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1. Welcome I trust you to know where you need to sit, so choose wisely and have a seat. When the bell rings you should be seated and ready to begin.
2. Agenda Warm-up Housekeeping Writing Sample Learner Poll and Reflection Who Are We? Goals
3. August 26 Warm-up: Looking Back 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.) Make sure to write a full paragraph.
4. Warm-up continued: Looking Forward 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. Make sure to write a full paragraph.
5. What is a hero? Write a FULL page. Give evidence. Write legibly.

6. What Type of Learner are You?

   Visual Auditory Read-Write Kinesthetic
7. Are you a Visual Learner? 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.
8. Are you an auditory learner? 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.
9. Are You a read-write learner? 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.
10. Are you a kinesthetic Learner? They tend to be the slowest talkers of all. 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.
11. Reflect How do you know what type of learner you are? What is your evidence? What does this mean for you in the classroom? What does this mean for your teacher? Knowing this information about yourself, what do you need to do to be successful in this class?
12. Body Bio Heart: Who or what do you hold near and dear to your heart? Spine: What is your goal? What drives you…your thoughts…your actions? Feet: Where are you going? What journey are you on? Mirror: How do people see you? Is this how you see yourself? Color: What color is a symbol of you and why?
13. Reflect Write at least 3 goals for this class and a to do list of how to accomplish them.
14. August 27 Grab a green book off the shelf. We’ll be using these today. Then, go ahead and get started on the warm-up. Warm – up: Where do monsters lurk? What does evil mean to you? Write your own definition of the word and provide some examples of real-life monsters.
15. Agenda Characteristics of a hero/monster Research Anglo-Saxon History Define Academic Vocabulary Read Beowulf Text Analysis Your own Heroic Introduction
16. Anglo-Saxon History Read assigned section. Write down interesting facts. Each person shares one with class. Responsible to keep info shared in day book.
17. Academic Vocabulary – pg 41 Epic Poetry Caesura Kenning Alliteration
18. Heroic Introduction Greeting Past Victories Current Mission Kennings Alliteration
19. August 28 -Take out a sheet of paper (can be a half sheet). -Name and Date. -Number 1-5…maybe skip a line or two between. -Take out pg 15 (if you don’t know what I am talking about, don’t worry about it). -Clear your desk.
20. Agenda Beowulf in Old English Identify Academic Vocabulary in Beowulf New Academic Vocab Compare/Contrast Our Heroes to Beowulf Read Beowulf’s Battle – pg 50 Final Reflection
21. Finding Academic Vocab Alliteration Kennings
22. Academic Vocab Symbol – person, place or object that has a concrete meaning in itself and also stands for something beyond itself, such as an idea or feeling (Ex: Herot) 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 (Ex: whale road) Scop – professional poet; performances were set musical history lessons, moral sermons, and pep talks
23. Reflection Why does Beowulf let Grendel kill a fellow Geat before he jumps into action? Would you have done the same or not? Explain your response.
24. August 29 Warm-up: Think of a popular song, radio commercial jingle, or song you remember from childhood for which you know all or most of the words. Write it down and analyze the elements that make the song so memorable.
25. 2nd period Agenda Finish Beowulf and perform it in groups. Academic Vocab Chaucer – pg 142 Middle English Prologue Extra Credit Prologue Partners and Body Bio Modern Pilgrim Project
26. 3rd period Agenda 5 minute Beowulf performance prep Beowulf performances Academic Vocab Chaucer – pg 142 Middle English Prologue Extra Credit Prologue Partners and Body Bio Modern Pilgrim Project
27. August 30 Warm-up: Describe the most interesting person you have ever met.
28. 2nd period Agenda Academic Vocab Chaucer – pg 142 Prologue Partners and Body Bio Middle English Prologue Extra Credit Modern Pilgrim Project
29. 3rd period Agenda Prologue Partners and Body Bio Middle English Prologue Extra Credit Modern Pilgrim Project
30. 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) 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
31. Prologue Partners Knight – pg 146 Squire – pg 147 Nun – pg 148 Monk – pg 149 Worthy Woman – pg 156 Parson – pg157 Plowman – pg 158 Miller – pg 159 Summoner – 161 Pardoner – pg 162 Friar – pg 150 Oxford Cleric – pg 152 Yeoman – pg 147
32. Modern Pilgrim Project Front Cover Picture (drawing or collage) Title Author’s Name Description of Pilgrim Status in life (student/celebrity/politician) Physical description 20 lines of rhyming couplets The Tale 2 or more pages (double-spaced) 3 if written Reflection of the character Moral or message About the Author 2 paragraphs
33. September 3 Warm-up: “Money is the root of all evil.” Do you agree/disagree? Why?
34. Agenda New AcadVocab Analyze modern depiction of greed Re-read Pardoner’s Prologue Read Pardoner’s Tale and complete analysis Compare/Contrast Pardoner’s Tale to modern depiction Final Reflection HW Day books due on Monday September 9 Test Monday September 9 Be ready to write a resume tomorrow Flash drive
35. Academic Vocab Iambic pentameter – line of poetry with 5 meters, or 10 syllables 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
36. The Dark Knight
37. 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, Do You Want to be a Millionaire, The Lorax, A Christmas Carol, “Billionaire,” “Bills-Bills-Bills,” “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems”)
38. September 4 Agenda: Grammar Diagnostic Lab -Cover Page -Table of Contents -Resume
39. September 5 Agenda: Grammar Diagnostic Lab -Resume -Pilgrim Project
40. Project Rubric Front Cover Picture: 5 _____ Front Cover Title: 5 _____ Front Cover Name: 5 ______ Pilgrim Physical Description: 5 ______ Pilgrim Psychological Description: 5 ______ Description Length: 5 _______ Description Rhyme: 5 _______ Story Length: 10 ______ Story Moral: 10 _____ Story Reflection of Character: 10 ______ About the Author Length: 10 _______ Grammar, Mechanics, etc.: 15 _______ Appearance: 10 ______ Total: _______/100
41. The Real Housewife By: Mrs. Gillespie
42. The Real Housewife Last to sleep, first to rise The one who soothes the babies cries She scrambles the eggs and toast the bread Making sure her family’s fed… The tale I will tell may surprise you But believe me, the tale I tell is true
43. The Real Housewife’s Tale Every morning Jack is up before the sun. He takes a shower, gets dressed, and heads to the kitchen for a bite to eat. He rarely sits for lack of time, and usually grabs his food and hurries outside.
44. About the Author Sarah Gillespie was born in Miami, Florida. Her parents were immigrants from Cuba when they were young. She has two older sisters and a younger sister. In high school, she hated English and enjoyed playing volleyball, softball, and basketball… She graduated from UNCC in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. In 2013, she completed her Education Degree…
45. September 6 Warm-up: Would you rather spend the rest of your life with someone who is ugly and faithful OR beautiful and unfaithful? Why? What do women want?
46. Agenda 2nd period: Turn in creative writing HW Text Book Logins Go over day book requirements Return work Create grade tracker for day book Discuss constructed response and textual evidence Review academic vocab Practice Prologue – possible extra credit for test and project Discuss products Read Wife of Bath’s Tale – pg 183 Wife Theme Questions
47. September 9 -No warm-up -Take out Study Guide for Test -Turn In Day Books/NoteBooks; make a stack in the front
48. Agenda View and Analyze Wife of Bath Go over Beowulf Quiz Go over Study Guide Take Beowulf/Chaucer Test
49. 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?
50. 2nd Period Beowulf Quiz Grendel is a descendent of what man? Cain Is Beowulf a Geat or a Dane? Geat How does Beowulf kill Grendel? Rip him to pieces What symbolic gesture does Beowulf do after his battle with Grendel? Hang up his arm What is the name of the mead-hall? Herot
51. 3rd Period Beowulf Quiz Is Beowulf a Dane or a Geat? Geat What impression of Beowulf does the poet convey through Beowulf’s opening remarks to Hrothgar? Bold and confident; many heroic deeds; proud Why does Beowulf come to see Hrothgar? Volunteer to kill Beowulf What were the warriors doing in Herot when Grendel attacked? Sleeping because they had been drinking Grendel is a descendent of what man? Cain
52. September 10 Good Morning.
53. Agenda Finish test – 15-20 min New AcadVocab Sonnet Notes Paraphrase Sonnets Create Visual Representations
54. AcadVocab Sonnet – 14 line lyric poem Octave – first 8 lines Sestet – last 6 lines Quatrains – stanzas of 4 lines Couplet – 2 lines Petrarchan Sonnet – abbaabbacdcdcd Octave that establishes situation Sestet that resolves, draws conclusion about or expresses reaction to situation Shakespearean Sonnet – ababcdcdefefgg 1ST Quatrain introduces situation 2nd Quatrain explores the situation 3rd Quatrain usually includes a turn or shift in thought Couplet resolves the situation Iambic pentameter – line of poetry with 5 meters, or 10 syllables
55. September 11 Good Morning.
56. Agenda Turn in your Product Description HW – We are making a timeline tomorrow Sonnet Partner Work
57. Sonnet Partner Work You must Finish TODAY! Sonnet Number Author Identify the rhyme scheme Paraphrase the sonnet Create a visual representation of the sonnet Spencer Sonnet 30 – pg 320 Sonnet 75 – pg 321 Shakespeare Sonnet 29 – pg 328 Sonnet 116 – pg 329 Sonnet 130 – pg 330 Petrach Sonnet 90 – pg 336 Sonnet 292 – pg 337
58. September 12 Agree/Disagree 1. Behind every great man is a great woman. 2. Witches, demons, and evil spirits actually exist. 3. Sometimes it is necessary to do something wrong to get what you want. 4. What goes around comes around. 5. There are circumstances or events that justify murder. 6. Success is worth any price. 7. Criminals can still feel love, fear, and concern for other people. 8. One mistake always leads to another. 9. A guilty conscious will destroy you. 10. Greed and ambition are the same.
59. Agenda The Globe Finish Sonnets and Present Shakespeare Quotes Shakespeare academic vocab Macbeth Cast of Characters Read Act 1 Scene 1 pg 350 Compare/Contrast with Audio and Visual Productions Analyze Act 1 Quotes Bring the research back tomorrow
60. 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).
61. Tragedy The intention of tragedy is to exemplify the idea that human beings are doomed to suffer, fail, or die because of their own flaws, destiny, or fate. P 342
62. Tragic Hero Main character who does not live happily ever after Usually significant in society – king or queen Amazing abilities but his faults lead to his demise
63. Tragic Flaw A bad decision or character limitation that leads to the ruin of the character
64. Antagonist The power the hero must battle
65. Theme The author’s message
66. Comic Relief Funny scene following a serious one
67. Blank Verse Unrhymed iambic pentameter
68. Iambic Pentameter Line of poetry containing five meters; unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable
69. Soliloquy an alone character on stage shares his thoughts with the audience
70. Aside a statement made by a character to the audience or another character that is unheard by other characters on stage
71. Dramatic Irony When the audience knows something the characters do not
72. Foreshadowing Hints to something that may happen later
73. Situational Irony when one thing is expected but another thing occurs
74. Metaphor A comparison made by referring to one thing as another Example: “No man is an island.”
75. Mood The feeling the reader gets by reading the story
76. Imagery The author’s use of words to paint a picture or appeal to the reader’s senses
77. Motifs A recurring element that serves as a symbol for the piece
78. Symbols something that stands for something else
79. Inverted Sentences Normal word order is reversed Example: In her hand are two red roses.
80. Paradox A statement that contradicts itself Example: This is the beginning of the end.
81. 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.
82. Act I Scene 1 Audio Older Movie Newer Movie Movie with a twist
83. September 13 Macbeth Journal #1 Write a full page. What is your highest ambition? What are you willing to do to get there?
84. Agenda Macbeth Journals Analyze Lady Macbeth Reading Guide for Act 1-2 Schoology Discussion Question – due Wed 2nd = FT2RT-HRKHQ 3rd = 2S96J-2XHFS
85. Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth 2 Lady Macbeth 3
86. What words would you use to describe Lady Macbeth? How does Macbeth’s appearance compare or contrast to how he was described earlier in the play? How would you compare Macbeth’s appearance to Lady Macbeth’s? What does Lady Macbeth’s physical position symbolize?
87. September 16 Warm-up: Knock, Knock! Porter: Knock, Knock, Knock! Who’s there? Faith, here’s an English tailor come hither for stealing out of a French hose. In this scene, the porter jokes around by pretending he’s standing at the gates of hell and welcoming in a succession of unsavory characters – among them a tailor who skimps on the fabric for his customers’ clothes. Write down three of your favorite knock-knock jokes.
88. Agenda Lottery Drawing HW – Schoology Due Wed HW – Act 1 Quiz Tomorrow Subject Verb Agreement Practice Shakespeare unfamiliar language Review Act 1 – ID significant quotes and academic vocab Complete summary fill-in Read Act 2 Macbeth Journal 2
89. Subject Verb Agreement To find – Everyone in the class ______the video to be entertaining. To be – Each of the options _______unacceptable. To feel – All of the people at the party, with the exception of Tiffany, _______it is a good idea. To need – Everyone, including the people of conservation-conscious California, _____to do more to recycle. To reward – Success ______hard work. To be – Three-fourths of the cake ____gone. To be – The team _____going to play on Saturday. To pass – Time ______quickly. To make – Enough time and enough money _______ a great vacation. To know – Jenny or Audrey _______ where to find him.
90. Shakespeare Unfamiliar Language Familiar words with unfamiliar meanings abuse=deceive; let=hinder Unusual arrangement of words Demanding uses of metaphors and personification Many, many allusions to Bible, Greek, Roman mythology Troublesome pronouns – thee, thou Reflexive pronouns – “fear me” = I fear Omissions of syllables and parts of syllables – ‘sblood=his blood Obsolete words: ere=before, shalt=shall or will, hath=has, doth=do, anon=hey Familiar suffixes with unfamiliar meaning – “able”=ing; “ful”=filled (comfortable=someone comforting someone else)
91. Macbeth Journal 2 Think about a time when you have done or said something that “snowballed” to a point where you had no control over the situation. Write about this time and consider what you may or may not have learned from it. (This might be someone else you know if it didn’t happen to you.)
92. September 17 Warm-up: “what’s done is done.” Lady Macbeth: “ Things without all remedy should be without regard; what’s done, is done.” Write a dialogue in which one person comforts another. End the dialogue with this phrase.
93. Agenda Subject Varb Agreement Practice Macbeth Quiz Act 1 HW – Schoology due Wed Read Act 3
94. Subject Verb Agreement In her spare time, the art student (restore/restores) old paintings. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Civil Rights Memorial (was/were) designed by Maya Lin. The short stories in this anthology (is/are) by various contemporary American Indian writers. The people across the hall, as well as the man in the next apartment, (has/have) lived in the building since the mid-1980s. Either of these videos (is/are) suitable for a four-year-old. Each of the boys (do/does) his own cooking. Several of the students (has/have) transferred. All of the exercises (seem/seems) simple.
95. September 18 Warm-up: If you were casting a movie version of Macbeth, which actors would you pick to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? Why?
96. Agenda Subject Verb Agreement Practice Schoology due today Read Act 4 Macbeth Journal 3 Macbeth Quiz Acts 2-3
97. Subject Verb Agreement Practice More of the Senate (was/were) in favor of the highway funding bill than (was/were) against it. A jacket or a sweater (is/are) warm enough for tonight. Either the singer or the musicians (is/are) off-key. Here (is/are) the books you reserved. When (is/are) your finals? The team (has/have) won the semifinals. Twenty-seven dollars (is/are) all we have raised so far. Eight hours (was/were) set aside for that week-long miniseries about the Civil War.
98. Macbeth Journal 3 CSI, Law and Order, NCIS – these are just a few of the popular TV shows that involve solving a mystery or finding a solution to a problem. Why are mysteries so popular?
99. September 19 Warm-up: “Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog.” They also add, among other ingredients, a wolf’s tooth, a witch’s mummified flesh, a nose, lips and the finger of a baby that was strangled as its prostitute mother gave birth to it. What would you include in a heinous witches’ brew? If you’re feeling ambitious, write the ingredients in rhyming verse form, as Shakespeare does.
100. Agenda Subject Verb Agreement Practice Macbeth Quiz Acts 2-3 Read Act 5
101. Subject Verb Agreement Practice Ninety miles (is/are) the distance between Florida and Cuba. Who said, “Politics (is/are) the art of the possible”? The Boy Scouts (was/were) founded in 1908 in England. Many a runner (finish/finishes) a marathon long after the winner. I know some people who (own/owns) a Christmas-tree farm.
102. September 20 Warm-up: Innumerable authors have taken titles for their novels, poems, movies, and other works from Shakespeare (Brave New World, What Dreams May Come, and Things Fall Apart, just to name a few.) If you wrote a novel and wanted to use a phrase from Shakespeare’s work as its title, which phrase would you choose, and why?
103. Agenda Subject Verb Agreement Practice Macbeth on Trial HW – Macbeth Final Quiz Monday
104. Subject Verb Agreement To illustrate books for young readers require/requires a vivid imagination. One junior, as well as four seniors, has/have been invited to attend the Milford Youth Council next month. Each one of these computers is/are on sale. A few in my class help/helps the coach set up the bleachers. None of the people in the theater was/were sitting in the first two rows. Public relations and advertising is/are exciting but often stressful work.
105. Macbeth Journal 4 “Blood will have blood.” What is the relevance of this quote from the play to today’s world?
106. September 23 Warm-up: After he learns that Lady Macbeth has died, Macbeth describes life as “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Think of a fictional character. How would they describe life? Life is a tale ______, full of ______, signifying ________.”
107. Agenda Subject Verb Agreement Practice Divide into groups for Macbeth Performances Write scripts Prepare props Rehearse – Performance Wednesday Macbeth Journal 5
108. Subject Verb Agreement Practice Neither Charlotte nor Tyrone answer/answers the telephone on Saturdays. Either my brother or my sisters has/have my Ipod. Where there’s/there are people and excitement, you’re sure to find Kazua and Yori. The newspaper staff has/have turned in all their stories for the next edition. Ever since he dismantled a toaster in third grade, electronics have/has fascinated him. That was one of those jokes that offends/offend everyone.
109. Macbeth Journal 5 Can you think of recent leaders/celebrities whose over-reaching ambition caused their downfall? Explain.
110. September 24 Even after they’ve won the kingship they wanted so badly, Macbeth and his wife are unhappy. Lady Macbeth says it’s better to be the murdered person than it is to be the killer who must live tormented by anxiety. Macbeth is afflicted by worries and nightmares; “full of scorpions is my mind,” he says at one point. Pretend you are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Write a description, in the first person, of what you are feeling.
111. Agenda Subject Verb Agreement Practice Rehearse - Performance Tomorrow
112. Subject Verb Agreement Practice Usher’s songs was/were the best part of the show. Many a student think/thinks they do not have to study. Egypt is one of the nations that border/borders the Red Sea. The dead trees and peeling paint, along with the broken windows and flapping shutters, (make/makes) everyone believe that evil spirits haunt the deserted Sinclair house. Where (is/are) the earrings that I left by the bathroom sink? Neither of those sharks circling your boogie board (look/looks) hungry enough to bite.
113. September 25 Macbeth Journal 6 Imagine you are Lady Macbeth’s doctor. Write a medical report on her - complete with observations about her behavior, a diagnosis, suggested treatments and a prognosis.
114. Agenda Subject Verb Agreement Practice Performance
115. Subject Verb Agreement Practice One hundred and fifty gallons (is/are) the amount of liquid the average living room rug can absorb. Agnes never loses a single possession. Everyone knows what belongs to her, for each pen, pencil, and paperclip (has/have) a tiny flag attached with Agnes’ full name on it. Asteroids and comets slamming into the Earth (worry/worries) Marge; she tried to remain under the protective cover of her roof as much as possible. Someone-perhaps Emmanuel or Paul – (know/knows) the right wine to serve with earthworm lasagna. These scissors (is/are) so dull that I’m not sure you could slice butter with them! Physics (has/have) proven to be Jerry’s easiest subject this semester. He brings Carol, the lab assistant, an oatmeal-raisin cookie, and as his reward, she finishes his report.