Thursday, August 31st

Focus

· Combining Sentences: Assessment

· Beowulf : The Epic and the Heroic Ideal

Class work

· DOL: Revising sentences for errors and understanding

· Combining sentences Lesson 7: Using Appositive Phrases

· Draw straws for project / poem presentations.

· We will go to the computer lab for the last 45 minutes of the class. You can work on your summer reading projects or Epic Poems. We will begin reading / performing the poems on Thursday. Remember: bring two of the 3 extras for 5 points extra credit.

To be turned in Today

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Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project. We will begin presenting next Monday.

· We will present our poems beginning this Friday.

· Bring your grammar books on Friday.

· College night is on Thursday.

· We will have a test (essay) tomorrow over Beowulf. (Know about: the heroic ideal, the epic, the structure of Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxons, the plot / meanings of Beowulf and Gilgamesh)

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf and Gilgamesh (The Epic Hero)

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

· Beowulf study questions

Wednesday, August 30th

Focus

· Combining Sentences: Assessment

· Beowulf : The Epic and the Heroic Ideal

Class work

· DOL: Revising sentences for errors and understanding

· Combining sentences: Quiz

· Work on your poem and your summer reading projects.

To be turned in Today

· Combining sentences quiz

Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project. We will begin presenting next Monday.

· We will present our poems beginning this Friday.

· Bring your grammar books on Friday.

· College night is on Thursday.

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf and Gilgamesh (The Epic Hero)

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

· Beowulf study questions

Tuesday, August 29th

Focus

· Combining Sentences: Correlative Conjunctions

· Beowulf (kennings, alliteration and Gilgamesh)

Class work

· DOL: Revising an Essay

· Combining sentences, Lesson 5: Using Correlative Conjunctions (Continued)

· Work on your poem and your summer reading projects.

To be turned in Today

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Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project. We will begin presenting next Monday.

· We will present our poems beginning this Friday.

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf and Gilgamesh (The Epic Hero)

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

Monday, August 28th

Focus

· Combining Sentences: Correlative Conjunctions

· Beowulf (kennings, alliteration and Gilgamesh)

Class work

· DOL: Revising an Essay

· Combining sentences, Lesson 5: Using Correlative Conjunctions

· Discuss the study questions (short essays) for Gilgamesh and the reading over epic heroes.

· Read and discuss the handout over “the heroic ideal.”

· Project: Read page 42 over kennings and alliteration. Produce an original poem in the Old English style using these techniques and dealing with “the heroic ideal.” You will dramatically present your poem to the class.

To be turned in Today

· Gilgamesh short essay

Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project. We will begin presenting next Monday.

· We will present our poems beginning this Friday.

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf and Gilgamesh (The Epic Hero)

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

Friday, August 25

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Beowulf (kennings and translation differences)

Class work

· DOL: Vocabulary: Connotations

· Combining sentences Lesson 4: Using Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses

· Selection quiz from Beowulf, Grendel, Life in 999

· Complete the vocabulary worksheet for Gilgamesh.

· Read Gilgamesh

To be turned in Today

· Thursday’s quick-writes over Beowulf.

· Selection quiz

Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project. We will begin presenting next Thursday.

*Read Gilgamesh

· Complete questions7-9 on page 54. (See groups. About 150 words)

Question groups:

Question 7: Andrew, Linda, Chie, Sophia

Question 8: Ai, Grace, Shally, Steve

Question 9: Mary, Rex, Stacy, Kyle

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf and Gilgamesh (The Epic Hero)

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

Thursday, August 24

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Beowulf (kennings and translation differences)

Class work

· DOL: Vocabulary words that are often confused.

· Combining sentences Lesson 3: Using Semicolons (cont.)

· Watch part of the Lord of the Rings where the kind dons his armor for his final battle.

· Listen to part of Beowulf read by Seamus Haney

· Finish reading part 2 of Beowulf as a class.

· Quick-write: 4-8 and 10 on page 40. (I will assign two students to each question.)

· In groups, complete #s 2-4 on page 42

To be turned in Today

· Lesson 3 on combining sentences.

Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project. We will begin presenting next Thursday.

· Read and take notes over pages 44-47

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf and Gilgamesh (The Epic Hero)

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

Wednesday, August 23

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Beowulf and Archetypes

· Old English Poetry and Devices

Class work

· Warm up: Correct the sentences on your note sheet

· Combining sentences: Lesson 3, Using Semicolons

*Discuss your questions from answers from yesterday over the Beowulf / Grendel / 999 questions.

*Watch part of "The Lord of the Rings" when the king of Rhohan prepares for what he thinks is his last battle.

To be turned in Today

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Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project.

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Hero quickwrite

Tuesday, August 22

Focus

· Combining Sentences 8-14

· Beowulf and Archetypes

Class work

· Warm up: Correct the sentences on your note sheet

· Combining sentences: Lesson 2, Using Compound Elements (Continued from Monday)

• Watch the Seamus Haney video and take notes. (You can use them on your quiz tomorrow.)
• Discuss part 1 of Beowulf and answer the questions 1-8 on page 32 as a class

· Read from Grendel and Life in 999: A Grim Struggle as well as Beowulf and answer the questions 9 and 10 on page 32 as a class.

To be turned in Today

· Lesson 2 on combining sentences.

Homework

· Continue working on your summer reading project.

• Read and take notes over the introduction to the Seamus Haney versioin of Beowulf.

On-Going Projects

· Beowulf

· Summer reading projects

Portfolio Additions

· Beowulf Heroism quickwrite

Monday, August 21

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Beowulf and Archetypes

Class work

· Warm up: Correct the sentences on your note sheet

· Combining sentences: Lesson 3, Using Compound Elements

· Test over your summer reading novels

· Discuss the essays over heroism.

· Read the introduction to Beowulf.

To be turned in Today

· Heroism essay

· PowerPoint project

· Summer reading Test

Homework

· Begin working on your summer reading project.

• Read part one of Beowulf
• Summer reading projects due Thursday, August 31st.

On-Going Projects

· PowerPoint Project

· Beowulf

Portfolio Additions

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Friday, August 18

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Anglo Saxons

Class work

· Warm up: Correct the sentences on your note sheet

· Worksheet over Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives.

· Talk about the last two items on the Combining Sentences worksheet and turn it in.

· Quiz over the Anglo-Saxons.

· Writing Workshop: The Descriptive Essay.

· Discuss the vocabulary worksheet over Beowulf.

· Break into groups to present responses to the Think about questions on page 6.

· Write About . . . (page 17): Heroism, then and now. Plan, write, rewrite.

To be turned in Today

· Combining Sentences worksheets. 10 points.

· Anglo-Saxon Quiz 20 points (includes the outline)

· Vocabulary worksheet over Beowulf. 5 points.

· The Descriptive Essay 5 points

Homework

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· Continue working on your vocabulary PowerPoint. 20 points (Due Sunday night by email or Monday morning by usb)

· Rewrite / type your “Heroism” short essays. 30 points

· Summer reading test Monday 100 points

On-Going Projects

· PowerPoint Project

· Beowulf

Portfolio Additions

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