Week of September 3

I've got a feeling that this week's gonna be a good week.... :) Lots of FUN stuff this week! (Actual fun, too, not just the kind of things English teachers think are fun!)

Monday, 9/3
OFF!!! (See? I told you it was fun.)

Tuesday, 9/4
Pilgrimage
Vocab if there's time

Wednesday, 9/5
Watch "A Knight's Tale"
Voc presentations

Thursday, 9/6
Watch "A Knight's Tale"

Friday, 9/7
Sir Gawaine/Arthurian Legends

Week of August 27

I cannot believe that August has flown away so quickly. It is only a matter of time before we are donning those caps and gowns and walking down that field!

This week, we will be doing a little writing and a little reading and a little characterization (maybe outside).

Monday, 8/27
Type Chpt 1 of Senior Memory Book in class
Intro to Medieval Period and Unit 2 (The Individual versus Society)

Tuesday, 8/28
Canterbury Tales Prologue

Wednesday, 8/29
Vocab Assessment
Canterbury Tales Prologue

Thursday, 8/30
Canterbury Tales research

Friday, 8/31
Canterbury Tale activity

Exeter Book

We closed out Unit 1 (The Hero) with a group study of the poem "The Wanderer". After reading it aloud and discussing in small groups, students created a comic strip of the action (or lack thereof) presented in the poem.

GRENDEL!!!

Our work display board shows each student's interpretation of Grendel. I love how we all read the same work, but all of us had a different idea of what he looked like. The other really interesting thing is to see how other monster ideas from our own culture played into our views...

Week of August 20

It's been an interesting week working on Beowulf and moving ahead with it. We are a little behind where I had hoped to be at this point, but that's ok.

Monday, 8/20
Vocab mini-assessment
Read more of Beowulf

Tuesday, 8/21
Beowulf activity

Wednesday, 8/22
Exeter Book

Thursday, 8/23
Catch up

Friday, 8/24
Test over Unit 1

Vocab quiz will be next week!

Week of August 13

Well Dr. Brown and I are having a good time-- hope you guys are too! :) This week we are starting our first unit, The Hero. I think you will enjoy our conversation and reading in this unit.

Monday, 8/13
Finish research and charades
Vocab words assigned

Tuesday, 8/14
Hero introduction and discussion

Wednesday, 8/15
Vocab presentations
Start Beowulf

Thursday, 8/16
Beowulf

Friday, 8/17
Beowulf

Welcome to English IV, Fall 2012!

We're back!!! Summer went by so quickly and it's so hard to believe that it's already August. However, like I told you in class, I can assure you that the next ten months will be the fastest of your life and before you know it, you will be walking across that stage on May 10. (Big smiles, all around!) This week is a short week, so we will just be mainly going over class procedures and plans. Next week, we will begin Unit 1, The Hero. I think you will enjoy it!