Reading: The Canterbury Tales- "The General Prologue" and "The Pardoner's Tale"
Skills: Identifying and analyzing satire in a text
Activities: Middle English Pardoner's Prologue Questions
Story Board for "The Pardoner's Tale"
Skills: Identifying and analyzing satire in a text
Activities: Middle English Pardoner's Prologue Questions
Story Board for "The Pardoner's Tale"
Reading: Mentor Texts (fight scenes in literature)
Writing: Fight Scene Narratives
Skills: Engaging readers, Creating characters through dialogue, Creating a reflective conclusion
Activities: You will be graded this week on the effort you put into your Rough Draft. Final Drafts are due Monday, September 14. I am able to track all revisions via Google Drive, and you will be graded according to the revisions you make to your draft!
Writing: Fight Scene Narratives
Skills: Engaging readers, Creating characters through dialogue, Creating a reflective conclusion
Activities: You will be graded this week on the effort you put into your Rough Draft. Final Drafts are due Monday, September 14. I am able to track all revisions via Google Drive, and you will be graded according to the revisions you make to your draft!
Reading: Beowulf, Battle Scene Mentor Texts
Skills: Writing Narratives, Figurative and Connotative Meanings, Central Ideas, Medieval Lit. Characteristics
Activities: Battle Scene Narratives
Questions for Reading 3 (No file)
Annotation Quiz Tuesday AND Thursday
Skills: Writing Narratives, Figurative and Connotative Meanings, Central Ideas, Medieval Lit. Characteristics
Activities: Battle Scene Narratives
Questions for Reading 3 (No file)
Annotation Quiz Tuesday AND Thursday
Reading: Beowulf
Writing: Battle Scenes
Skills: Narrative Writing, Figurative and Connotative Meanings, Author's Purpose, Central Ideas
Activities: Questions for Reading (1 & 2) [No File, See me]
Annotations (On-going)
"The Battle with Grendel" Quote Handout [No File, See me]
Battle Scene Rough Draft /uploads/5/3/8/1/53815023/battle_scene.docx
Writing: Battle Scenes
Skills: Narrative Writing, Figurative and Connotative Meanings, Author's Purpose, Central Ideas
Activities: Questions for Reading (1 & 2) [No File, See me]
Annotations (On-going)
"The Battle with Grendel" Quote Handout [No File, See me]
Battle Scene Rough Draft /uploads/5/3/8/1/53815023/battle_scene.docx
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Tuesday
Write into the Day: Think about your favorite poem or nursery rhyme as a child. Write down any of it that you remember. Then stir up a memory associated with that poem and write about it in present tense, as though you are in the memory right now. Watch/Listen: Write down some thoughts about the poem you just heard. What caught your ear? What did you not understand?
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Thursday
Beowulf reading, annotations. Finish "Grendel" and "Beowulf" Annotations up to line 232 Due Friday Hero and Villain Creations
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Friday
Write into the Day: What is going on in this picture? Write it as a story in which you are either the narrator, human character, or dragon. Formative Assessment: Comprehension Quiz
Read "The Battle with Grendel" (Time permitting) SSR |
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August 4 - 7
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Introductions |
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