File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: W2, W3 (depending on reflective essay), W4, W5, W6, W10, L1, L2
Activities:

1. Individuals identify at least one instance of each brushstroke in the essay.
2. Review dialogue structure (Dialogue Guidelines.pptx).
3. Review MLA format (Common Violations of Scholarly Writing.pptx).
4. Reminders: must be an identifiable stranger and village, must be based around an event, NOT a situation, must have a real title.
5. Ruby Grammar Wkbk, Faulty Coordination, pages 83-84 (11GE2023pdf. 11GE2024.pdf).

 
Tuesday
Standards: W2, W3 (depending on reflective essay), W4, W5, W6, W10, L1, L2
Activities:

1. Work on reflective essay in lab – due Wednesday, Feb. 13, in hard copy and in Turnitin.com, by the beginning of class.
2. Before handing in paper, be sure to underline/bold 6 vocab words (2 words from Unit 2; 2 words from Unit 3; 2 words from Unit 4). Label the Event, Response, and Reflection.

HW: Ruby Grammar Wkbk, Faulty Coordination, pages 85-86 (11GE2025.pdf; 11GE2026.pdf). Ex.1, 5-10, p. 86 for grade.
 
Wednesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL4, RL6, RI1, RI2, SL1, L1, L2
Activities:

1. Hand in Reflective Essay.
2. Check vocab 4 CTS.
3. Go over worksheets from Friday.
4. Common Violations of Scholarly Writing .pptx.
5. Making the Most of Feedback 3 All Areas.docx. DUE FRIDAY
6. Vocab 5 CTRW.

 
Thursday
Standards: RI1, RI2, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6,  RL7, RL9, RL10, L4
Activities:

1. Go over vocabulary.
2. Introduction to the medieval period (Medieval Period Historical.ppt slides 1-26 and videos 10 & 11: 10Castles__Manors__and_Feudalism.asx, 11The_Norman_Conquest_of_England.asx).
3. Canterbury Tales Begin REV2017.ppt.
4. Knight and Nun (slides 1-9) in What Does He Mean Chaucers Sardonic Wit.pptx.
5. Major events of the medieval period (Medieval Period Historical.ppt slides 29-44).
6. Read the first few lines of the prologue in Middle English (p. 97).
7. Vocab 5 Syn/Ant.

 
Friday
Standards: RI1, RI2, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6,  RL7, RL9, RL10, L4
Activities:

1. Hand in Feedback Analysis sheet (from Wednesday).
2. Finish discussing the religious figures (slides 10-16) in What Does He Mean Chaucers Sardonic Wit.pptx.
3. Springboard text p. 138.
4. Discuss difference between feminism and feminist lens (gender lens).
5. Read text p. 139.
6. Clip from Legally Blonde (court scene) with Viewing prompts on p. 139. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyv20R-k3aY
7. Discuss stereotypes, patriarchal and feminist figures in clip – pause on 0:23 and 0:45.
8. Read the Wife of Bath's description & "The Wife of Bath's Tale" (139; Wife of Bath Description and Tale.pdf), answering “Second Viewing” questions 2, 4, 5 about the “Wife of Bath’s Tale” and respond to the following questions: A) How are Legally Blonde and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” similar? B) What theme appears to be prevalent in both? C) What stereotype do both oppose? D) How is this relevant to the Medieval Period?
9. Vocab 5 CTS.

 

File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL9, L1, L2, L6, W2, W4, W5, W6, W8, SL4, SL6, RI1, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Appositives (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (49-61)). Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
2. Briefly review essay structure, lead-ins, and citations (showing examples in essay guide).
3. Work on Beowulf Summative Analysis Essay SP19.docx.

HW: Finalize Vocab Journal #1 (H dates: Jan. 21-Feb.1; CP Units: 1-3).
 
Tuesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL9, L1, L2, L6,
W2, W4, W5, W6, W8, SL4, SL6, RI1, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Hand in Vocab Journal #1 and begin Vocab Journal #2 (Units 4-6), due Mar. 5.
2. Finish and hand in Beowulf Summative Analysis Essay SP19.docx.

 
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI10, RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL10, L3, L4, L5, W2
Activities:

1. Take up Beowulf literary analysis.
2. Go over Vocab 3.
3. Unpack Embedded Assessment 2, p. 57.
4. Discussion on perspectives and "the outsider."
5. Cultural Criticism, p. 58.
6. Read and SOAPSTone WW1 Reflective Essay “In Search of Adventure,” pp. 3-4 (Grade 12_Writing Workshop 1_CC2018_SE Writing Process.pdf).
7. Structure of a Reflective Essay, p. 71.
8. Identify/label the three parts of the reflective essay.
9. Brainstorm ideas for your reflective essay.
10. Quotation marks worksheets (137 Q Marks Quotations 12GE2711.pdf; 138 Q Marks Quotations 12GE2712.pdf; 139 Q Marks wOther Marks 12GE2713.pdf; 140 Q Marks wOther Marks 12GE2714.pdf).
11. Vocab 4, CTRW.

 
Thursday
Standards: W2, W3 (depending on reflective essay), W4, W5, W6, W10, L1, L2
Activities:

1. Go over worksheets from yesterday.
2. Clip from Edward Scissorhands: Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PubEgTsP-Kc
3. Read “Lindo Jong: Double Face” pp. 81-82 and answer questions/fill in chart pp. 82-83. Note the information about punctuating dialogue on p. 82.
4. Discuss the Reflective Essay structure as shown in “In Search of Adventure” and “Lindo Jong.”
5. Discuss guided directions in “Drafting the Embedded Assessment,” p. 84.
6. Writing a Reflective Essay, p. 97; Rubric, p. 98.
7. Work on reflective essay in classroom (bring rough draft to class with you Monday – only 1.5 days to type).
8. Vocab 4, Syn/Ant.

 
Friday
Standards: RI1, RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, RI6, RI10, SL1, SL4, SL5, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Review Pronoun Agreement and Faulty Comparison (packet, general directions REV MC2 FA16.dox, pp. 11-12).
2. Pronoun-Antecedent review: 99 PA Agrmt Personal Pro 12GE2307.pdf; 101 PA Agrmt Indef Reflexive Pro 12GE2309.pdf; 103 PA Agrmt Vague Pro Ref 12GE2311.pdf
3. Pronoun-Antecedent review (105 PA Agrmt Ambiguous Distant Pro 12GE2313.pdf; 106 PA Agrmt Ambiguous Distant Pro 12GE2314 .pdf; 85 Pronoun Case 12GE2201.pdf; 86 Pronoun Case 12GE2202 .pdf; 87 Nom Obj Case 12GE2203.pdf).
4. 143 Dashes Parentheses 12GE2717.pdf; 144 Dashes Parentheses 12GE2718.pdf.
5. Vocab 4 CTS.
6. Conjunction Sort by Meaning.docx.
7. Conjunctions exercise choosing the correct one.docx.

 

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Wednesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, W3, W4, W6, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Go over Vocab.
2. Finish Grendel’s perspectives in lab.

HW: Vocab U3 CTRW.
 
Thursday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, W3, W4, W6, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Share Grendel’s perspectives.
2. Read Ch. 11-12 from Grendel.
3. Written reflection: similarities and differences between student-generated and professional author texts.
4. Go over grammar worksheets from Tuesday.
5. Appositives (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (49-61)). Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
6. Modifiers review (65 Mis Dang Modifiers 12GE2017.pdf and 66 Mis Dang Modifiers 12GE2018.pdf).
7. Quotation mark worksheets (141 Q Marks and Underline 12GE2715.pdf; 142 Q Marks and Underline 12GE2716.pdf).
8. Read “The Monsters’ Lair” (pp. 51-52) and “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” (pp. 52-56).

HW:  Vocab 3 Syn/Ant.
 
Friday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL9, L1, L2, L6,
W2, W4, W5, W6, W8, SL4, SL6, RI1, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Discuss and begin Beowulf Summative Analysis Essay SP19.docx.
2. Individuals identify at least one instance of each brushstroke in the essay.

 

​File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
This week’s assignments are going to be given a little bit differently due to the likelihood of inclement weather. I will post one day’s assignments at a time, so make sure you look at the correct class assignment for EACH day.
 
On Monday, you were given the handouts that you will need in order to complete today’s assignments.

1. Navigate to the Springboard text folder on the Google Drive and open the Unit 1 file. Go to page 51. Read pages 51-52. These pages give some background on Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.
2. Find and complete the following exercises on the handouts you received on Monday: misplacedmodifier.pdf; Misplaced Modifiers.doc, Adjective Clause Worksheets (41 Adjective Clauses 12GE1909.pdf and 42 Adjective Clauses 12GE1910.pdf), Subject-Verb Agreement (93 SV Agrmt Nns Pronns Vbs 12GE2301.pdf; 94 SV Agrmt Nns Pronns Vbs 12GE2302.pdf; 95 SV Agrmt Compound Subj 12GE2303.pdf; 96 SV Agrmt Compound Subj12GE2304.pdf; 97 SV Agrmt Confusing Subj 12GE2305.pdf; 98 SV Agrmt Confusing Subj 12GE2306.pdf).
3. Make sure Vocab Unit 2, Completing the Sentence is done.

 

​File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
This week’s assignments are going to be given a little bit differently due to the likelihood of inclement weather. I will post one day’s assignments at a time, so make sure you look at the correct class assignment for EACH day.
 

1. On Monday of this week, we are in the computer lab, working on the Grendel Narrative. Please make sure you label appropriately all elements you include in the narrative (see the sample labels in the assignment page).
2. Complete Vocab Unit 2 “Completing the Sentence.”

 

File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Holiday
 
Tuesday
Standards: L1, L2, RI4, RI6, RI7, RI9, W5
Activities:

1. Review Prepositions (15 Prepositions 12GE1715.pdf; 16 Prepositions 12GE1716.pdf).
2. Adverb Clause (43 Adverb Clauses Elliptical 12GE1911.pdf and 44 Adverb Clauses Elliptical 12GE1912.pdf): underline the adverb clause and circle the subordinating conjunctions – ignore other directions.
3. Review Conjunctions (17 Conjunction Types Prep Adv 12GE1717.pdf; 18 Conjunction Types Prep Adv 12GE1718.pdf).
4. 129 Comma Sep Basic Elements  12GE2703.pdf, 130 Comma Sep Basic Elements 12GE2704.pdf.
5. Review Fragments and Run-ons (61 Fragments 12GE2013.pdf; 62 Fragments 12GE2014.pdf; 63 Runons 12GE2015.pdf; 64 Runons 12GE2016.pdf).
6. Groups finish reading and analyzing “The Wrath of Grendel.”

HW: Finish Vocab 1 CTS
 
Wednesday
Standards: L1, L2, Rl1, RL2, RL3, RL5, W3, W4, W5, W6, W10, SL1, SL4
Activities:

1. Vocab Journal CP Brit.docx – First CP Vocab journal due Feb. 5.
2. Go over grammar.
3. Discuss “The Wrath of Grendel.”

HW: Vocab 2 CTRW.
 
Thursday
Standards: L1, L2, Rl1, RL2, RL3, RL5, W3, W4, W5, W6, W10, SL1, SL4
Activities:

1. Read and analyze “The Coming of Beowulf” (p. 44). Discuss perspectives.
2. Discussion: Why does Beowulf travel this far to risk his life? Theme: God protects those who are honorable and fight for good against evil.

 
Friday
Standards: L1, L2, Rl1, RL2, RL3, RL5, RL10, W3, W4, W5, W6, W10, SL1, SL4
Activities:

1. Groups read and analyze “Unferth's Challenge.doc” as a group.
2. Discussion: Two different perspectives of what happened in the race with Brecca in Unferth’s challenge.
3. Read aloud “The Battle with Grendel” pp. 49-51.
4. Groups complete pages one and two of Importance of Perspective Beowulf Grendel.docx (perspective and sensory details).
5. Vocab 2 Syn/Ant.

 

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Standards: RI1, RI4, W4, W10, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Collect signed copies of syllabus and vocab money.
2. Decoding the GSE.pptx; ELA-11-12-British-Literature-Composition-Standards.pdf.
3. Comma rule #1: (a)Use commas to separate items in a series unless (b)ALL items are joined by and or or (polysyndeton). Give an example of each (Comma Rules SP19.pptx) (Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute - The New York Times.pdf).
4. Comma rule #2: Use a comma after an introductory word,  participial phrase, adverb clause or phrase, or series of prepositional phrases (Comma Rules SP19.pptx).
5. Brushstrokes Intro.pptx.
6. Participle Brushstroke .pptx, slides 1-4.
7. Worksheet: participle-ws-2.pdf (page 2).
8. Participle Brushstroke .pptx, slides 5-9.

HW: Students do Vocab 1 CTRW.
 
Tuesday
Standards: RI1, RI4, W4, W10, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Comma rule #3: Use commas to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases (Comma Rules SP19.pptx).
2. Review commas with added elements (131 Comma Added Elements 12GE2705.pdf, 132 Comma Added Elements 12GE2706.pdf).
3. Commas Essential Nonessential Elements.docx. Exercise 1.
4. Perception is Everything (text, p. 1).
5. Read Making Connections, p. 4.
6. Think-pair-share Essential Questions p. 4.
7. Differing Perspectives Pictures.pptx; book: illuminature; They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel.

 
Wednesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, RI1, RI4, W3, W4, W10, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Go over vocab.
2. Commas Essential Nonessential Elements.docx – Ex. 2.
3. Comma rule #4: (a) Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun, (b)except when the last adjective is part of the noun or (c)if one word in the series modifies the next word (Comma Rules SP19.pptx). Give an example of each.
4. Adjectives (brushstrokes _EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (61-70)).
5. Anglo Saxon history (British Lit Intro Rev SP16.ppt, slides 1-18, with videos).

HW: Vocab 1 Syn/Ant.
 
Thursday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, RI1, RI4, W3, W4, W10, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Comma rule #5: Use a comma before and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so when they join independent clauses (Comma Rules SP19.pptx).
2. All About Conjunctions.pptx (conjunctions_ master_list_alternate_version.pdf).
3. Anglo Saxon history (British Lit Intro Rev SP16.ppt, slides 19-32, with videos).
4. Kennings and Alliteration.pptx.
5. Beowulf Intro.ppt.

 
Friday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL7, RL9, RL10, RI1, RI4, W3, W4, W10, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Go over vocab.
2. GUM Review: Joining clauses and ideas (Colon Magical Properties.pptx).
3. Adverb Clause (43 Adverb Clauses Elliptical 12GE1911.pdf and 44 Adverb Clauses Elliptical 12GE1912.pdf): underline the adverb clause and circle the subordinating conjunctions – ignore other directions.
4. As a class, read and analyze “The Wrath of Grendel” (p. 40) with Beowulf Details Chart.doc and Beowulf Details Chart More.doc.
5. As a class, read and analyze “The Coming of Beowulf” (p. 44). Discuss perspectives.
6. Literary Theory, pp. 5-6 with Optical Illusions (Optical Illusions.pptx). In groups, discuss aphorisms and create/share an original aphorism.

HW: Vocab 1 CTS.
 

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Monday
Standards: RI1. RI4, SL1, SL3, W4
Activities:

1. Welcome to class.
2. Distribute Student Info Sheets and collect TRSS forms.
3. As students begin to finish info sheets, distribute syllabus and syllabus quiz (Syllabus British Lit FA18 McC.doc, Syllabus quiz SP18.docx).
4. While You Were Out Assignment Sheet.docx.
5. TRSS forms & transcript check.
6. Distribute letters to students (Letter to Students FA18.doc) and request that they write a letter in response (finish checking TRSS forms during letter activity).
7. Distribute TRSS forms.
8. Remind of homework: have parents sign course syllabus, bring vocab money, and write a letter response to the teacher’s letter:

The Basics
Who are you as a person?
What do you love?
What do you loath?
The Academics
What subjects do you prefer?
What subjects do you dislike?
Do you need a particular environment to study?
What types of writing and reading do you prefer?
The Life Plan
What are your goals for this year? This class?
What are your goals after high school?
How can I help you get there?
 
Tuesday
Standards: SL1, SL3, L1, L2
Activities:

1. Collect signed copies of syllabus and vocab money.
2. Distribute and explain errand passes (errand passes mccarter brit.doc).
3. Explain how to complete Array Inventory (Array Interaction Inventory 2-sided.doc) and allow students time to complete.
4. Comma, part of speech, part of sentence pre-assessment (Grammar Foundational Concepts Pre-Assessment.docx, Grammar Foundational Concepts Pre-Assessment Answers.docx).
5. Distribute DGP Grammar Review Sheets.
6. Chunking to Imitate--grammar of the greats intro lesson 1 REV.pptx
7. Unscrambling to Imitate - grammar of the greats intro lesson 2 .ppt.
8. GUM Review: Verbs, Action and Linking (5 Action Linking Verbs 12GE1705.pdf and 6 Action Linking Verbs 12GE1706.pdf).

 
Wednesday
Standards: RI1, L1, L2
Activities:

1. Go over how to decode the Standards (Decoding the GSE.pptx; ELA-11-12-British-Literature-Composition-Standards.pdf).
2. Comma rule #1: (a)Use commas to separate items in a series unless (b)ALL items are joined by and or or (polysyndeton). Give an example of each (Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute - The New York Times.pdf).
3. 129 Comma Sep Basic Elements  12GE2703.pdf, 130 Comma Sep Basic Elements 12GE2704.pdf.
4. Combining to Imitate.- grammar of the greats intro lesson 3.pptx.
5. GUM Review: 7 Trans Intrans Verbs 12GE1707.pdf and 8 Trans Intrans Verbs 12GE1708.pdf.
6. GUM Review: 9 Verb Phrases 12GE1709.pdf and 10 Verb Phrases 12GE1710.pdf.

 
Thursday
Standards: RI1, L1, W4, W10, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Comma rule #2: Use a comma after an introductory word,  participial phrase, adverb clause or phrase, or series of prepositional phrases.
2. Brushstrokes Intro.pptx.
3. Participle Brushstroke .pptx.
4. Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
5. Worksheet: participle-ws-2.pdf (page 1).
6. Worksheet: participle-ws-2.pdf (page 2).
7. Introduce 12 words from Vocab unit 1: caterwaul, chimerical, effete, fait accompli, liturgy, morass, noisome, poltroon, proselyte, raillery, ribald, supine; students create a symbol for the word and a sentence that illustrates the meaning of the word, using alliteration.
8. Students do Vocab 1 CTRW.

 
Friday
Standards: RI1, RI4, W4, W10, SL1, SL3, L1, L2, L6
Activities:

1. Comma rule #3: Use commas to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases.
2. Review commas with added elements (131 Comma Added Elements 12GE2705.pdf, 132 Comma Added Elements 12GE2706.pdf).
3. Commas Essential Nonessential Elements.docx. Exercise 1.
4. Midsummer Eve.pptx: Create base sentence for whole, then highlight three elements/nouns and describe with participial phrases. Join.
5. Absolutes (brushstrokes_EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (36-49)).
6. Record definition and example of brushstroke in notebook.
7. Go over vocab from yesterday.
8. Stories Quotes (Stories Quotes.pptx).
9. Introduce Anglo Saxon history (British Lit Intro Rev SP16.ppt, slides 1-14, with videos).