Welcome On a sheet of paper, respond to the following question in at least a paragraph. Where were you at this time last year? Describe yourself and how you have changed since last year. (Think deeper than…well, I used to have long hair, but now it’s short.) Agenda Syllabus Graduation Project Getting to Know You Activity Student Survey Reflection Graduation Project Lab Day tomorrow Cover Page Title Page Resumé Table of contents Academic Advisor Form Due January 31 Product Approval Form Due February 7 Getting to Know You Think – look over the questions. Pick one or two you want to talk about. Think about how you would answer it. Pair - with someone sitting next to you, discuss the questions you picked and talk about them. Share – with the class Student Survey Go to my webpage Click on English IV in the left column Click on the survey link Answer the questions completely and honestly What Type of Learner are You? Visual Auditory Read-Write Kinesthetic Visual They tend to be fast talkers. They exhibit impatience and have a tendency to interrupt. They use words and phrases that evoke visual images. They learn by seeing and visualizing. Kinesthetic They tend to be slow talkers. They tend to be slow to make decisions. They use all their senses to engage in learning. They learn by doing and solving real-life problems. They like hands-on approaches to things and learn through trial and error. Auditory They speak slowly and tend to be natural listeners. They think in a linear manner. They prefer to have things explained to them verbally rather than to read written information. They learn by listening and verbalizing. Read-Write They prefer for information to be displayed in writing, such as lists of ideas. They emphasize text-based input and output. They enjoy reading and writing in all forms. Reflection Where will you be at this time next year? Describe how you think your life will be different. If you don’t think it will be different, explain why. January 24 What are your goals for this class this semester? What is your plan to accomplish these goals? Who is going to support you? Agenda Table of Contents Title Page Cover Page Resumé January 27 What is a hero? Agenda Hero Reaction Guide Anglo History Context academic vocab Reading Beowulf – pg 42 Academic Vocab T-chart to interpret and analyze text Epic Hero graphic organizer to support claims in analysis Final Reflection Anglo-Saxons – What you need to know Romans leave Britain Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade Bloody conflicts, ignorance, violence, barbarism Angle-land Fatalistic and grim world view Vikings invade The appeal of Christianity Anglo-Saxon Virtues Bravery Loyalty Generosity Friendship Academic Vocab Alliteration Caesura Assonance Scops Dichotomy Kenning Epic poetry Epic Hero Alliteration Repetition of stressed sounds, particularly consonants from the beginning of words or syllables. …hoping to kill anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot. …the struggling great bodies beating at its beautiful walls … …gold-covered boards grating as Grendel and Beowulf battled across them. Caesura A pause dividing each line, with each part having two accented syllables to help maintain the rhythm of the line A powerful monster, living down In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient As day after day the music rang Loud in that hall, the harp’s rejoicing Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds … lying in waiting, hidden in mist, invisibly following them … And wondering what the bravest of warriors could do. And sometimes they sacrificed to the … sung of the ancient beginnings of us all, recalling the Almighty making the earth … Scops Poet singers Dichotomy Opposites on the same spectrum Light/Dark Male/Female Good/Evil Kenning Metaphor - figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily means one thing is applied to another thing to suggest a likeness between the two Compound – raven-haired, ring-marked Possessive – heaven’s high arch, her evil skin Prepositional – frozen with fear, winters of grief, running to his doom Epic Long narrative poem Praised heroic warriors Recited by scops Instilled cultural pride History lesson Moral sermon Epic Hero Glorified On a Quest Ethical Strong Epic Hero? Beowulf – What you need to know Oldest surviving epic poem 750? Written in Old English Originally untitled Originally chanted Author unknown Beowulf Cheat Sheet Herot – mead-hall King Hrothgar – king of the Danes Grendel - monster Healfdane – Hrothgar’s father Higlac – Beowulf’s uncle, king of the Geats Wulfgar - herald Edgetho – Beowulf’s father Wiglaf – Beowulf’s wing man T-Chart Academic Vocab Example Alliteration Caesura Assonance Dichotomy Kenning January 28 What does evil mean to you? Write your own definition of the word and provide some examples of real-life monsters. Agenda Reading Beowulf – pg 50 Academic Vocab T-chart to interpret and analyze text Epic Hero graphic organizer to support claims in analysis Final Reflection Homework: Cover page, title page, table of contents, and resumé Exit Slip Summarize what you will take away from class today in one short sentence – 10 words or less. January 31 Who would you consider a modern day epic hero? Why? Agenda Finish reading Beowulf – pg 66 Revisit Hero Reaction Guide Modern Day Epic Hero Project Homework Due Tuesday: Cover page, title page, table of contents, and resumé Academic Advisor Form Products Connection to and extension of research Should reflect 15 hours of work Must be adequately documented with photographs, logs, letters, reflective journal entries, and other forms of documentation Must involve a community component Ideas Write a story Teach a lesson Create a website Interview a professional February 3 The Anglo-Saxon virtues are bravery, loyalty, generosity, and friendship. Which do you think is the most important and why? Agenda Reading “The Seafarer” – pg 104 Analyzing lines of the poem by paraphrasing, visualizing, and clarifying. Finishing Modern Day Epic Hero Project Final Reflection Homework Due Tomorrow: Cover page, title page, table of contents, and resumé Imagery Find images that convey a mood of isolation. Image Sense “frozen chains” line 10 touch Poem Analysis “The Seafarer” Speaker Remembers or Ponders Lines 1-38 Being cold, hungry, and lonely on the sea Lines 39 – 64 Lines 64 - 80 Lines 81 – 102 Lines 103 - 124 Reflection What is your own definition of an epic hero? February 4 Describe the most interesting person you have ever met? Agenda Academic Vocab Intro to the Middle Ages and Chaucer Reading The Canterbury Tales Prologue - pg 144 Middle English Prologue Extra Credit Reading and Comparing Prologue Pilgrims Knight pg 146/Squire pg 147 Parson pg 157/Nun pg 148 Intro to Modern Pilgrim Assignment Homework: Product Approval Form Academic Vocab Frame story – joins one or more stories within a story Prologue – intro to a literary work; can establish setting and give background Medieval literature – ballads, romances, allegories, and moral tales; most were religious – but some dealt with love, exemplary life and behavior, and political and social issues Ballads – narrative songs (tragic love, domestic conflicts, disastrous wars, shipwrecks, sensational crimes, exploits of outlaws, celebrated historical events, romantic heroes, revenge, rebellion, envy, betrayal, and superstition) Allegories – narrative in which something concrete represents something abstract (Ex. Cowardly Lion; Animal Farm, Pilgrim’s Progress) Academic Vocab Iambic pentameter – line of poetry with 5 meters, or 10 syllables, patter in unstressed followed by stressed syllable Characterization - techniques an author uses to develop characters including description of the character’s appearance; character’s speech, thoughts, and actions; responses of other characters to the character; and direct comments from the narrator. Satire - a literary work that ridicules its subject in order to make a comment or criticism about it Dramatic irony – reader knows more than the character Verbal irony – someone says one thing but means another Situational irony – what is expected to happen is not what actually happens Who’s Who in the Middle Ages God – Church King Lords Vassals Knights Ladies Serfs What They Ate Lord Wine or ale White bread Deer, boar, and rabbits Salmon and trout Breakfast of white bread, meat, and wine or ale Dinner (lunch) usually consisted of many courses Supper similar to dinner but may include pigeon pie, woodcock, or sturgeon Peasant Water, milk, or ale Rye bread Mutton Hedgehogs and squirrels Black Pudding Dace, grayling, and gudgeon Breakfast of bread and ale Dinner of dark bread and cheese – meat rarely included Supper of vegetable pottage and bread – lucky to have meat Chaucer – What you need to know Father of English Literature First to write in the vernacular Member of Parliament Knight of the shire Middle English Modern Prologue Pilgrims Pilgrim Knight pg 146 Squire pg 147 Parson pg 157 Nun pg 148 Description Analysis Reflection In 1809, the English poet and artist William Blake made the following observation: “Chaucer’s pilgrims are the characters which compose all ages and nations…Some of the names or titles are altered by time, but the characters themselves forever remain unaltered.” Do you agree or disagree that Chaucer’s characters seem timeless and universal? Support your opinion with details from the text and your own experiences. February 5 It has been said that “Money is the root of all evil.” Do you agree/disagree? Why? Agenda Analyze modern depiction of greed Read Pardoner’s Description - pg 162 Read Pardoner’s Tale – pg 170 Complete plot activity Watch Pardoner’s Tale Compare/Contrast Pardoner’s Tale to modern depiction Final Reflection Homework: Product Form Due Friday Modern Pilgrim Assignment Due Monday with Test Modern Pilgrim Assignment Choose a modern day pilgrim Decide how they should act Decide how they should be critiqued Describe them – include physical aspects as well Write 20 lines of rhyming couplets Due with your test on Monday – worth 15 points The Dark Knight The Pardoner’s Tale Reflection Why is the theme of the Pardoner’s Tale still being repeated today? Describe another source (TV show, song, book, etc) where you have seen this theme repeated. (Casino, Jerry Maguire, Slumdog Millionaire, DoYouWant to be a Millionaire,The Lorax, A Christmas Carol, “Billionaire,” “Bills-Bills-Bills,” “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems”) February 6 Would you rather spend the rest of your life with someone who is ugly/faithful or beautiful/unfaithful? Explain why. Agenda Decide a class goal Read Wife’s Description - pg 156 Read Wife’s Tale – pg 184 Watch Wife’s Tale Answer viewing and analysis questions Discuss theme questions in small groups Final Reflection Homework: Product Form Modern Pilgrim Assignment Modern Pilgrim Assignment Choose a modern day pilgrim Decide how they should act Decide how they should be critiqued Describe them – include physical aspects as well Write 20 lines of rhyming couplets Due with your test on Monday – worth 15 points Wife of Bath Viewing and Analysis Wife of Bath What was the knight’s crime? What was his punishment? According to the wife, what do women want? How do you know the knight learned his lesson? Did the knight get what he deserved? What is the moral of the story? Reflection What Women Want What connection can you make between the wife’s tale and the movie clip? What is the meaning? February 7 What code do you live by? Gratitude Caring Understanding Humor Diligence Integrity Commitment Acceptance Generosity Compassion Enthusiasm Courage Discretion Sincere Humble Discipline Focus Gentleness Honesty Reliability Hope Moderation Perseverance Flexibility Respect Wisdom Spontaneity Faith Confidence Thankfulness Devotion Grace Persistence Empathy Tolerance Agenda Grammar Diagnostic Review Pilgrim Characterization Chart Test Study Guide Homework: Modern Pilgrim Assignment Modern Pilgrim Assignment Choose a modern day pilgrim Decide how they should act Decide how they should be critiqued Describe them – include physical aspects as well Write 20 lines of rhyming couplets Due with your test on Monday – worth 15 points Schoology 2nd: HWJVT-K6VBR 3rd: 9W4XF-ZKTS8 February 10 Test Today. You will have a few minutes to look over your notes. Use your time wisely or lose it. I will collect the extra credit study guides before beginning the test. Day Book Check 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Jan 24 –Your goals this semester Jan 27 – Beowulf Academic Vocab Feb 3 – Analysis of Seafarer Feb 4 – Pilgrim Chart Feb 5 – Pardoner Storyboard Pilgrims – Extra Credit Complete the sheet on the stool based on one of the following pilgrims and receive extra credit. Yeoman – pg 147 Monk – pg 149 Plowman – pg 158 Miller – pg 159 Summoner – 161 Friar – pg 150 Oxford Cleric – pg 152 February 11 Today’s Agenda 1. Resumé Tips 2. Finish Test/Complete pilgrim characterization chart 3. Define Academic Vocab for new unit 4. Begin Macbeth Journal Pilgrims – Extra Credit Complete the sheet on the stool based on one of the following pilgrims and receive extra credit. Yeoman – pg 147 Monk – pg 149 Plowman – pg 158 Miller – pg 159 Summoner – 161 Friar – pg 150 Oxford Cleric – pg 152 New Unit Academic Vocab Sonnet Tragic flaw Situational irony Octave Antagonist Metaphor Theme Mood Comic relief Imagery Blank verse Motifs Soliloquy Symbols Aside Inverted sentences Dramatic irony Paradox Sestet Quatrains Couplet Petrarchan Sonnet Shakespearean Sonnet Iambic Pentameter Tragedy Tragic hero Foreshadowing Macbeth Journal 1 Write a full page. What is your highest ambition? What are you willing to do to get there? February 17 Agree/Disagree 1. Behind every great man is a great woman. 2. Sometimes it is necessary to do something wrong to get what you want. 3. What goes around comes around. 4. There are circumstances or events that justify murder. 5. Success is worth any price. 6. One mistake always leads to another. 7. A guilty conscious will destroy you. 8. Greed and ambition are the same. Agenda Review Test and Complete Objective Tracking The Globe England in Shakespeare’s Time Summarizing Context Vocabulary Search Progress Check One DUE Monday, February 24th Shakespeare Quotes "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him". Quote (Julius Caesar Act III, Scene II). "But, for my own part, it was Greek to me". - Julius Caesar Quote (Act I, Scene II). "To be, or not to be: that is the question". Hamlet quote (Act III, Sc. I). "This above all: to thine own self be true" Hamlet quote (Act I, Sc. III). "Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't." Haml "Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." Romeo and Juliet ( Quote Act II, Scene II). "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Romeo and Juliet ( Quote Act II, Sc. II). "‘T’is neither here nor there." Othello Quote (Act IV, Scene III). "I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at". Othello Quote (Act I, Scene I).et quote (Act II, Scene II). England in Shakespeare’s Time Work in your groups to: Read and Summarize each section of the handout 2. Skim and Identify 4 instances of unfamiliar vocabulary in Macbeth Act I – page 350 3. Cite page #, line, define, and explain in context 1. Group 1 = Scene 1 & 2 Group 2 = Scene 3 Group 3 = Scene 4 Group 4 = Scene 5 Group 5 = Scene 6 & 7 February 18 Spend 10 minutes looking up your academic vocab words, if you have not yet completed that task. The definitions should be in your daybook. If you have completed that task, use this time to finish the context vocabulary assignment we started yesterday. Each group should write their words and definitions on the board. Agenda Finish Context Vocabulary Search and Share Out Review England in Shakespeare’s Time Summarizing Macbeth Cast of Characters Read Act 1 Scene 1 pg 350 Compare/Contrast with Audio and Visual Productions Continue Reading Act I Progress Check One DUE Monday, February 24th England in Shakespeare’s Time Work in your groups to: Read and Summarize each section of the handout 2. Skim and Identify 4 instances of unfamiliar vocabulary in Macbeth Act I – page 350 3. Cite page #, line, define, and explain in context 1. Group 1 = Scene 1 & 2 Group 2 = Scene 3 Group 3 = Scene 4 Group 4 = Scene 5 Group 5 = Scene 6 & 7 Macbeth Cast of Characters Macbeth - a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis Lady Macbeth - Macbeth’s wife Banquo - a general King Duncan - good King of Scotland Macduff - a Scottish nobleman Malcolm - son of Duncan Hecate - goddess of witchcraft Fleance - Banquo’s son Lennox - a Scottish nobleman. Ross - a Scottish nobleman. Porter - drunken doorman of Macbeth’s castle. Lady Macduff - Macduff’s wife Donalbain - Duncan’s son and Malcolm’s younger brother. Pg 350 - Readers Narrator Lady Macbeth First Witch Messenger Second Witch Lennox Third Witch Ross Duncan Malcolm Captain Macbeth Banquo Act I Scene 1 Audio Older Movie Newer Movie Movie with a twist February 19 Pick one of the following words and explain how it could lead to a theme in Macbeth. Make a prediction on what you think will happen based on what we have read already. Ambition, Power, Prophecy, Guilt, Supernatural, Deception Agenda Context Vocabulary Quiz Next Week Continue Reading Act 1 Analyze Act 1 Quotes Complete Act 1 Summary Subject Verb Agreement Notes and Practice Progress Check One DUE Monday, February 24th Pg 360 - Readers Duncan Lady Macbeth Messenger Macbeth Banquo Reflection: online Which character or characters should fear Macbeth’s ambition? Why? Subject Verb Agreement 1. Subjects joined by and use a plural verb. a. She and her friends are going to the mall. 2. Singular subjects joined by or or nor use a singular verb. a. The book or the pen is on the desk. 3. When a singular and plural subject are joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the closest subject. a. The boy or his friends run every day. 4. Do not be misled by a phrase between a subject and verb. Cross it out and make the subject agree with the verb. a. One of the boxes is open. 5. Each, Each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, and no one are singular – always – and take a singular verb. a. Everybody knows Mr. Smith. Subject Verb Agreement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. His friends or the boy run/runs every day. The people who listen to that music is/are few. Either is/are correct. Paul and Gary has/have baseball practice. Each one gives/give his all. Elaine or Sophia sings/sing at the home games. The team captain, as well as his players, is/are anxious. February 20 Would Macbeth have considered murdering Duncan if the witches had not spoken to him? Explain your answer. Agenda Identify and Define unfamiliar vocabulary in Act II Read Act II pg 368 Analyze Act II Quotes Complete Act II Summary Subject Verb Agreement Notes and Practice Progress Check One DUE Monday, February 24th Context Vocabulary Act II – pg 368 On a sheet of paper to turn in TODAY Skim each scene of Act II and Identify 1 instance of unfamiliar vocabulary for each scene Cite page # Cite line Define the word Explain the line now that you know the definition *Do not use the words already defined for you in the margins. Example -Ravishing pg 370 line 54 -“With Tarquin’s ravishing strides, towards his design moves like a ghost.” -delightful, entrancing -His moves are entrancing because he is almost invisible as he moves towards his goal. 1. 2. 3. 4. Act II pg 368 - Readers Banquo Fleance Macbeth Lady Macbeth Porter Macduff Lennox Donalbain Reflection - online Can Macbeth do anything to stop his ambition? Subject Verb Agreement 1. Nouns such as civics, mathematics, dollars*, measles, and news use singular verbs. a. b. 2. The news is on at six. Five dollars is a lot of money. Nouns such as scissors, tweezers, and shears use plural verbs. a. The scissors are dull. Subject Verb Agreement 3. Sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. a. There are many questions. b. There is a question. 4. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but are considered singular and take a singular verb – group, team, committee, class, and family. a. The team travels on Friday. b. The committee decides what to purchase. Subject Verb Agreement 5. Expressions such as with, together with, including, accompanied by, in addition to, or as well do not change the number of the subject. a. The President, accompanied by his wife, is traveling to India. b. All of the books, including yours, are in that box. Subject Verb Agreement Practice The class is/are reading Macbeth. Seven dollars is/are sitting on the table. Saturday, in addition to Sunday, is/are my favorite day of the week. Civics requires/require a prerequisite. There is/are many students working in the media center. The tweezers is/are sharp.