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| Syllabus
| Assignments | Revised:
Oct. 18, 2007 | |
Week
of August 20 to 24 |
| Mon | Teacher
In-Service Meetings |
| Tues | First
day of class: Course syllabus. Journal #1 ("My
Summer" questions-untimed). Class introductions. Begin compiling course reading
list.
Hmwk: Organizing (and decorating English class notebook). Think
about reading options and possibilities. |
| Wed | Continue
discussing course reading list. Distribute Potok's essay on the book that changed
his life and reading lists to serve as springboard for discussion. Intro idea
of thematic organization. Begin compiling list of books you would be interested
in reading in Honors.
Hmwk: Check out some online
reading lists. Investigate books online (ex: google search). Complete a personal
list of the books you would like to read. |
| Thurs | Continue
discussing course reading list options. Go over personal lists. Develop consensus.
Hmwk: Continue refining your list--in light of class discussion. Read
intro, pp. 9-41, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight before class on Monday. |
| Fri | Complete
reading list for--at least--first semester. Proposed
Reading List.
No hmwk, as long as you've finished reading the intro,
pp. 9-41, of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. |
| Week
of August 27 to 31 |
| Mon | Due:
Intro, pp. 9-41, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Distribute Proposed
Reading List.
Hmwk: Read Part One. Check out this
1869 edition of the Middle English original text from Project Gutenberg. There's
an introduction included that you may want to browse in--if you're interested.
However, be sure to scroll down to the text of the poem so that you can see what
the text from the original manuscript looks like. Notice the unusual letters,
words that are similar to Modern English, and words that are very different than
Modern English. You may even want to compare sections of text to your copy of
the Modern English translation. |
| Tues | Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight. View The History of English Literature: Old
& Middle English.
Hmwk: Read Part Two. |
| Wed | Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight. View King Arthur: The Legend & the Land,
Pt. 1
Hmwk: Read Part Three. |
| Thurs | Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight. View King Arthur: The Legend & the Land,
Pt. 2
Hmwk: Read Part Four. Reading should be complete before class
tomorrow.
Leave English notebooks in the
classroom for initial check. |
| Fri | Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight. Journal #2 (Which character would you change
place with? The green girdle: significance? How does it change? What about the
wife: pawn? complicit?) Class discussion and distribute essay
questions. |
| Week
of September 3 to 7 |
| Mon | No
class: Labor Day |
| Tues | Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight. Work on essay
questions. Discuss and make selection.
Hmwk: Continue work on
essay questions.
[For review:
"The
Basic, No-Frills Essay: How to Get an 'A' on an Academic Essay"] |
| Wed | [Publications
Workshop] Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Continue work on essay
questions.
Hmwk: Continue work on essay
questions. |
| Thurs | [Publications
Workshop] Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Continue work on essay
questions. Review for significance test (Fri).
Hmwk: Continue
work on essay questions. |
| Fri | Test:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (significance of selected passages).
No specific hmwk; however, you may need to continue working on your essay. |
| Week
of September 10 to 14 |
| Mon | Final
essay workshopping day. |
| Tues | Due:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight essay.
Begin A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare. View "A Muse of Fire"
in The Story of English series.
Hmwk: Read
storyline for A Midsummer Night's Dream in Tales from Shakespeare
by Charles and Marry Lamb. [List
of characters] |
| Wed |
Intro Le Morte d'Arthur proofreading project. Read Act I, Sc. 1 of A
Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare along with dramatic recording. [A
Midsummer Night's Dream@ Project Gutenberg]
Hmwk: Look over
these files and think about how you would like to tackle the proofreading project:
[txt file] [Project
Gutenberg's Etext of Le Mort d'Arthur (sic), by Thomas Malory] [Wikipedia
entry on Le Morte d'Arthur] |
| Thurs | Discuss
proofreading project strategy. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare.
Read and listen to Act I, Sc. 2.
Hmwk: Work on Le Morte d'Arthur
text corrections. [txt file] [Project
Gutenberg's Etext of Le Mort d'Arthur (sic), by Thomas Malory] [Wikipedia
info about text editions--with links to online texts] |
| Fri | Continue
with text cleanup in Le Mort d'Arthur file. No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 17 to 21 |
| Mon |
[ITED/CogAt Testing] [Text
files for Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur]
Hwmk:
Continue with text cleanup
in Le Mort d'Arthur file. |
| Tues |
[ITED/CogAt Testing] Go over Sir Gawain essays with individual students.
Hwmk: Continue
with text cleanup in Le Mort d'Arthur file. [Text
files for Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur] |
| Wed |
[ITED/CogAt Testing] A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare. Read and listen
to Act II, Sc 1 & 2. [A
Midsummer Night's Dream@ Project Gutenberg]
Hwmk:
Continue with text cleanup
in Le Mort d'Arthur file. [Text files
for Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur] |
| Thurs | [Leadership
Conference] Work period for Sir Gawain essays and Le Mort d'Arthur
file.
Hwmk: Continue
with text cleanup in Le Mort d'Arthur file. [Text
files for Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur] |
| Fri | [Leadership
Conference] Work period for Sir Gawain essays and Le Mort d'Arthur
file. [A
Midsummer Night's Dream@ Project Gutenberg] |
| Week
of September 24 to 28 |
| Mon | Due:
Optional re-write of Sir Gawain essay. A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Shakespeare. Read and listen to Act III, Sc 2. [A
Midsummer Night's Dream@ Project Gutenberg]
Hmwk: Work on Malory's
Le Morte d'Arthur corrections. |
| Tues | Distribute
Midsummer Night's Dream
essay options. Handout on classical mythology allusions and imagery. Read
and listen to Act IV, Sc 1.
Hmwk: Finish up Malory's
Le Morte d'Arthur corrections. |
| Wed | Due:
Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur corrections.
Begin viewing A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Hmwk: Consider Midsummer
Night's Dream essay options. |
| Thurs | Continue
viewing A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Hmwk: Choose question for
Midsummer Night's Dream essay. [Essay
options] |
| Fri | Due:
Midsummer Night's Dream essay question selection. Continue viewing A Midsummer
Night's Dream.
Hwmk: Pre-writing/planning for Midsummer Night's
Dream essay. Due Monday. [Essay
options] |
| Week
of October 1 to 5 |
| Mon | Due:
Pre-writing/planning for Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Finish viewing
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Hmwk: Begin drafting Midsummer
Night's Dream essay. [Essay
options] |
| Tues | Due:
Portion of rough draft for Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Essay work period.
Hmwk: Continue drafting Midsummer Night's Dream essay. |
| Wed | Discuss
scheduling for rest of quarter. Essay work period.
Hmwk: Continue drafting Midsummer Night's Dream essay. |
| Thurs | Due:
Complete rough draft for Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Work period. Teacher
check off and review rough drafts.
Hmwk: Essay revision. |
| Fri | View
selected scenes (Act II, Sc 1; Helena/Hermia fight, and play within the play at
end) from BBC production of Midsummer Night's Dream. No hmwk. [WOPAM this
weekend] |
| Week
of October 8 to 12 |
| Mon | Due:
Revised essay. Self evaluation of essay structure and supports using questions
on board: - Underline
thesis statement. (Most likely spot: end of intro)
- Is
thesis clear enough that it could be turned into a preview thesis (if it isn't
already)?
- Underline
each topic sentence. (Should be at beginning of each paragraph.)
- Is
there a clear, obvious, direct connection between each topic sentence and the
thesis statement?
- Is
each sub topic lucidly supported/illustrated with specific references to the play?
- Does
the conclusion neatly and effectively tie things up and end the essay?
Individual
conferences on Midsummer Night's Dream essays.
Hmwk: Work on
final draft of Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Due Wednesday. |
| Tues | Peer
evaluation of essay structure and supports. Individual conferences with teacher.
Hmwk: Continue working on Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Study for
test. |
| Wed | Begin
viewing Michael Wood's In Search of Shakespeare.
Hmwk: Complete
final draft of Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Assemble into folder with all previous
drafts behind the final draft (in reverse chronological order). Study for test. |
| Thurs | Continue
viewing Michael Wood's In Search of Shakespeare.
Hmwk: Continue work
on essay. |
| Fri | No
class. |
| Week
of October 15 to 19 (End of First Quarter) |
| Mon | Continue
viewing Michael Wood's In Search of Shakespeare.
Hmwk: Study
for test. Continue work on essay. |
| Tues | Midsummer
Night's Dream objective test.
Hmwk: Complete final draft of Midsummer
Night's Dream essay. Assemble into folder with all previous drafts behind
the final draft (in reverse chronological order). |
| Wed | Due:
Midsummer Night's Dream essay. Continue viewing Michael Wood's In Search
of Shakespeare.
Hmwk: Continue working on costume and memorization
for party. |
| Thurs | Continue
viewing Michael Wood's In Search of Shakespeare. No hmwk. |
| Fri | Midsummer
Night's Dream Honors English Party! No hmwk. |