Thursday, September 30 2010

American Lit took a vocab 3 quiz and then continued working on the Plot Diagram worksheet.*

British Lit took the vocab 3 quiz. Next, we discussed questions 5-9 from the "Wife of Bath's Tale." Finally, we began the lecture on "The Pardoner's Tale."

Wednesday, September 29 2010

American Lit discussed Act IV and began work on a plot diagram for The Crucible. 


British Lit finished "The Wife of Bath's Tale" along with its study guide and questions 5-9 at the end of the selection.

Tuesday, September 27 2010

American Lit started vocab unit 3, with a quiz scheduled for Thursday, and watched Act IV from the film The Crucible (1996). 


British Lit started vocab unit 3, with a quiz scheduled for Thursday, and began reading "The Wife of Bath's Tale."

Monday, September 27 2010

American Lit watched scenes from The Crucible (1996) and began Act IV, which was assigned for homework. Vocab Unit 3 begins tomorrow.

British Lit took the Vocab 2 Test and discussed the characterization worksheet.

Friday, September 24 2010

American Lit finished The Crucible Act III.

British Lit finished "The Prologue" and worked on a characterization worksheet, which will be due for homework on Monday.

Thursday, September 23 2010

American Lit: We completed a character analysis worksheet as a class, received an optional study guide, and continued Act III.

British Lit: We continued "The Prologue" of the Canterbury Tales.

Wednesday, September 22 2010

American Lit: Today we continued Act III of The Crucible. 


British Lit: Today we continued the Prologue of The Canterbury Tales. 

Monday and Tuesday, September 20-21 2010

Sorry for the delay in posting, guys!

American Lit: On Monday, we took a quiz on the Crucible acts I-II. Then, we continued working through Act II. On Tuesday, we finished Act II and began reading Act III as a class. There will be a Vocab Test Unit 2 on Friday.

British Lit: On Monday, we began the Canterbury Tales' "Prologue" and the students turned in their "Written Response" to "The 13th Warrior." Today, we took a test on the Anglo-Saxon Period, and tomorrow we will continue the Prologue.

Friday, September 17 2010

American Lit: We finished Act One of The Crucible and Act II was assigned for homework over the weekend. A quiz on Acts I-II will be given on Monday.

British Lit: We had a quiz on the medieval period, then moved on to the Canterbury Tales (vocabulary, as well).

Thursday, September 16 2010

American Lit: Today we continued Act One of The Crucible, reading Rev. Hale's "Mini-Essay" for homework.

British Lit: Students took notes on the Medieval Period lecture, and we began Geoffrey Chaucer's work.

Wednesday, September 15 2010

American Lit: Students took their Unit 1 Test today. Tomorrow we will continue The Crucible. 


British Lit: Students finished The 13th Warrior and then reviewed the Anglo-Saxon Period in preparation for the test on Tuesday, September 21. Also, the written response is now due MONDAY, rather than Friday, and the Vocab 2 Test has been scheduled for Friday, September 24.

Tuesday, September 14th 2010

American Lit: Today, we continued our reading of "The Crucible," getting midway through Act One.

British Lit: We continued watching "The 13th Warrior" today.

Monday, September 13 2010

American Lit: Today, we began The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller which deals with McArthyism via the Salem Witch Trials. We began with a powerpoint lecture, and then proceeded to assign roles and read the introductory essay in Act 1. "Parallel Structure" sheet was also checked for homework.

British Lit: We began "The 13th Warrior" today, a retelling of the Beowulf myth. Also, the creative writing for Beowulf was turned in.

Friday, September 10 2010

American Lit: Journal checks today. Students finished reading "The Autobiography" by Benjamin Franklin and answered selection questions 1-6. Then, they completed the "Parallel Structure" worksheet which is due Monday for a homework check. Finally, they were given a study guide for the Unit 1 Exam, which will be on Wednesday of next week.

British Lit: Students finish "The Seafarer" and "A History of the English Church and People" by Venerable Bede. The creative writing will be due on Monday.

Thursday, September 9 2010

American Lit: We took the Vocab 2 quiz and began "The Autobiography" by Benjamin Franklin. Journals are due tomorrow in class.

British Lit: We took our Vocab 2 quiz, spent time working on the creative writing (whose maximum length was extended to 3 pages, not 2), and began our discussion of "The Seafarer," an elegy.

My apologies for updating this blog late this evening -- it's a disservice to the absent students who need it to remain on task for class.

Wednesday, September 8 2010

American Lit: Today we did a lesson on Parallel Structure. Unit 1 exam will be next Wednesday. Review on Friday. Have your journals ready on Friday. Below are the dates which will be checked:

-- September 3rd
-- September 2nd
-- September 1st
-- August 30th
-- August 24th
-- August 19th
-- August 17th
-- August 11th
-- Explorer’s Account
-- August 13th
British Lit: We began a creative writing assignment in which the students, using Beowulf as a starting point, construct a battle scene.

Thursday, September 2 2010

American Lit: we completed a "Persuasive Rhetoric Workshop" in class.

British Lit: We continued Beowulf.

Wednesday, September 1 2010

American Lit: We finished "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," and a study guide was given for homework.

British Lit: We continued reading Beowulf and began working on a literary analysis worksheet dealing with caesurae, kennings, and aliterations.