10 February: Middle Ages, Courtly Love

Today, students will:

1. Write an MLA works cited entry for your book.
2. Present your book project
3. Figure out what you know about the Middle Ages and make a list of questions you want to know.
4. Look through various books for facts about the Middle Ages. Then form groups, sharing information, and compiling this information onto a poster.
5. Take a few notes on courtly love. Get an idea of what courtly love is.
6. Read statements from "The Art of Courtly Love" determining which they agree &/or disagree with and why. Write paragraphs about 2 (homework).

Works Cited entry for a book includes the following: Author’s last name, author’s first name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.

When typed, it should look like this:

Students presented Outside Reading projects and turn them in.

The Middle Ages. We began this unit today. Students were given a packet they will work on during the next few weeks.

1. On the back of the packet cover, students make a "KWL" chart. In the "K" column, they wrote what they already know about the Middle Ages and Literature of the Middle Ages. In the "W" column, they make a list of questions they want to know about the Middle Ages and Literature of the Middle Ages. They will fill out the "L" column when we finish the unit.
2. Look through books provided on tables for facts about the Middle Ages. Get in groups, share information, present on a poster. Groups were to assign roles: director, writer, artist, presenter. Students compiled information on a poster. Posters were to include words, images, and colors. Students will have 5 minutes in class on Thursday to finish up and present their posters.

Family Life / Outside Reading

Family Life classes will be held during English class the first 4 days of the semester.

Students have been assigned an outside reading project during this time.
It is due February 10 and is a major grade.

Instructions can be found here: http://woodliffenglish10.blogspot.com/2009/01/outside-reading.html

Exam Review

First semester exam review can be found here.

Semester Exam Review Board Game
Up to 4 in a group.

Assignment:
You are a board game manufacturer, and you have been assigned the task of creating a board game that will help students review everything they read/studied in English 10 during the first semester in a fun and interesting way.

Requirements:

• Using paper (posterboard, cardboard, file folder, etc.), colored paper, colored pencils, and/or markers (or other supplies of your choice), create a game board.
• Create game pieces that allude (refer to, especially literature or history) to first semester literature. (Use review sheet.)
• Create at least 25 questions and answers for your game that relate to 1st semester literature. The questions must be somehow incorporated into playing the game. (Use review sheet when creating questions.)
• The format and purpose of your game must in some way relate to the literature read this semester. (Example for a unit on fairy tales: Game board is in the shape of a castle. The purpose is to escape the evil grandmother.) Be creative.
• Write directions for your game that would make it perfectly clear how to play the game.
• Make it neat, colorful, interesting, and creative.
• On Tuesday, be prepared to present your game and have students play the game in order to review for the exam.

Day 10, January 13

• Make sure the following journals are complete: Jan 7, Dec 16, Dec 10, Dec 8,November 20 and 14. Turn in journal. If not today, it is due Thursday, no exceptions.
• At your tables, answer study guide questions.
• Turn in vocabulary #4
• Quiz #4. 20 minutes
• The following were assigned on a handout. (A - due today) (B & C are due Thursday)

(A) “Afterword” and “Coda”
Read the Afterword (page 167). Summarize in 2 sentences. What 2 things is the afterword basically about?
In Bradbury’s play he wrote after writing Fahrenheit 451, Beatty says “I do play with ironies.” Why is it ironic for a fireman to own books?
Which type of irony is this an example of?
•Verbal irony: saying one thing but really meaning the opposite.
•Situational irony: what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate
•Dramatic irony: the audience or reader knows something important that a character doesn’t know.

Read the Coda. Summarize in 3 sentences. What is it basically about?
How does Bradbury feel about Fahrenheit 451?
How does he feel about censorship? Give evidence to support your answer.
How are works being censored? How does this negatively affect you as a student?


(B) Dystopia Characteristics (read, answer #1-12 on separate handout)

(C) Essay Prewriting: Brainstorm and Outline Prewrite for a 5-paragraph essay in which you compare the dystopias Anthem and Fahrenheit 451
1st: brainstorm. Make a list, web, etc.What do these 2 books have in common?What characteristics of literature might you write about?
2nd: organize by outline Organize your thoughts into the order you will present them in an essay. Basic Outline (write a sentence for the underlined parts)

• I. Introduction: hook, summary, 3-point thesis statement
• II. Topic #1 (this is the first point in your thesis)
  A – D. 4 details that support Topic #1. You should have details from each book to support your topic.
• III. Topic #2 (2nd point in thesis)A. – D. Details (same as above)
• IV. Topic #3 (3rd point in thesis)A. – D. Details (same as above)
• V. Conclusion: restated thesis statement, closing thoughts

Extra Credit Options for Major Grade, including essay rewrite, were handed out in class. This is due Friday, January 16, no exceptions. We do not have class that day. If you are turning it in, you will need to bring it to me or put it in my box in the office.

Day 9 January 9

Journal: Make sure all journal entries are complete. Add to or revise those that aren't. Journals will be turned in on Thursday (Tuesday, if you want to turn in early). I will not accept journals after Thursday.

Graded Quiz #3 was returned.

Vocabulary #3 was turned in.

We finished the book. Students had time to answer study guide questions.
Students also should answer the following:

–Why do the police catch the man and claim that he is Montag?
–Who is Granger?
–How is the fire in the woods different?
–Why does Granger tell the story of his grandfather?
–What the purpose of Montag recalling the farm?

We will recap on Tuesday for about 20 minutes than take Quiz #4.

HOMEWORK: finish vocabulary #4. Be prepared for Tuesday's quiz.

January 7

Journal: “Hmm..." Write a paragraph about something that makes you THINK. (book, movie, event, quote, etc.)

Quiz #2 was returned, and we went over the answers.

Quiz #3 was taken.

Vocabulary assignment: Write 2 sentences using the words "obscure" and "pedant." Choose a vocabulary activity of your choice to complete for remaining words from reading assignment #4. Due Tuesday, January 13

Reading Assignment #4 vocabulary: fill in the blanks...

•A. burning
•B. clear, hidden
•C. decision
•D. distorted
•E. described
•F. crushing
•G. spice
•H. knowledge
•I. materials, corpse

"Burning Bright" We started reading the last chapter, "Burning Bright." Students were to finish reading through page 136 after listening to the audio book for 30 minutes.

Vocabulary #3 homework from last class: If it wasn't turned in today, students won't be penalized for turning it in on Friday. None will be accepted after Friday.

Day 7: January 5

1. Journal: “Save this book!” If you could save one book from being destroyed forever, which would it be and why? 3 sentence minimum.
2. Turn in vocabulary homework.
3. Quiz #2
4. Reading Assignmnent #3 vocabulary: make a cinquain or acrostic for each new word.
5. "The Sieve and the Sand" page 71 (read through page 93).
6. While reading this chapter, determine what its title means.
   While reading, add to “Get into My Head” characters.
7. HOMEWORK: Finish reading "The Sieve and the Sand" (copies were given). Finish vocabulary activities. Prepare for a quiz Wednesday.
8. Anthem essays returned:
   •On a separate sheet of paper, write “Anthem Essay” at the top. Then:
   •Editing: What types of mistakes did you make?
   –Make a list of mechanical mistakes (last part of rubric). Write an example of each mistake from your essay. Then correct the mistake and write your new sentence.
   –Due Friday, January 9
   •Replacement essay will be assigned after we finish Fahrenheit 451 for those of you who are unhappy with your grade enough to write a new essay.
   •A prewriting make-up assignment will also be given at that time.