Quarter Four

Week Eight: May 11th - 15th

Monday: Introduction to Unit 3 presentation. 

Tuesday: Quiz. Introduction of Satirical devices. Satire presentation. 

Wednesday - Thursday: Reading "A Modest Proposal". Post-reading assignment.

Friday: Discussion and assignment: our own "modest" proposal. 

Week Seven: May 4th - 8th

Monday: Finishing film and assignment. 

Tuesday - Wednesday: Poem presentations from the film. 

Friday: Sharing presentations with the class.

Week Six: April 27th - May 1st

Monday: Reading "To His Coy Mistress" and "21 Love Poems". Discuss and complete a post-reading assignment. 

Tuesday: Discuss themes, especially Carpe Diem. Compare poems and these assignment. 

Wednesday - Friday: Watching "Dead Poets Society" taking notes as we watch.

Week Five: April 20th - 24th *Midterms 4/22

Monday: Valediction: A Forbidden Mourning. Read, discuss and complete assignment. 

Tuesday: Go over p. 325 and vocabulary on 326. Read “Speech Before the Spanish Armada Invasion” p. 327 and go over the Check for Understanding together. Handout to complete.

Wednesday: Reading “For Army Infantry’s First Women, Heavy Packs and the Weight of History” p. 337 and and go over the Check for Understanding as a group. Post reading handout.

Thursday: Collaborate and compare handout - small groups.

Friday: Quiz, HMH.

Week Four: April 13th - 17th

Monday -  Tuesday: Working on Macbeth project. 

Wednesday: Sharing video and quote slides. 

Thursday - Friday: Watching film version of Macbeth.

Week Three: April 6th - 10th

Monday: No School 

Tuesday: Last day to work on Soundtrack assignments. Final Macbeth projects assigned. 

Wednesday: No School 

Thursday- Friday: Working on Macbeth projects (only class time)

Week Two: March 30th - April 3rd

Monday - Tuesday: Reading Act V and filling out the study guide. 

Wednesday: Review Act V and discuss. Act IV post-reading assignment. 

Thursday: Final Macbeth Quiz. Soundtrack work (due Tuesday at the beginning of class).

Friday: No School - Good Friday

Week One: March 23rd - 27th

Monday: No School - teacher in-service. 

Tuesday: Reading Act IV. Study Guide. 

Wednesday: Continue Act IV - reading and Study Guide. 

Thursday: Quiz on Act IV. Post-reading assignment. 

Friday: Working on Soundtrack.

Week Nine: March 16th - 20th *End of the quarter.

Monday - Tuesday: Reading Act III and completing the Study Guide and Post-reading. 

Wednesday: Time to finish the post-reading and work on the Soundtrack assignment. 

Thursday: Time for Soundtrack, and Act III quiz (GC). Last assignment in the gradebook. 

Friday: Time for any missing work, and juniors helping with Prom decorating.

Week Eight: March 9th - 13th

Monday: Reviewing all the language worksheets and Act I. 

Tuesday: ACT for juniors, so upon return, we will work on our Soundtrack assignments. 

Wednesday: Reading Act II, scenes 1-3

Thursday: Finishing Act II. Friday: Quiz on Act II, post-reading assignment. 

Week Seven: March 2nd - 6th

Monday: Quiz - HMH on Chivalry. Historical background of Scotland, website to use, study guides, and expectations for reading "Macbeth". Translation practice handouts. 

Tuesday: Handouts - language.

Wednesday: Reading Act I, filling out the Study Guide. 

Thursday - Friday: Finishing Act I. Quiz on Friday.

Week Six: Feb. 23rd - 27th

Monday: HMH - Quiz and Vocabulary for Le Morte d'Arthur. 

Tuesday: Reading "Chivalry" in the textbook. 

Wednesday: Do the post-reading worksheet and turn it in by the end of the hour.   

Thursday: Quiz (HMH)

Friday: Pre-reading for Shakespeare. Webquest and language practice handouts.

Week Five: February 16th - 20th *Midterms posted 2/18 at 8 am

Monday: No School 

Tuesday: Sharing of General Prologue slide projects. 

Wednesday: Slide presentation - pre-reading. Discussion - loyalty? Get Ready "Le Morte D'Arthur". Review conflict and do pre-reading vocabulary in a large group. 

Thursday: Post-reading handout/assignment. Vocabulary HMH - part one and two. 

Friday: Quiz and vocabulary.

Week Four: February 9th - 13th

Monday: Chaucer lesson - notes and presentation. Assign General Prologue Character summaries/slides.

Tuesday: General Prologue character slides.

Wednesday: No Class - Juniors/Seniors job shadowing for career week.

Thursday: No Class - Career Day speakers

Friday: No School

Week Three: February 2nd - 6th

Monday - Tuesday: Watching "Beowulf". 

Wednesday: Finishing up movie and post-viewing handout/questions. Discussion on similarities. 

Thursday: Geoffrey Chaucer webquest. 

Thursday:  Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer video, prologue, and characters. Choose a character from the General Prologue and create a slide about them. 

Friday: Working on slides.

Week Two: January 26th - 30th

Monday: Sharing Hero presentations. Kennings - lesson and practice. Worksheet

Tuesday: Beowulf anticipatory handout/discussion. Introduction slides and summary video. 

Wednesday: Assignment - working w/small group on a section of Beowulf. Summary - bullet points and picture. 

Thursday: Sharing slides. 

Friday: Watching "Beowulf."

Week One: January 19th - 23rd

Monday: No School Tuesday: Class expectations, rules, policies, books, HMH, and Google Classroom. 

Wednesday: Introduction to Unit One - heroes. Stream to start video and vocabulary. Read Introduction - Anglo Saxon, and check for Understanding. 

Thursday: Presentation on Intro to English - video clips, discussion. Hero assignment (Google Classroom)

Friday: Sharing hero assignments.