Wednesday, November 30

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Choice of vocabulary work or reading.

Continued reading the Canterbury Tales; Read 142--145, The Squire through the beginning of The Monk.
Students added to their Character Notes and DEJ forms.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.
FRIDAY, December 2: Part 2 Canterbury Tales vocabulary quiz.

Tuesday, November 29

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Introduced Part 2 Canterbury Tales vocabulary.  Quiz Friday!

Finished notes on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.
Read and listened to the opening lines of the Canterbury Tales in Middle English.
Distributed character notes and discussed how to use them; distributed Canterbury Tales DEJ forms.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.
FRIDAY, December 2: Part 2 Canterbury Tales vocabulary quiz.

Monday, November 28

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Finished notes on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.
Read and listened to the opening lines of the Canterbury Tales in Middle English.
Distributed character notes and discussed how to use them; distributed Canterbury Tales DEJ forms.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, November 22: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.  (Gabby N., need make-up quiz!)
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Wednesday, November 23

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This class short due to half day.
Continued notes on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, November 22: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.  (Gabby N., need make-up quiz!)
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Tuesday, November 22

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reading quiz on pages 123--129 and 135--140 in textbook.
Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
Short silent reading.

Continued notes on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, November 22: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Monday, November 21

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reminder: For Tuesday, Read 123--129 and 135--140 in textbook.  Be prepared for a reading quiz AND the rescheduled vocabulary quiz.

This class short due to Two Hour Delay schedule.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Continued notes on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, November 17: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
TUESDAY, November 22: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, November 18: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Friday, November 18

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Rescheduled vocabulary test (see below).  Assigned homework: For Tuesday: Read 123--129 and 135--140 in textbook.  Be prepared for a reading quiz!

Choice of reading, vocabulary, or completing the in-class essay test.
COLLECTED tests from remaining students; those not yet done (J.M., S.B.) will need to arrange time outside of class next week.

Began notes on Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, November 17: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
TUESDAY, November 22: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, November 18: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Thursday, November 17

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Navigated to the poem Gawain and the Green Knight.
Briefly reviewed notes.
Began in-class essay test.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, November 17: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
TUESDAY, November 22: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, November 18: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Wednesday, November 16

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reviewed the story of Gawain and the Green Knight so far.
Finished reading the poem.
Added notes to Medieval Romance DEJs.
Discussion of notes.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, November 17: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
FRIDAY, November 18: Canterbury Tales Prolog--Doctor vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Tuesday, November 15

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short class due to parent-teacher conferences. Upcoming test and today's scheduled work on Medieval Romance has been pushed back by a day due to low attendance today. 

Silent reading.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, November 17: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Monday, November 14

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short class due to parent-teacher conferences.

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Friday, November 11

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

No school due to Veterans' Day.

Thursday, November 10

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Guidance presentation on College Week events.

Using laptops (or cell phones or tablets) students navigated to online text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Students completed Medieval Romance DEJ forms noting examples of trawthe or the acts of an ideal chivalrous knight.
Discussed student DEJ notes.

Reviewed events leading up to second half of the poem and began reading the ending of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Wednesday, November 9

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Using laptops (or cell phones or tablets) students navigated to online text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Distributed Medieval Romance DEJ forms; discussed Medieval idea of trawthe, as defined in the introduction to the poem.
Began reading Gawain and the Green Knight.  Students noted line numbers of elements of Medieval Romance and actions reflecting trawthe, or the acts of an ideal chivalrous knight.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Medieval Romance open book essay test.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Tuesday, November 8

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Students watched The Reduced Shakespeare Company.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Monday, November 7

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
COLLECTED observations on the Plantagenets: Henry II, Eleanor, Richard, Geoffrey, and John.
Returned rubrics with grades on memoir essays; announced due date for the optional revision.

Students took notes on background for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Navigated to the online version of the poem we will read.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Friday, November 4

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Finished watching the film version of The Lion in Winter.  
Students began compiling a set of observations of about 1--2 sentences on each of the Plantagenets: Henry II, Eleanor, Richard, Geoffrey, and John.  COMPLETE AS HOMEWORK.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, November 7: Observations on The Lion in Winter due.
FRIDAY, December 2: Optional final draft memoir essays due.

Thursday, November 3

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Continued watching the film version of The Lion in Winter.  

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 2: End of Quarter 1

Wednesday, November 2

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short silent reading OR make-up vocabulary quiz from Friday.

Continued watching the film version of The Lion in Winter.  (Now at -1:09)

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 2: End of Quarter 1

Tuesday, November 1

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short silent reading.

Continued watching the film version of The Lion in Winter.  (Now at -1:29)

Monday, October 31

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This lesson taught by a substitute in Ms. Bishop's absence. 

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Continued watching the film version of The Lion in Winter.