Crouch's Senior English
Seniors perform the lost version of Hamlet, in which Ophelia joins a roving band
of pirates and rescues the Prince of Denmark from certain death in England.
Weekly Assignment Sheets:
Trotting Towards Turkey Day Assignment Sheet
November 14 - 26, 2008
Friday, November 14
Quiz and discussion, Pardoner's Tale
HW: Do preparation for banquet; do essay revisions; begin narrowing in on your Chaucer essay topic.
Prompt for Chaucer essay: How do The Canterbury Tales reflect the social tensions of the day, and where does Chaucer seem to fall? Is he conventional or a rebel? Choose one issue and be ready to support it with at least three good sources within the work. Examples of issues might include (but are not limited to) women's rights, anti-Semitism, Church sovereignty, rising middle class.
Be prepared to examine how Chaucer reveals his opinion through satire (gentle or harsh), characterization, vivid descriptions, or any other literary technique.
You should plan to support your ideas through specific references to the General Prologue or Tales, plus through close analysis of key passages from the sources.
Monday, November 17
Medieval Banquet! Present independent tales and nosh in Medieval fashion
HW: Review Canterbury Tales; revise final draft of hero essay
Tuesday, November 18
Finish independent tale presentations; writing exercises and preparation
HW: Finalize hero essay revisions; study for Canterbury Tales test; find quotations for Chaucer essay
Wednesday, November 19
Revisions of hero essay due!
Work on Chaucer essay assignment - generating thesis statements and connecting to evidence
HW: Finalize thesis; continue with gathering evidence and prewriting; continue reviewing for CT test
Thursday, November 20
Thesis and evidence (6 good quotations from 3 sources) due!; work on outlining and analysis in class
HW: Finish formal outline by Monday; review Chaucer for test
Friday, November 21
Test, Canterbury Tales
HW: Finish outline - formal, fully developed, full of good thinking and no sentences except your thesis and topic sentences, which absolutely should be there!
Monday, November 24
Outlines due - review; transition - Middle Ages to the Renaissance
HW: Work on essay draft
Tuesday, November 25 - The almost last day to arrange a book talk!
Introduction to Hamlet, Shakespeare and The Renaissance
HW: None, except maybe some outside reading
Wednesday, November 26 - Sunday, November 29 - Thanksgiving Break!
Looking Ahead, Believe It Or Not:
Monday, December 1st is the first day back after Thanksgiving Break and the last day to schedule a book talk for the second quarter.
Friday, December 5th is the last day to give a book talk for the second quarter.
Wednesday, December 10th is the last day to turn in any make-up work for the second quarter.
Wednesday, December 10th is also the last day to earn those super-easy extra credit points by submitting to the lit mag!
Tuesday, December 26th is Upper School Study Day
Finals begin on Wednesday, December 17th.
The Big (and Revised as of Wednesday, October 29th) Chaucer Sheet
October 24 - November 10, 2008
Friday, October 24
Read and discuss beginning of General Prologue; fill in character chart
HW: Finish reading Prologue; complete well-written, word-processed draft of Hero Essay.
Monday, October 27
Discuss pilgrims, end of Prologue; peer and self review of Hero Essay
HW: Work on revisions of Hero Essay (final copy due Tuesday, November 4th)
Tuesday, October 28
Finish discussing the General Prologue
HW: Work on essay; study memorization; read Miller's Tale (88-94)
Wednesday, October 29
Quiz and discussion - Miller's Tale and courtly love
HW: Solidify memorization of Prologue for Monday; revise essay for Tuesday
Friday, October 31 - No School for Conferences!
Monday, November 3
Prologue Memory Quiz!
Read Wife's Prologue (258-68) in class
HW: FC essay due tomorrow! Finish reading and annotating Wife's Prologue (258-68). How harshly does Chaucer judge her? Or does he?
Tuesday, November 4
Final Hero Essay due
Discuss women and love in the Middle Ages and begin Wife's Tale
HW: Finish Wife's Tale (281-92)
Wednesday, November 5
Quiz and discussion, Wife's Tale; intro to the Prioresses' Tale
HW: Read and annotate Prioress' Tale (169-76)
Thursday, November 6
Quiz and discussion, Prioresses' Tale; introduce Pardoner's Tale
HW: Read and annotate Pardoner's Tale (241-57)
Tuesday, November 14
Discuss Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
HW: Prepare for in class essay over Chaucer. How do The Canterbury Tales reflect the social tensions of the day, and where does Chaucer seem to fall? Is he conventional or a rebel? Choose one issue and be ready to support it with at least three good quotations from at least two sources within the work. Examples of issues might include (but are not limited to) women's rights, anti-Semitism, Church sovereignty, rising middle class.
Monday, November 10
In class essay over Canterbury Tales
HW: Editing corrections for Hero Essay; bring your copy of Hamlet
October 13-November 4, 2008
Monday, October 13
Part III, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
HW: Read and annotate Section IV; keep working on passages
Tuesday, October 14
Review Part III and Gawain's code violations
HW: Finish heroism passages for Sir Gawain
Wednesday, October 15
Final discussion of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Intro to writing assignment
HW: Create definition of hero, thesis statement, and chunks of ideas for essay; bring your Canterbury Tales book!
Friday, October 17 - Official End to the First Marking Period!
Check in definitions and thesis statements
Intro to Canterbury Tales
HW: None!
Monday, October 20
No school for you
Tuesday, October 21
Discuss General Prologue, Church and Middle English memorization
HW: Work on Prologue memorization and full, formal, detailed outline for essay
Wednesday, October 22
Check in outlines
Begin reading Prologue
HW: Finish Prologue. Full, complete, impressive draft of essay due on Monday, October 27
Friday, October 24
Quiz and discussion, General Prologue
HW: Finish draft for Monday
Monday, October 27
Essay draft due - self and peer revision
Discuss Prologue, Knight's Tale
HW: Read Miller's Tale (88-94); revise essay; work on memorization
Tuesday, October 28
Quiz and discussion, Miller's Tale
HW: Read Nun's Priest's Tale (214-30)
Wednesday, October 29
Quiz and discussion - Nun's Priest's Tale
HW: Finish final copy of essay for Tuesday and study memorization for Monday!
Monday, November 3
Prologue memorization test!
Read Wife's Prologue (258-68)
HW: Finish Prologue; finish final copy
Tuesday, November 4
Final copy of essay due
Quiz, Wife's Prologue
HW: Read Wife's Tale
The Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sheet - September 29 - October 10th
Monday, September 29
Beowulf passages due; final discussion of Beowulf
HW: Prepare recitations for tomorrow!
Tuesday, September 30
Presentation of Beowulf passages
HW: Final copy analysis of Beowulf passage; bring Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Wednesday, October 1
Background for Arthurian legend and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; begin Section I together
HW: Read and annotate Section I of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (3-35); copy and analyze two passages showing evolving idea of heroism (see sheet)
Friday, October 3 - LAST DAY TO SCHEDULE A BOOK TALK!
Quiz, section I; discussion
HW: Read and annotate Section II of Sir Gawain (37-77); continue passage work
Monday, October 6
Quiz and discussion, Section II of Sir Gawain
Intro to heroic essay
HW: Read and annotate first half of Section III (79-97); continue passages; think hard about essay
Tuesday, October 7
Quiz and discussion - The Hunt
HW: Read and annotate the second half of Section III (97-135); continue passages; think hard about essay
Wednesday, October 8
Quiz and discussion, Section III
HW: Read and annotate Section IV (137-171); finish passages; generate thesis and pre-writing
Thursday, October 9 - LAST DAY FOR A BOOK TALK or MAKE-UP WORK!
Gawain passages due!
Quiz and discussion, Section IV
HW: Thesis and outline for heroic essay on Beowulf and Sir Gawain - due Monday!
Friday, October 10
NO SCHOOL FOR YOU!
Monday, October 16
Thesis and outline due; workshop heroism essay
Background for Canterbury Tales
HW: Work on essay
The Beowulf Sheet September 19-29, 2008
Friday, September 19
Quiz over pages 3-45 of Beowulf (Tell your friends!)
Discuss opening, Anglo-Saxon society, arrival of our hero
HW: Read and annotate Beowulf, pages 45-79 (lines 662-1250); skim 71-81; work on college essay.
Monday, September 22
Quiz and discussion over Beowulf pages 45-79 - Battle in the Great Hall
HW: Read and annotate pages 89-125 (lines 1251-1812); work on college essay.
Tuesday, September 23
Quiz and discussion over Beowulf pages 89-125 - Grieving Motherís Revenge
HW: Read and annotate pages 125-149 (lines 1813-2199); work on college essay.
Wednesday, September 24
Quiz and discussion over Beowulf pages 125-149 - Celebrations and Warnings
HW: Read and annotate pages 149-91 (lines 2190-2845); work on college essay.
Thursday, September 25
Quiz and discussion over Beowulf pages 149-91 - The Wyrm Awakes
HW: Read and annotate the rest of Beowulf; finish work on college essay.
Friday, September 25
College Essay essay due!
Peer revisions; final discussion of Beowulf
HW: Finish Beowulf passages assignment. Bring in Sir Gawain
Monday, September 29
Shifting Worlds of Heroes and Kings - Discussion over passages that are due TODAY!
Begin Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
HW: Finish preparating for Beowulf recitation
Monstrous Deadlines Approaching:
- Friday, October 17th - Final Day of the Quarter
- Friday, October 3rd is the last day to schedule a book talk for the first quarter!
- Thursday, October 9th is the last day to give a book talk!
- Your English teacher (kin of Grendel) will not budge on these deadlines, not for tears, money or treasure!
Opening the New Year Assignment Sheet! English 130
August 27 - September 19, 2008 WELCOME BACK!
Wednesday, August 27
Introductions and expectations; collection of summer reading journals
Writing sample and self-introduction
HW: Write three paragraphs about yourself, seen from yourself, a parent and a teacher. Write informally but correctly.
Prepare 3 minute book talk on your favorite summer reading book.
Friday, August 29
Hand in paragraphs
Outside reading requirement and summer book presentations. Sign up to have a book talk before September 12th!
HW: For The English Patient, trace and write down the chronology of the four main characters, Kip, Caravaggio, Hana and Almasy, as much as you can find. You donít have to write paragraphs or even complete sentences, but you need thoughtful, complete answers. List information for the following life stages for each of the four characters:
a. birth and family
b. life before war
c. wounds of war (emotional and physical)
d. critical people who influenced character
e. critical turning points, epiphanies or defining events
f. actions or words at the villa which help define the character
g. eventual outcome in the novel
h. symbols associated with character
Monday, September 1 - Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday, September 2
Discuss The English Patient, using homework as a guide
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