Monday, September 12

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Homework check (Beowulf illustrations).
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Small groups shared pictures.
COLLECTED illustrations.
Began reading Part 2 of Beowulf.  Students should finish for homework: be prepared for a reading quiz! (Now on page 46.)

DUE DATES

Reading Quiz on Part 2 of Beowulf on Tuesday, September 13.

Friday, September 9

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Vocabulary quiz.
Finished reading Part 1 of Beowulf.
Assigned an illustration with a caption from Part 1 of Beowulf in our text; to be completed as homework.

Thursday, September 8

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

10 minutes for independent reading or vocabulary review.

Reviewed and discussed the Double Entry Journal (DEJ) passages on Old English life and poetry in Beowulf entered by individuals yesterday.
COLLECTED DEJs for a grade.

Continued reading the poem.  Now on page 33, line 448.

DUE DATES

First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Wednesday, September 7

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reviewed and discussed the Double Entry Journal (DEJ) passages on Old English life and poetry in Beowulf entered by pairs yesterday.
Continued reading the poem; students individually found two more DEJ entries.  (Due tomorrow at the start of class.)
Now on page 27, line 261.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Tuesday, September 6

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

20 minutes silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Reviewed the Double Entry Journal (DEJ) forms for what elements of Old English life and poetry in Beowulf we are tracking.
Continued reading the poem; pairs worked to find a second DEJ entry.
Now on page 24, line 125.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Friday, September 2

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reading quiz on pages 9--17 in Holt.

Watched introduction to In Search of Beowulf, commenting on aspects of Old English life it reflected.
Introduced Double Entry Journal (DEJ) forms for tracking elements of Old English life and poetry in Beowulf.
Began reading the poem; modeled first DEJ entry, checked in around comprehension.
Now on page 22, line 70.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Thursday, September 1

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Wrapped up notes, on the Introduction to Old English and Old English Life and Poetry.
Reminder about homework, reading logs and reading materials for Tuesday.

DUE DATES

HOMEWORK for Friday, September 2: Read pages 9--17 in your textbook.  Be prepared for a reading quiz.

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.