An End and a Beginning!

I find it rather hard to believe that we are already at the end of another unit. Granted, it was a short unit, but still...

This week we will begin Unit 3, The Influences of Love and Power (Renaissance and Restoration period). Our essential questions for this unit include:
What changes take place in a society as advances in education and technology occur?
What is power and who has it?
Does absolute power corrupt absolutely?
How do the individual life philosophies of people affect day to day decisions?
What impact do those have on the social circles of which those people are a part?
Do religion and spirituality shape the way people view situations in life and the way they react to them?

Unit 3 is a loooooong one because it includes Macbeth. We will study the sonnets, Carpe Diem poetry (including a viewing of "Dead Poets' Society"), John Donne, Macbeth, and satire.

Macbeth is a play that is usually enjoyed very much by students. I would love to again attempt a cool activity with it (tried it last semester and it was a colossal failure...), so we shall see.

Monday, 1/30
Define vocabulary words (assimilate, cognizant, discursive, ennui, farcical, fortuitous, hyperbole, incognito, mesmerism, omniscient, adroit, allay, blazon, bravado, choleric, colloquy, despot, dirge, expatriate, feign) for Unit 2
Group Canterbury Tales adaptation presentations
SENIOR MEMORY BOOK CHPT 2 DUE

Tuesday, 1/31
4th period vocab presentations
Finish presentations over CT
Sir Gawaine and discussion

Wednesday, 2/1
Possible sub
Final Activity over Unit 2 (artistic creative response)

Thursday, 2/2
Unit 2 Test

Friday, 2/3
Unit 2 Vocab Quiz
Intro to Unit 3 and the Renaissance