JUNIORS!
We have one more day of class together. What would you like to do? I have some ideas, but maybe you do too, SOOOO.... let me know here.

End of the Year Calendar

Monday

• Semester Exam Website    Class time given for this project so far:  21 hours

• WEBSITE PROJECT IS DUE TODAY! I will begin grading tomorrow, so you have until the end of the day today to get the site polished up.

• NOTE: I have removed the requirement for a page on your website for contemporary (21st century) literature. Your final website needs to deal with 7 literary time periods: Classical, Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages. Renaissance, Romantic Era, Victorian Era, 20th century (modernism / postmodernism).

• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Thursday

• Semester Exam Website    Class time given for this project so far:  19 hours

• NOTE: I have removed the requirement for a page on your website for contemporary (21st century) literature. Your final website needs to deal with 7 literary time periods: Classical, Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages. Renaissance, Romantic Era, Victorian Era, 20th century (modernism / postmodernism).

• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.

• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Tuesday

• Modernism
• Examples of magical realism:
• "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel García Márquez (1955)
• "We Show What We Have Learned" by Clare Beams (2011)

• Semester Exam Website    Class time given for this project so far:  19 hours

• NOTE: I have removed the requirement for a page on your website for contemporary (21st century) literature. Your final website needs to deal with 7 literary time periods: Classical, Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages. Renaissance, Romantic Era, Victorian Era, 20th century (modernism / postmodernism).

• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.

• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Friday

• Modernism
• Read the poem "Digging" by Seamus Heaney and discuss its qualities of postmodern (post WW2) writing.
• Qualities of postmodern literature:
1. focus on reader's response to / experience of literature
2. fractured narrative
3. paradox
4. unreliable narrator
5. metafiction
6. lack of realism / magical realism

• Semester Exam Website                Class time given for this project so far:  18.5 hours

• NOTE: I have removed the requirement for a page on your website for contemporary (21st century) literature. Your final website needs to deal with 7 literary time periods: Classical, Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages. Renaissance, Romantic Era, Victorian Era, 20th century (modernism / postmodernism).

• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.

• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Wednesday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• Teacher Appreciation Cards due Fri. 5/3/19

• Modernism
• Discussion / Q&A on notes from text: "The Twentieth Century and After":
• Noteguide
• "Fiction" p. 2381-2386 / 973-978

• Discussion / Notes: "Araby" as a modernist text- We reread the story and made notes on how the piece demonstrates some key qualities of Modernism:
1. Not traditional
2. Disillusionment
3. Introspective
4. Precise imagery
5. Giving shape to the feeling of futility

• HW due Fri. 5/3/19 by class time: Explore Imagism
• Read this description of Imagism, focusing on the list of 3 tenets of Imagist poetry.
• Google Classroom assignment: 
1. Look for a variety of poems from the Imagist movement in the early 20th century (T.L. Hulme, Amy Lowell, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, H.D., John Gould Fletcher, and you can look for others). 
2. Choose one poem that you like and think fits the 3 tenets of Imagist poetry best. 
3. Post this poem on the Google Classroom assignment and include the author.
4. Then, read through your classmates' posts and choose one to respond to in a paragraph (5+ sentences). You can write your reaction to the poem, connections you see to other works, or comment on how the poem responds to the 3 tenets.

• Semester Exam Website               Class time given for this project so far:  17.5 HOURS

• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.

• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Monday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• Teacher Appreciation Cards due Wed. 5/1/19

• Modernism
• Discussion / Q&A on notes from text: "The Twentieth Century and After":
• Noteguide
• "Historical Background" p. 2367-2370 / 959-962
• "Poetry" p. 2376 - 2380 / 968-972

• In-class discussion / assignment: 
• Read "The Glory of Women" by Siegfried Sassoon
• Complete annotation questions and turn in.

• HW due Wed. 5/1/19: Read and take notes on:
• "Fiction" p. 2381-2386 / 973-978
• Bring your annotated copy of James Joyce's "Araby" from last semester to class on Wed.

• Semester Exam Website           Class time given for this project so far:  17.5 HOURS

• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.

• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Thursday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• Teacher Appreciation Cards due Tues. 4/30/19

• Victorian Era Literature Wrap-up and Transition to Modernism
• Charles Dickens
• Victorian Era couple
• Overview of Modernism

• Modernism
• HW due Mon. 4/29/19: Read and take notes on selections from "The Twentieth Century and After":
• Noteguide
• "Historical Background" p. 2367-2370 / 959-962
• "Poetry" p. 2376 - 2380 / 968-972

• Semester Exam Website          Class time given for this project so far:  17.5 HOURS
• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.
• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Tuesday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• 🎓Senior Cap & Gown Portraits 🎓

• Victorian Era Literature

• HW turned in: Reading / analysis chart for "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

• Notes: Example of dramatic monologue- "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning
• If you were absent, please complete this analysis and turn in so I can review your ideas.

• Semester Exam Website
• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.
• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 17.5 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Wednesday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• Victorian Era Literature
• Discussion / notes p. 1964-1965 / 556-557
• "Literacy, Publication, and Reading" p. 1958 (double book red: p. 550)
• "Short Fiction and the Novel" p. 1959 (red: p. 551)
• "Poetry" p. 1961 (red: 553)
• "Prose" p. 1964 ( red: p. 556)
• "Drama and Theater" p. 1965 (red: p. 557)
• Note Guide

• QUIZ: Textbook info for Victorian Age

• Notes: Italian / Petrarchan sonnet "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

• HW due Tues. 4/23/19: Reading / analysis chart for "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 

• Semester Exam Website
• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to tell you how I think you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.
• Make sure you have reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 16.5 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Monday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• Victorian Era
• Q&A on first section of textbook info:
• "Literacy, Publication, and Reading" p. 1958 (double book red: p. 550)
• "Short Fiction and the Novel" p. 1959 (red: p. 551)
• "Poetry" p. 1961 (red: 553)

• Note Guide: Take solid notes- there will be a quiz on pgs. 1958-1965 (red: 550-557) on Wed.

• HW due Wed. 4/17/19: Take notes on background for Victorian Literature from the textbook:
• "Prose" p. 1964 ( red: p. 556)
• "Drama and Theater" p. 1965 (red: p. 557)

• Semester Exam Website
• I will not be grading your website again until the final is due on Mon. 5/13/19. If you want feedback on your work, you can let me know and I will be glad to let you know how you are doing. If you have a certain score in mind, let me know and I can tell you if you are on track for that score or what needs to be done to meet the expectations for that score.
• Today we reviewed the Assignment sheet for the expectations for each letter grade on the project.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 16.5 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Thursday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here until 5/3/19.

• Romanticism
• In-class essay for "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman".

• HW due Mon. 4/15/19: Take notes on background for Victorian Literature from the textbook:
• "Literacy, Publication, and Reading" p. 1958 (double book red: p. 550)
• "Short Fiction and the Novel" p. 1959 (red: p. 551)
• "Poetry" p. 1961 (red: 553)

• HW due Wed. 4/17/19: Take notes on background for Victorian Literature from the textbook:
• "Prose" p. 1964 ( red: p. 556)
• "Drama and Theater" p. 1965 (red: p. 557)

Tuesday

• You can complete your STC instructor evaluation here from 4/9/19 to 5/3/19.

• Semester Website Projects
• Recent scores
• Using class time wisely
• Class time given to this project so far: 15.5 HOURS
• You are not free to use my content or documents! 
• Remember that we are researching English / British information, not world information. Many projects have facts and art from other locations, Italian Renaissance, etc.
• Final is due Mon. 5/12/19

• Romantic Literature
• Mary Wollstonecraft background
• Read "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" by Mary Wollstonecraft while listening to  this audio of the selection. Stop as needed to make summary notes. Underline / highlight key ideas to the end of the selection. Bring annotated copy with you to class on Thursday. You will need it for the assignment.

Friday

• Romanticism
• Assignment turned in: Questions 1-5 for "The Cloud" by Percy Shelley (pg. 2-4 of handout). 
• In-class: Discussion / annotation of William Blake's "A Poison Tree". If you were absent, listen to the discussion on the podcast here.
• HW due Tues. 4/9/19: Complete vocabulary for "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" by Mary Wallstonecraft

• Semester Website
• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 15.5 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Wednesday

• Renaissance Poetry
• Assignments returned & discussed: 
• "Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" notes & questions
• Annotations on Osipova explication of "Valediction"

• Romanticism
• Quiz on introductory material- make up ASAP. This grade will count on the 5th Six Weeks.
• Discussion of Restoration, Enlightenment & Romanticism
• Example notes for Romantic Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth (pg. 1)
• Assignment: Read "The Cloud" by Percy Shelley (pg. 2-4 of handout). Complete questions 1-5.

• Semester Website
• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 15 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Monday

😔 I'm not feeling well today. Please use class time today to continue updating your website for the Check Grade on Saturday 4/6/19. This will probably be the only day this week that we will have time to work on it in class. You can also work on your homework on Romanticism that is due on Wed. Please message me (email or DM on Twitter) if you have questions.

• English Romanticism
• **NOTE: If you have the textbook set, you will need to turn in the green book (volume 1) and pick up the red book (volume 2) which is on the shelf at the front of the room. It is OK to take the red book today, just check it out here. 
• HW due Wed. 4/3/19: Take notes on the background information on Romanticism listed below. There will be a quiz.
• FYI The Enlightenment period occurred between the Renaissance and the Romantic periods. We will not focus on this period, but you need to know some basics about it to see how Romanticism progressed. The first video in the list will give you an overview.
• Video- Mr. Osborne British Literature Preview: Restoration & Enlightenment
• Video- History of Ideas: Romanticism
• Video- Mr. Osborne British Literature Preview: Romanticism
• List of key concepts for Romanticism- Craig White's Literature Courses

• Semester Website
• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 15 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Thursday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• Turn in "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne (p. 679) guided analysis assignment with completed questions 
• Turn in annotated student explication of "A Valediction". 

• Returned: Graded draft essays for "The Pardoner's Tale" & Seven Deadly Sins. If you would like to revise, you may do so by Fri. 4/5/19.

• Semester Website
• Class time today was given to work on the website or paint the wall.
• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 13 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Tuesday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne (p. 679)
• Read through & vocab discussion for the poem (🔈follow along by listening to this podcast)
• Complete analysis assignment (p. 3-4 of handout in link) for the poem
• HW due Thurs. 3/28/19: Read this student explication of "A Valediction". Annotate the hard copy by completing these tasks clearly on the paper as you read:
• Indicate the thesis
• Highlight each main point in the paper 
• Make notes about how each main point contributes to the thesis
• Make notes about how each main point is supported
• Note and explain the overall structure/progression of ideas in the paper

• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 11 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Friday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• Explication presentations for Shakespearean Sonnets
• Take notes on your copy of the Handout of all sonnets discussed
• Listen to explications and view each group's annotated copies to take notes on your own copy:
• 1B: (listen) (group annotations)
• 3B: (listen part1    listen part2) (group annotations) + Tyler & JD video

• HW: 
• Due Tues. 3/26/19: Prepare for class on Tues. by learning these vocabulary words for "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne (#1-9).

• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 11 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Wednesday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• Discussion/notes on HW:
• "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" - Marlowe p. 499
• "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" - Raleigh  p. 488

• Notes on Shakespearean sonnet form & example explication- Sonnet 130

• Assignment: In pairs, use the notes from today (Shakespearean sonnet form & example explication) to prepare an explication of a Shakespearean sonnet. You will give your explication to the class on Fri. 3/22/19 and your classmates will take notes. If you will be absent on that day, you will need to make and submit a video we can play in your absence. The explication needs to include:
• analysis of the speaker and situation
• definitions of unfamiliar words/references
• structure/development
• figurative language 
• patterns (rhyme, meter, repetition)
• main point

Monday

• Beowulf test returned (m/c answer key)

• Transition from Medieval to Renaissance Poetry
• Notes: Slideshow
• Assignment: Use notes on Medieval and Renaissance poetry to find qualities of each in the two example poems below. Clearly mark distinguishing qualities on the poems. Turn in.
• "The Dream of the Rood" (medieval)
• "On Monsieur's Departure" by Elizabeth I (Renaissance)

• HW due Wed. 3/20/19: Read the following Renaissance poems. Be prepared to discuss how they demonstrate the qualities outlined in today's slideshow notes. Read them in the order given below.
1. "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" - Marlowe p. 499
2. "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" - Raleigh  p. 488

Thursday

• Medieval English Literature
• "The Pardoner's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer
• View animated version of the tale (9:45-17:29)
• Notes on the Seven Deadly Sins
• In-class essay (handwritten): Explain how "The Pardoner's Tale" from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales uses the seven deadly sins to teach a moral lesson.

Tuesday

• Medieval English Literature

• HW due Thurs. 3/7/19: Read "The Pardoner's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales. Focus on irony and ways the tale reflects the main qualities of medieval literature.

• Website: Class time today was given to research the background information needed for the Medieval section of your website. We will move on to the Renaissance after Spring Break.
• Class time given to this project so far: 11 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video
• This week's teaching tool for A and B projects: Brainscape Smart Flashcards
• Make sure you have addressed any of these issues from the last website progress grade:
• Read feedback
• Make sure your name, ENGL 2321 and Spring 2019 appear on the main page
• Literature should be the biggest section of each time period 
• It is NOT acceptable to list information then put links at the bottom of the page. Info needs a link or a footnote [1] that has the MLA citation like you would see on a Works Cited page.
• Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem and should be included in your literature section.
• Images need sources and explanation. Either add a caption or reference the image in the text near it.

Friday

• Medieval English Literature

• Discussion: What are some ways Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale" demonstrates aspects of Medieval English Literature?

• Viewing: "Nun's Priest's Tale" video representation (to about 7:30)
• Discussion Board Assignment: "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
•  Use the Padlet platform (link in Google Classroom) to form two questions or intriguing statements about the fable. Then, respond in paragraph form to five of your classmates' posts.

• Work on the Medieval English Literature page of your website. We will move on to the Renaissance when we return from Spring Break.

Wednesday

• Overview: Medieval Literature
• NOTES: 
• Medieval English Literature Slideshow
• Audio for slideshow
• "The Cock and the Fox" by Marie de France
• HW due Fri. 3/1/19: Read "The Nun's Priest's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer and prepare notes to discuss items on the Annotation / discussion guide

Monday

• Beowulf Exam

• HW due Wed. 2/25/19: We will start Medieval English literature on Wed. Before class, read and look up unfamiliar words in "The Cock and the Fox" by Marie de France. Be prepared to summarize the poem.

Thursday

• Beowulf
• Reviews for Beowulf were shared (Beowulf retelling review). You can view them in the Google Classroom.
• EXAM: Mon. 2/25/19
• PDF of text
• Family Trees
• Also review study guides. The test will include only characters, settings, terms, and key ideas from:
• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3
• Section 4

Tuesday

• Local Scholarships: Ms. Boleach came in to discuss procedures for seniors to apply to local scholarships. You can access the application on your portal under the "School Links" tab beginning Monday 2/25/19 and will close on March 22 at noon. If you were absent, your counselor will call you in to give you the information.

• Semester Website
• Class time given to this project so far:  9 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• This week's tool: Padlet (sign up) (examples)
• Current state of websites
• Read feedback
• Make sure your name, course and Spring 2019
• Literature should be the biggest section of each time period 
• It is NOT acceptable to list information then put links at the bottom of the page. Info needs a link or a footnote that has the MLA citation like you would see on a Works Cited page.
• Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem and should be listed on your literature section.
• Images need sources and explanation.

• Beowulf timed essays
• Discussion of strategies that worked in the essays
• thesis that states key concepts
• organizing by concept
• supporting with specific quotes that relate to the topic
• Place a copy in your writing portfolio

• Beowulf
• EXAM: Mon. 2/25/19
• PDF of text
• Family Trees
• HW due Thurs. 2/21/19 for review: Beowulf retelling review
• Also review study guides. The test will include only characters, settings, terms, and key ideas from:
• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3
• Section 4

Friday

• Beowulf
• PDF of text
• Family Trees
• HW due Thurs. 2/21/19: Beowulf retelling review
• Mon. 2/25/19: Beowulf exam

• Semester Website Project 
• Class time given to this project so far:  9 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• WEEKLY RESOURCE: Screencast-o-Matic (Here is an overview video of the tool.)
• Due Sat. 2/16/19 at 11:59 pm: Website progress grade. This will count as a major grade for the six weeks (40% category).
• All info sections of Classicism (Roman and Greek) and Anglo-Saxon pages need to be completed. 
• All information should have sources linked and/or footnoted at the bottom of each page in MLA format. (SEE EXAMPLE PAGE)
• It is understood that you might add details later such as images, embedded video, quizzes, etc., but the information for the literature, art, history, English language, attitude/morals/social expectations, customs sections needs to be present.
• Reminder that you are not to copy/paste information from your sources. You are to take multiple sources and synthesize them into your own words. 

Wednesday

• Beowulf, part 4, lines 2510 - end
• PDF of text
• Family Trees
• Complete notes: guided notes on section 4
• HW due Thurs. 2/21/19: Beowulf retelling review
• Mon. 2/25/19: Beowulf exam

• Semester Website Project 
• Class time given to this project so far: 7.5 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• WEEKLY RESOURCE: Screencast-o-Matic (Here is an overview video of the tool.)
• Due Sat. 2/16/19 at 11:59 pm: Website progress grade. This will count as a major grade for the six weeks (40% category).
• All info sections of Classicism (Roman and Greek) and Anglo-Saxon pages need to be completed. 
• All information should have sources linked and/or footnoted at the bottom of each page in MLA format. (SEE EXAMPLE PAGE)
• It is understood that you might add details later such as images, embedded video, quizzes, etc., but the information for the literature, art, history, English language, attitude/morals/social expectations, customs sections needs to be present.
• Reminder that you are not to copy/paste information from your sources. You are to take multiple sources and synthesize them into your own words. 

Monday

• Beowulf, part 3, lines 1789 - 2509
• PDF of text
• Family Trees
• Discussion / Notes / Q&A: guided notes on section 3
• HW due Wed. 2/13/19: Read and make notes on section 4 (to the end of the poem)

• Semester Website Project 
• Class time given to this project so far: 7 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• WEEKLY RESOURCE: Screencast-o-Matic (Here is an overview video of the tool.)
• Due Sat. 2/16/19 at 11:59 pm: Website progress grade. This will count as a major grade for the six weeks (40% category).
• All info sections of Classicism (Roman and Greek) and Anglo-Saxon pages need to be completed. 
• All information should have sources linked and/or footnoted at the bottom of each page in MLA format. (SEE EXAMPLE PAGE)
• It is understood that you might add details later such as images, embedded video, quizzes, etc., but the information for the literature, art, history, English language, attitude/morals/social expectations, customs sections needs to be present.
• Reminder that you are not to copy/paste information from your sources. You are to take multiple sources and synthesize them into your own words. 

Thursday

• Beowulf, part 3, lines 1789 - 2509
• PDF of text
• Family Trees
• Timed essay (If you were absent, see me for make up)
• Discussion / Notes / Q&A: Guided notes
• HW due Mon. 2/11/19: Complete guided notes on section 3
• HW due Wed. 2/13/19: Read and make notes on section 4 (to the end of the poem)

• Semester Website Project
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• WEEKLY RESOURCE: Infographics on Canva
• Due Sat. 2/16/19 at 11:59 pm: Website progress grade. This will count as a major grade for the six weeks (40% category).
• All info sections of Classicism (Roman and Greek) and Anglo-Saxon pages need to be completed. 
• All information should have sources linked and/or footnoted at the bottom of each page in MLA format.
• It is understood that you might add details later such as images, embedded video, quizzes, etc., but the information for the literature, art, history, English language, attitude/morals/social expectations, customs sections needs to be present.
• Reminder that you are not to copy/paste information from your sources. You are to take multiple sources and synthesize them into your own words. 

Tuesday

• Beowulf, part 2 to line 1789
• Discussion / Notes / Q&A: Guided notes
• HW due Thurs. 2/7/19: Read and make notes on section 3 of Beowulf, to line 2509. (PDF)
• Family Trees

• Semester Website Project
• Resources chart
• Grades for framework are in your folder feedback doc and in the grade book. Please make sure you read comments.
• WEEKLY RESOURCE: Infographics on Canva
• Due Sat. 2/16/19 at 11:59 pm: Website progress grade. This will count as a major grade for the six weeks (40% category).
• All info sections of Classicism (Roman and Greek) and Anglo-Saxon pages need to be completed. 
• All information should have sources linked and/or footnoted at the bottom of each page in MLA format.
• It is understood that you might add details later such as images, embedded video, quizzes, etc., but the information for the literature, art, history, English language, attitude/morals/social expectations, customs sections needs to be present.
• Reminder that you are not to copy/paste information from your sources. You are to take multiple sources and synthesize them into your own words. 

Thursday

• Beowulf, part 2 to line 1789
• Quiz (If you were absent, see me for make up)
• Due Tues. 2/5/19: Guided notes

• Semester Website Project
• Listen to me go through the project assignment here
• Resources chart
• Google Sites- Location for your website
• Tutorials (if needed):
• How to create a website in Google Sites
• Google Sites for beginners
• Using advanced features for Google Sites
• Enhancing your Google Site
• Help page for questions about Google Sites
• Due Sat. 2/2/19 by 11:59 pm: I will grade the framework of your semester website. I should see the following:
• A main page of the website with appropriate titles and backgrounds for this project
• Separate webpages established for each era (7) we will study this term. Each webpage should have the title of the time period.

Tuesday

• Semester Website Project
• Listen to me go through the project assignment here
• Resources chart
• Google Sites- Location for your website
• Tutorials (if needed):
• How to create a website in Google Sites
• Google Sites for beginners
• Using advanced features for Google Sites
• Enhancing your Google Site
• Help page for questions about Google Sites
• Due Sat. 2/2/19 by 11:59 pm: I will grade the framework of your semester website. I should see the following:
• A main page of the website with appropriate titles and backgrounds for this project
• Separate webpages established for each era (7) we will study this term. Each webpage should have the title of the time period.

• Beowulf
• Character pronunciation 
• Due Thurs. 1/31/19: Read to line 1798, "It was noble courtesy": p. 31-123 (PDF); p. 56-79 (textbook). Make sure you understand:
• differences between Grendel and Grendel's mother
• what causes each of Beowulf's battles 
• differences in the battles between the ways the two battles are fought
• how Beowulf is treated as a result of his battles
• Hrothgar's speech to Beowulf
• Due Thurs. 2/7/19: Read and take notes to line 2509, "will assay the hoard": p. 123-169 (PDF); p. 79-83 (textbook)

Friday

• Semester Website Project
• Listen to me go through the project assignment here
• Google Sites- Location for your website
• Tutorials (if needed):
• How to create a website in Google Sites
• Google Sites for beginners
• Using advanced features for Google Sites
• Enhancing your Google Site
• Help page for questions about Google Sites

• Beowulf
• Due Thurs. 1/31/19: Read to line 1798, "It was noble courtesy": p. 31-123 (PDF); p. 56-79 (textbook)
• Character pronunciation 

Wednesday

• Beowulf, p. 3-31
• Discussion / study guide of p. 3-31
• Due Thurs. 1/31/19: Read to line 1798, "It was noble courtesy": p. 31-123 (PDF); p. 56-79 (textbook)
• Character pronunciation 

• Due Thurs. 1/24/19 @ 11:59 pm: Background notes completed and in your shared notes folder for 
• Classical (Greek & Roman) and Anglo-Saxon Eras on:
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Notes on Beowulf intro video from Mon.1/21/19 (read transcript here)

Monday

• Official Syllabus

• Enable Starfish at STC on Jagnet

• Beowulf
• Intro. to Beowulf
• Watch the video "Introduction to Beowulf" and take notes as directed in the video. (Read transcript here)
• Character pronunciation 
• Due Wed. 1/23/19: Read pg. 3-31 (PDF)  /  p. 41-54 (textbook) and take notes on:
• The family line of the Danes, see also p. 39 in the textbook
• Characterization of Grendel
• Characterization of Hrothgar
• Characterization of Beowulf
• You can listen to the audiobook read by Seamus Heaney here.

• FYI: 2021 Apply Texas Essay Topics

Thursday

• Early Anglo-Saxon
• Take notes on the condensed document
• Assignment: Read translations of Bede’s work in this document and make notes on the following:
• Characterization of Paulinus
• Techniques Paulinus uses to convince King Edwin to accept Christianity
• Characterization of Edwin
• Characterization of Coifi
• Possible reasons why Coifi destroys the idols himself.
• Explain the sparrow analogy/symbols
• sparrow:
• hall:
• hearth:
• storm before entering the hall:
• storm after leaving the hall:
• Caedmon's divine inspration
• Topics of Caedmon's songs
• Characteristics of Old English / Anglo-Saxon poetry

• HW due Mon. 1/21/19: Add notes for Anglo-Saxon period to your notes folder. 
• literature ✔️
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs

Tuesday

• Classical Period
• Discussion / Q&A on Classical Literature guidesheet
• Work time to gather notes on other elements of the Classical period:
• art
• literature
• history
• English language (not possible since English had not developed yet)
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• RESOURCES:
• Crowdsource chart
• Timeline Index
• Timelines of World History (Wikipedia)
• Library of Congress World History Timeline
• Create a folder on your Google Drive where you keep your notes for this website project. and share it with me. I will grade your docs periodically.
• HW due Thurs. 1/17/19: Complete notes on all areas of background info for classical period.

Friday

• Textbook sign out

• Overview of Google Sites

• Notes on Classical Literature
• I've condensed about 150 pages of textbook material into a guidesheet that explains the basics of classical Greek and Roman literature. Use it to make notes on this period of literature.
• HW due Tues. 1/15/19: Complete notes on Classical Literature guidesheet.

Ancient Roman Manuscript

Ancient Greek Manuscript

Wednesday

• Writing Portfolios
1. Access this folder on my drive.
2. Create a folder and title it with your first and last name.
3. Insert copies of all essays from 1st semester into your folder.
4. Title the essays as follows:
• Summer Reading Analysis (picture of initial writing assignment)
• Youth in "Araby" and "Nightingale"
• Compare / Contrast Lit Analysis ("Story of an Hour" & "Yellow Wallpaper")
• College Admissions Essay
• Literary Research Paper
• Semester Exam Essay: Symbol Analysis (pictures of essay)

                5. Make sure the folder is set for viewing by anyone in WISD.

• Introduction to English 2321 British Literature

• Syllabus (preliminary)
• Project open sourcing: 
• What do we mean when we say something is of the: 
• Classic Age (Classicism)
• Anglo-Saxon Era
• Medieval Era / Middles Ages
• English Renaissance
• Romantic Era
• Victorian Era
• 20th Century
• Modern Era / Post-Modern Era
• Contemporary Era
• In terms of:
• art
• literature
• history
• English language
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs

SECOND SEMESTER