English III
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Vocabulary 1-8 Words and Definitions
CYCLES 8 and 9: 13 November - 13 December
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13 November
--Character Essay
14-15 November
--Character Essay Editing/Peer Review
--Homework: Read "The Pardoner's Tale"
18 November
--Character Essay due 8:00 p.m. at tii.com
20 November
--PT Quiz (?)
--Discuss PT
--HW: read "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
21 November
--Vocabulary 8 Quiz
--Discuss WB
--Conclude CT
--Punctuation Review: TBA
2 December
3-4 December
5 December
9 December
--Vocabulary 9 Quiz
10 December
--Punctuation TEST
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CHAUCER LINKS:
Harvard's Chaucer Page
Please print out the texts below and bring the printout to class.
Excerpts from "The General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales:
a. Knight b. Squire c. Yeoman d. Prioress e. Friar f. Franklin
g. Wife of Bath h. Plowman i. Pardoner j. Summoner k. Prologue;
--Study Guide: here and here; background on Becket;
"The Wife of Bath's Tale" (a romance); questions here
"The Pardoner's Tale" (an exemplum); questions here.
--Alternate link to PT here.
CYCLES 7, GW, 8: 30 October - 21 November
30 October
--SGGK III
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
1 November
--SGGK IV
4 November
--Conclude SGGK
6 November
--Introduction to The Canterbury Tales
--Homework: Read excerpts from "The General Prologue" (link above)
--Complete GP Study Guide (links above)
--Watch this video about the period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DeFglQSHOY&list=PLYbocufkwRFAS80nLFShkXSblfcFTXwRH&index=20&t=0s
7 November
--Vocabulary 7 Quiz
--Discuss GP
--BRING PRINTOUT OF GP (first ten pages) TO CLASS FOR A GRADE
11 November
--GP Quiz
--HW: read "The Pardoner's Tale"
13 November
--PT Quiz (?)
--Discuss PT
--HW: read "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
14-15 November
--Conclude CT
18 November
21 November
--Vocabulary 8 Quiz
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CYCLE 6: 18 - 25 October
--Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (SGGK)
--General Notes: SGGK
--Study Questions (from Borroff translation; wording may be slightly different)
18 October
--Essay due to tii.com at 3:00 p.m.
--Final essay revisions in class
--SGGK (bring this book every day)
21-22 October
--SGGK I
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
23 October
--Beowulf quiz
--SGGK II
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
25 October
--SGGK III
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
28 October
--Vocabulary 6 Quiz
--SGGK IV
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
Study Questions for Beowulf
Suggested Essay topics for Beowulf
CYCLE 5: 4 - 15 October
4 October
--Homework: read 491-862 + SUMMARY
7-8 October
--Beowulf: read 2510 - End
9 October
--Beowulf quiz
--Essay workshop
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
11 October
--Vocabulary 5 quiz
--Essay draft due, peer review
15 October
--Beowulf Essay due at 10:00 a.m.
CYCLE 4: 24 September--2 October
24 September
--Poetry Terms Quiz 2
--Homework: read ix-xxx (Beowulf introduction)
25-26 September
--Anglo Saxon Literature and Beowulf: Introduction
27 September
--Beowulf, lines 1-188
--Essay assigned
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
1 October
--Beowulf, lines 189-490
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
2 October
--Beowulf, lines 491-661 + SUMMARY
--Homework: conclude reading section/answer study questions
--Vocabulary 3 quiz
CYCLE 3 + GW: 10-20 September
Anglo Saxon Literature; Beowulf; Writing/Editing; Vocabulary; 1984
Study Questions for Beowulf
10 September
--Poetry Terms Quiz
--Poetry Presentations
11-12 September
--Poetry Presentations
--1984 assignment in class
13 September
--Anglo Saxon Literature and Beowulf: Introduction
--Beowulf
17 September
--1984 Journals due ( 1/2 Major Grade)
--Beowulf
18 September
--Beowulf
--Vocabulary 3 quiz
24-5 September
--Beowulf
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UPDATE:
1984 Matching Retake in class on 6 September
CYCLE 2: 29 August - 6 September
--1984 Journal Assignment (due dates: 9/5 and 9/17)
--Vocabulary Unit 2 Quiz (6 September)
--Poetry Terms Quiz --handout in class (10 September)
--English and Scottish Ballads: Group Work 3-6 September, Presentations 10-12 September
15-6 August
--Welcome: course expectations and syllabus
--Note check: Summer Reading (Daily)
--Discussion: Summer Reading
--Writing guidelines/procedures.
HOMEWORK and UPCOMING Due Dates:
1. Read to end of Part I, 1984 by 8/20
2. Sign in to Turnitin.com by 8/20. Course number: 21893316 Password: Gloriana (Daily)
3. Prepare for Summer Reading Test over Part I, 1984 on 8/22: matching/quote questions/short answer (Major)
4. Prepare for Vocabulary 1 Quiz on 8/23 (Quiz)
Vocabulary List One: Vocabulary List 1
Resources for 1984:
Study Questions for each chapter.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS FORM
