Complete and bring to class this personal survey.
Due Thursday, September 4, 2008:
Complete the two in-class essays. Type them and submit theme through turnitin.com. The class ID is 2391776 and the password is "athena."
Also, read pp 2-6, 22-23, 34-35, and 42-54 of the anthology. Be sure to bring the anthology back to class tomorrow, as it is mine. You will check out your own tomorrow during class.
Due Friday, September 5, 2008:
Catch up on summer reading and/or on any assignments left undone.
Due Monday, September 8, 2008:
Read/review Death of a Salesman so that on Monday you may compare Beowulf to Willy Loman.
Also, catch up on summer reading and the first unit in the anthology - the unit on the Anglo Saxons.
On Monday, we will continue with group presentations; we will discuss the various heroes of our summer reading - both triumphant and tragic - alongside the socio-political contexts from which they sprang; and we will discuss the process of writing an effective AP essay.
On Tuesday, there will be a timed write, and on Wednesday and Thursday, we will review/summarize both the Anglo Saxon period and the summer reading.
Due Tuesday, September 9, 2008:
Write a 150+ word description and analysis of a person in your life who is most like the character Beowulf. Do the same for the character Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.
Due Monday, September 15, 2008:
Summarize the unit on the Anglo Saxons. Add outside research as needed to fill in any gaps. The goal is to understand the nature of Anglo Saxon society at the time (mid-fifth century to 1066 AD) and how texts such as Beowulf came into existence.
Employ a creative method of presentation, such as digital story; Power Point slide show; 3D poster; metaphoric mind map; diorama; skit; storyboard; rap; or...
To access free storytelling software, click here.
You will be graded on a curve, so be prepared to knock some fifth-century knit wool booties off.
Due Tuesday, September 16, 2008:
Prepare for the multiple-choice exam on the summer reading.
Read pp. 60-72 in the anthology. Also begin reading The Canterbury Tales.
Bring $18 tomorrow so you can come with us to see "The Belle of Amhurst" on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 8 PM at the Actors Forum Theater in North Hollywood.
Finally, before you settle in to watch your TiVo'd rendition of "Project Runway," check out this AP Virtual Presentation page!
Due Monday, September 22, 2008:
Review pp. 60-72 in the anthology and read further into The Canterbury Tales.
Our aim is to be done with the Medieval unit (Ms. Kittelson will present her summary on Monday, September 29) and The Canterbury Tales and to experience one multiple choice exam on The Canterbury Tales and three writing assignments on all things literary -- all by Friday, October 3, 2008.
Then it's the Renaissance whereby we will read Hamlet and MacBeth and works by Marlowe and others, and we will reenact certain tidbits of 14th-16th century glory.
Due Tuesday, September 23, 2008:
Write a 700+-word essay in response to the following question:
Compare and contrast both the theme and tone of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales to Everyman. Include in your analysis both The General Prologue and one or more of the tales.
Submit your essay to turnitin.com no later than midnight Tuesday night. There is no need to bring a hard copy to class. Essays will NOT be accepted by e-mail or flash drive or any mean other than turnitin.com
The class ID is 2391776 and the password is "athena."
Due Monday, October 6, 2008:
Complete your Canterbury character project.
Due Tuesday, October 7, 2008:
Prepare for today's 100-point multiple-choice exam based on the Medieval unit in the anthology and the following Canterbury Tales:
The General Prologue
The Knight's Tale
The Miller's Prologue and Tale
The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale
The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale
The Knight's Interruption to the Monk's Tale
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