hypothesis.
• Read “The Pardoner’s Tale” pages 129-136
• Complete side one of the “Analyzing a Pilgrim” handout
• Finish vocabulary unit 3, due tomorrow

THURSDAY:

• Bellwork: How does Chaucer himself fit into the group?
• Check Vocabulary Unit 3 and take a grade
• Check questions from page 127 (1-6 and a-d)
• Review “The Pardoner’s Tale” and finish/check “Analyzing a Pilgrim” handout as needed

FRIDAY:

• Bellwork: What makes the Pardoner so offensive?
• Vocabulary Unit 3 Quiz
• Read “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and complete side two of the “Analyzing a Pilgrim handout together in class.
• Finish Wednesday after Fall Break

End of the first nine weeks!  One down, three to go.    Have a SAFE and restful Fall Break, and I’ll see you Wednesday.

MONDAY:

• Bellwork: none
• Watch The Canterbury Tales, volumes 1 and 2
• Homework: Vocab unit 2 – due Wednesday

TUESDAY:

ASVAB test in the theatre at 7:15.

• Bellwork: None
• 1st-4th periods: Test
• 5th period: Continue Canterbury Tales, volume 2 and being volume 3
• Homework: Vocab unit 2 due tomorrow

WEDNESDAY:

Josten’s Representative back on campus to take orders/deposits

• Bellwork: None
• All classes will visit the theatre to turn in order packets at the beginning of each period.
• Check Vocab 2

THURSDAY:

• Bellwork: None
• Finish DVDs as needed
• Handout on Canterbury Tales pilgrims
• Begin reading from the text
• Homework: Study for your Vocab 2 quiz tomorrow

FRIDAY:

• Bellwork: none
• Vocabulary 2 quiz
• Continue the CT