Grading Period 3
Fall 2014
English 12
Rogers
1/21
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Policies & Procedures
Movie Permission sheet
Information Sheet
Graduation Project (GP) timeline
Weebly Information: mariarogers.weebly.com
This site contains information regarding class (ie. study guides), web quests, graduation project and more.
Checking it frequently is to your advantage.
Lit:
Reading Strategies: reread, question, identify unknown vocabulary, paraphrase, visualize, make
connections, etc.
Read: Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
(9th grade text) pp. 902-906
Complete: 1. Incorporate at least two reading strategies we’ve discussed and be
prepared to talk about them.
2. Analyze story and check answers.
1/22
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Collect P&P sheet, info. sheet, and movie permission.
Lit. Unit 1: The Anglo-Saxon Period (part of unit)
Read background material for Anglo-Saxon Period & take notes
Read about epic poetry and epic heroes & complete WS(worksheet)
Read & Take Notes: Background about Beowulf
pp. 23-27
pp. 38-39
pp. 40-41
1/23 F
Workday
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1/26 M
Lit:
Beowulf
Read:
1/27
1/28
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W
Beowulf
Check: Part I SG
Lit:
Read: Grendel's Mother
The Battle with Grendel's Mother
Complete: SG #1-16
Th
1/30
F
pp. 42-45
pp. 46-49
pp. 50-54
Lit:
pp. 55-56
pp. 57-61
**Quiz on Anglo-Saxon Background
Lit:
1/29
Grendel+ SG
Beowulf+ SG
The Battle With Grendel
Read:
Beowulf's Last Battle
The Death of Beowulf
Mourning Beowulf
Complete: Study Guide
pp. 62-65
pp. 66-69
p. 70
**Quiz on Beowulf Part I
Lit:
Complete:
Beowulf (reading)
Grammar:
Introducing prepositions
Lit:
Finish Beowulf SG (due Monday)
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2/2
M
GP: Discuss timeline & Portfolio Requirements
Lit:
Check: Beowulf SG
**Quiz on Beowulf
Grammar:
Prepositions Ex. 2-4
Lit:
Read:
Complete:
The Iliad
Study Guide for Books 18 & 22
pp. 78-87
2/3
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Lit:
Read: The Iliad
Complete: Study Guide
2/4
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Lit:
2/5
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King’s College Representative
pp. 87-92
Quiz corrections for Anglo-Saxon quiz
Quiz corrections for Beowulf I quiz
2/6
F
Lit: Finish Iliad + Study Guide
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2/9
M
GP: Product Training
Lit:
Check Iliad SG
**Quiz on Iliad
Read: from A History of the English Church and People
Complete:
Study Guide (HO)
pp. 96-100
Grammar: Prepositions con’t.
2/10
T
Lit:
Check: History of English Church SG due
**Quiz on History of Eng. Church
Read: "The Seafarer," "The Wanderer," & "The Wife's Lament"
Group Work on the poetry
2/11
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Poetry work continued.
Poetry discussion
**Quiz on Poetry
2/12
Th
Lit:
Read: from The Book of Margery Kempe
Complete:
#1-8 (Address all four bullet points in #5.)
pp. 102-114
pp. 116-121
p. 122
2/13 F
Workday
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2/16 M
Workday
2/17
T
Lit:
Check: Margery Kempe
Test Review
Laptops Today: Bring flash drives for class
GP: Resume Training
2/18
W
**MAJOR TESTon Anglo-Saxon Period +
2/19
Th
Laptops
Lit:
Medieval Web Quest
Go to www.mariarogers.weebly.com
Select and complete Medieval Web Quest.
Lit:
Unit 1/ The Medieval Period (excluding The Canterbury Tales)
2/20 F
Lit:
Webquest con’t. (due Monday)
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2/23 M
GP: Resume Draft Due (typed)
Lit:
Webquest due
**Quiz on Webquest
Lit:
Unit 1/ Part II: The Medieval Period
Read: Background Material on Medieval Period
pp. 28-33
2/24
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GP: Review Board letter training
Background Info. on Ballads (from Mrs. Rogers)
Read:
Barbara Allen
Robin Hood and the Three Squires
Get Up and Bar the Door
Complete:
Ballad Study Guide (from Mrs. R)
pp. 218-218
pp. 220-223
pp. 224-225
2/25
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Lit:
Check Ballads SG
**Quiz on Ballads
Read: Background information on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
pp. 228-229
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
pp. 230-243
(We will begin this in class today and continue tomorrow.)
Complete: Study Guide from Mrs. R—Do all of the questions covered by today’s reading.
2/26
Th
Lit:
Read: Gawain con’t.
Complete: SG
2/27
F
GP: Review Board letter due (typed)
Lit:
Check Gawain
**Quiz on Gawain
Video: BBC version
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3/2
M
GP: Presentation Skills & Outline Training (This is the outline of your speech.)
Lit:
Power point on King Arthur (Slides 1-7)
Read: Background information on Le Morte d’Arthur
pp. 246-247
Le Morte d’Arthur
pp. 248-261
3/3
T
Lit:
3/4
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**Quiz on Morte d’Arthur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZCP6OqRlE (on The Giving Tree) (9:44)
Class discussion:
What is your most prized possession? What would it take to make you
give it up?
Questions:
What is unrequited love?
What is unconditional love?
Read: Background on Federigo’s Falcon
pp. 206-207
Federigo’s Falcon
pp. 208-213
Complete: Study Guide
3/5
Th
GP: Outline due (typed)
Lit:
CheckFederigo’s
**Quiz on Federigo’s
Start: Medieval Test Review
3/6
F
Morte d’Arthur con’t.
Complete: SG (Students will work in small groups to complete the study guide.)
Lit:
Finish test review
GP: Final Reflection training (This will be turned in with the Portfolio.)
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3/9
M
**MAJOR TEST on MEDIEVAL UNIT PART II/without The Canterbury Tales
3/10
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Video: Troy
3/11
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Video: Troy
3/12
Th
Workday
3/13 F
Workday
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3/16 M
GP: Speeches (Names will be drawn)
3/17 T
Speeches
3/18 W
Speeches
3/19 Th
Speeches
3/20 F
Speeches
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3/23 M
Lit:
Read: The Canterbury Tales (CT)
Read & Translate: Lines 1-18 (class activity)
Compile pilgrim log for CT (small groups) The Canterbury Tales
3/24
T
Lit:
Continue work on pilgrim log for CT
3/25 W
Lit:
Finish pilgrim log for CT
3/26 Th
Mid-terms
3/27 F
Mid-terms
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3/30 M
TBA
3/31 T
TBA
**Students should see English teacher in the event of any religious holiday conflicts as soon as possible.