5/23/16

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16
• Re-watch Shakespeare Life & Works videos on YouTube or Google Docs.

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act V, scene 2
• If you want to watch the end of the Hamlet video, you can go here.

• MULTIMEDIA BONUS!
• The Simpsons do Hamlet (sign into your school Google account)
• ThugNotes for Hamlet

• ALERT: How to save all of your documents from WISD Google account before they delete it this summer.

• Upcoming Events:

5/19/16

• Six Weeks Grades will be uploaded tomorrow at 4 pm. Your grades are complete in the system now. The only remaining grade is the semester exam.

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16
• Re-watch Shakespeare Life & Works videos on YouTube or Google Docs.

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act V, scene 1. 
• HW due Mon. 5/23/16: Read Act V, scene 2 (the end of the play).
• If you want to watch the end of the Hamlet video, you can go here.

• ALERT: How to save all of your documents from WISD Google account before they delete it this summer.

• Upcoming Events:

5/17/16

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act IV, scenes 5-7. Make sure you have notes on these elements.
• HW due Thurs. 5/19/16: Read as much of Act V as possible (at least scene 1)

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16

• Upcoming Events:

5/13/16

Nominate an East teacher for "Senior Honorary Teacher 2016" HERE. Deadline is Wed. 5/18/16.

• Semester Exam will be on Wednesday, May 25

• Hamlet: 
• QUIZ: Act IV, scenes 1-4  (LAST QUIZ OF THE YEAR!) Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• Notes / discussion on Act IV, scenes 1-4, especially falling action elements.
• HW for Tues. 5/17/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act 4, scenes 5-7 (the rest of Act IV). 
• Here is the study guide for Act IV.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/11/16

Nominate an East teacher for "Senior Honorary Teacher 2016" HERE. Deadline: Wed. 5/18/16

• Hamlet: 
• Notes / discussion on Act III, scenes 3-4, especially turning point elements.
• Viewing of film version of Acts II & III. You can watch it here (35:53 - 1:26:13).
• HW for Fri. 5/13/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act 4, scenes 1-4. There will most likely be a quiz.
• Here is the study guide for Act IV.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/9/16

HONOR GRADS: You have until Thurs. 5/12/16 to complete your information for the Honor Banquet Booklet. Here is the link. 

• Hamlet: 
• In-class assignment: Review of III, 1-2. If you were absent, complete the 5 statements, then explain how each can be proven / disproven using the text of III, 1-2. Turn in for a grade.
• HW for Wed. 5/11/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 3 & 4 (to the end of Act III)
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/5/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: 
• In-class writing assignment. If you were absent, see me for a time to make this up ASAP.
• HW for Mon. 5/9/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 2. This includes the "play within a play" scene.
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

5/3/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: 
• Q&A on the end of Act II.
• HW for Thurs. 5/5/16.: 
• Make sure your notes are complete for Act II, scene 2. We will write in class.
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 1. This includes the "To be or not to be" soliloquy. You can read it online or come by and get a copy of the act from me.
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Keep studying your literature review chart.
• Here are the past questions from the AP Open Free Response section we have been practicing.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/29/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: Assignment for II, 2- Finish for homework. Be prepared to write on the ideas from this sheet next class period. Here are some good sources for information on the Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus) / Hecuba / Priam allusion:
• Overview
• Page one of this document
• My one page overview (that I forgot was on the web but came up on a Google search :o)

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• I took a grade in class for completion of this chart. If you were absent, you can send me a picture of the completed pages of your chart so you can get the grade.
• We had a discussion about how various works from the chart could answer past questions from the AP Open Free Response section.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/27/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Teacher Appreciation Week is next week. If you want to participate in the WEHS tradition of making cards to be distributed to your teachers, turn them in by Friday morning. You can pick up cards in my classroom or download and print here.

• Hamlet
• Discussion, II, 2, pgs. 36-42
• HW due Fri. 4/29/16: Read and annotate the rest of Act II. Use the Act II study guide. 

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Finish working on the literature review using this chart. Due Fri. 4/29/16: Complete 8 sections (literary works) of the chart.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/25/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Teacher Appreciation Week is next week. If you want to participate in the WEHS tradition of making cards to be distributed to your teachers, turn them in by Friday morning. You can pick up cards in my classroom or download and print here.

• Hamlet
• Discussion / notes on Act II, scene 1.
• HW due Thurs. 4/27/16: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, pgs. 36-42. Use the Act II study guide. Focus on proving / disproving the following theories:
• A significant amount of time has passed since Act I.
• Polonius is a sycophant.
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are true friends to Hamlet.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Use the list of books of literary merit you have read that we created on Wednesday to start reviewing the details of them on this chart.  Due Fri. 4/29/16: Complete 8 sections (literary works) of the chart.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/21/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet
• QUIZ: Act I, scenes 4-5. Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• Discussion of I, 4-5. If you were absent, see a friend for the notes.
• We watched a video of the first act of the play.
• HW due Mon. 4/25/16: Read and annotate Act II, scene 1. If you were absent, you can pick up a copy of the Act in class or read it online here until you come to class. Use the Act II study guide.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• We discussed the three types of essay questions (log in to Google to view) you will encounter on the AP exam and made a list of all major literary works (novels, plays, epic poems) studied throughout high school that could help you on the third (open) question. Bring this list with you on Friday.
• If you want to practice writing the essays, you can work on any of the samples and I'll give you some feedback. (Log in to your school Google account to view the sample topics.)

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/21/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/22/16- Friday- NO PRACTICE- I will be out of town for UIL
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/19/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet
• Discussion of I, 3. If you were absent, see a friend for the notes.
• HW due Thurs. 4/21/16: Read and annotate I, 4-5. Use the study guide.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test will be the first one entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/19/16- Tuesday- NO PRACTICE- I have an appointment
• 4/20/16- Wednesday- Poetry (I will not be able to stay for debriefing afterwards)
• 4/21/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/22/16- Friday- NO PRACTICE- I will be out of town for UIL
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/14/16

• Hamlet
• Be sure you have finished watching all of the Shakespeare background videos. If you have trouble watching the videos, email me and I'll send you a link to a Google folder with the files.
• Discussion of I, 2, including Hamlet's first soliloquy. If you were absent, see a friend for the notes.
• QUIZ on Shakespeare background videos. Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• HW due Tues. 4/19/16: Read and annotate I, 3. Use the study guide.

• AP Multiple Choice
• We went over the answers to the full-length practice test we did last week. The grade from this will be the first one entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/14/16- Thursday- Poetry
• 4/15/16- Friday- Prose
• 4/18/16- Monday- NO SCHOOL :) NO PRACTICE
• 4/19/16- Tuesday- NO PRACTICE- I have an appointment
• 4/20/16- Wednesday- Poetry ( I will not be able to stay for debriefing afterward)
• 4/21/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/22/16- Friday- NO PRACTICE- I will be out of town for UIL
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/12/16

Hamlet

• Discussion of I, 1
• Study Guide for Act I passed out
• Read & made notes on the first half of I, 2 in class
• HW due Thurs. 4/14/16:
• Finish watching Shakespeare background videos. There will be a QUIZ on this material on Thursday. If you are having trouble with the YouTube playlist, email me for access to the Google Drive folder with all of the videos.
• Finish reading / annotating I, 2 (to pg. 17)
• Analyze Hamlet's first soliloquy. Mark it for the following:
•  paraphrase of sections
•  comparisons
• striking phrases and images
• progression / sequence of thoughts,
• how Hamlet’s tone differs from his tone earlier in the scene
• attitude / state of mind
• allusions and their significance

4/8/16

• AP Exam: We took a 1-hour practice multiple choice test for a grade. If you were absent, see me to make this up. We will use the results from this test to review for the test in May.

• Career Research Paper: Discussion Q&A on using sources in the research paper
• Paper is due TODAY 4/8/16 by 12 midnight.
• Here is a sample paper for you to reference in your drafting process.
• Here is the research paper assignment (see examples of in-text and works cited citations in the assignment packet)
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability

• Hamlet
• In class: Reading of the beginning of Act I, scene 1 of Hamlet (get your permanent copy from me, but you can read the scene here). Finish the scene (through pg. 7) for homework due Tues. 4/12/16. Make notes on vocab. and summarize main ideas of what is said. 

• HW due Thurs. 4/14/16: Continue watching and making notes on the background videos for our study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. There will be a QUIZ on this material on Thurs. 4/14/16. You might have to log in to your school Google account to view the videos. You should watch the playlist in order.

4/6/16

• Research project due Fri. 4//16
• Today, we discussed how to use parenthetical and works cited documentation. If you have questions on how to do your paper, see me before the due date and I will help you.
• Assignment for Stage 3 of project: Research Paper
• Outlining tips
• Here is a sample paper for this assignment.
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability

• HW: Continue watching and making notes on the background videos for our study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. These videos were made by the other AP classes last week. You might have to log in to your school Google account to watch the videos. Also, watch them in the playlist order. You will be tested on this material next week.

4/4/16

• TEST: Canterbury Tales

• Research project due Fri. 4//16
• Assignment for Stage 3 of project: Research Paper
• Outlining tips
• Here is a sample paper for this assignment.
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability
• On Wednesday, we will discuss how to use parenthetical and works cited documentation. Work on your essay to the point that you have tried adding these elements so you can ask questions that will help you finalize your paper.

• HW: Begin watching and making notes on the background videos for our study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. These videos were made by the other AP classes last week. You might have to log in to your school Google account to watch the videos. Also, watch them in the playlist order. You will be tested on this material.

3/28/16

Bell schedule for Tues. 3/29/16 and Thurs. 3/31/16:

New Scholarships

3/24/16

** Next Tues. & Thurs we will be testing, so class will not meet. You should come to 1B for breakfast then go to the gym.**

• Canterbury Tales
• EXAM will be Mon. 4/4/16. Here is the study guide.
• Review activities:
• Discussion / Q&A on Chaucer's retraction and genres of the tales
• Overview (summaries) of the tales and accepted order of them [NOTE that you will not be tested on the tales we did not read for class.]
• In-class assignment: Read and annotate the article, "Literary Devices and Themes" by Clarice Swisher.

• Research project
• Assignment for Stage 3 of project: Research Paper
• Discussion on how to organize to write the research paper.
• Outlining
• Write in 3rd person only
• 2 main sections
• Q&A
• Here is a sample paper for this assignment.
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability

• HOMEWORK for wk of 3/28/16:
• Begin writing 1st draft of research paper
• Study for Canterbury Tales exam

• Check out this great opportunity! A former student who works in Washington D.C. sent it to me:

3/22/16

• Canterbury Tales
• EXAM will be Mon. 4/4/16. Here is the study guide.
• Review activities:
• Genres in The Canterbury Tales
• Chaucer's Retraction
• HW due Thurs. 3/24/16: Read and annotate sections 1-2 (p. 71-77) of "Literary Devices and Themes" by Clarice Swisher.

• Career Research Project
• Gradesheets for document folders returned and discussed. If you earned less than 75% and plan to revise and show me your improvements, the deadline is after school Thurs. 3/24/16.
• Assignment for Stage 3 of project: Research Paper. This was reviewed in detail. Be sure to read the handout carefully. Paper is due Fri. 4/8/16.
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability

3/11/16

• The Canterbury Tales- The Nun's Priest
• Discussion / viewing of film version of the Nun's Priest's Tale (00:00 to 7:52)
• Annotation assignment: Nun's Priest's Tale

• Career Research Project- Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due Fri. 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

3/9/16

• The Canterbury Tales- The Wife of Bath
• QUIZ (Make up if you were absent.)
• Wife of Bath prologue diagram turned in
• Discussion / viewing of film version of the Wife of Bath's Tale
• Assignment: Wife of Bath annotation
• HW due Fri.. 3/11/16- Read and annotate the Nun's Priest's Tale

Career Research Project- Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due Fri. 3/11/16)

Search resources:

• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas

Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)

• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning

Citation resources:

• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

3/7/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Discussion of Wife of Bath's prologue
• Assignment for Wife of Bath characterization
• HW due Wed. 3/9/16- Read and annotate the Wife of Bath's tale

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due Fri. 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

3/3/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• Pardoner's Tale annotations (your original notes on vocab. / allusions, etc. + the homework assignment notes) were turned in.
• Discussion of the Pardoner's Tale / Viewing of film version
• HW due Mon. 3/7/16: Read the Wife of Bath's PROLOGUE (p. 166 - 183) and annotate for vocab. / allusions, reactions, etc. Also, make notes on the Wife of Bath's personality traits:
• The Wife of Bath is one of the most iconic characters in English literature. Some scholars credit Chaucer for creating in her the first literary feminist. The prologue to the Wife’s tale (p. 166-183) is longer than the tale itself and reveals much about her perspective on gender roles, her point of view, and the events of her life. Read and mark it to reveal the complex character traits revealed in her words. Try to identify as many personality traits as possible and mark them next to the evidence of each trait. Come to class with ideas about who the Wife is and reasons why Chaucer might have drawn her so vividly.

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due Fri. 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

3/1/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• Concluded group presentations on comedic ladder. If you were absent and did not already present, submit a slideshow with your homework examples of the 4 levels of comedy. Make sure you include a written description of how each example fits the level.
• In-class assignment: Text notations on the Pardoner's Tale. Complete on your copy of the text for homework. 

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

2/26/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Group assignment: presentation on Comedic Ladder (to finish on Monday). If you were absent, prepare and send me a PowerPoint / Google Slides presentation of your four examples of the comedic later levels. Include explanation about how each example fits the level.
• HW due Tues. 3/1/16: Read and annotate the Pardoner's Tale. Make sure you are always reading as if there will be a quiz.

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

2/24/16

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

• The Canterbury Tales
• Discussion of the Reeve's Tale
• Viewing of Miller and Reeve's Tales
• Notes on the Comedic Ladder
• HW due Fri. 2/26/16: Find an example of each of the 4 levels of the comedic ladder and have your examples available to you for class on Thurs. (Google docs, your phone, etc.)

2/22/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• In-class assignment: Miller's Tale as response to the Knight's Tale. This was turned in.
• HW due Wed. 2/24/16: Read and annotate the Reeve's Tale. Focus on how the Reeve attempts to retaliate against the Miller for his tale.

2/18/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• Notes on the Greek pantheon (background for Canterbury Tales)
• Here are some images of some of the stories I told today. Use them to review your notes:
• "Saturn (Cronos) Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya
• "The Birth of Venus (Aphrodite)" by Sandro Botticelli
• One of the 100-handed giants (hekatonkheires)
• The birth of Athena (out of Zeus' head)
• "The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn" by Giorgio Vasari and Cristoeano Gherardi
• HW due Mon. 2/22/16: Read and annotate The Miller's Tale

• Haiku Contest!
• Enter this haiku contest this weekend with three original haiku and I'll give you a bonus point on the 4th six weeks. 
• How to write a haiku

2/16/16

• Canterbury Tales
• QUIZ: Knight's Tale, sections 3&4
• Viewing of video of The Knight's Tale
• Notes & assignment on Knight's Tale parts 3&4
• HW due Thurs. 2/18/16: Complete the 8 themes at the bottom of the noteguide to turn in.

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.

2/12/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• General discussion of notes on the Knight's Tale parts 1&2
• Group discussion & notes on chivalry. An assignment was turned in, so complete it on your own if you were absent.
• HW for Tues. 2/16/16: Read and annotate sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale. (Here is a handy Roman / Greek gods chart)

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.

2/10/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Class time to work on annotations on Knight's Tale.
• HW for Fri 2/12/16: 
• Complete Guidesheet for the Knight's Tale Parts I & II (#1-8). Be prepared to discuss your annotations in class.
• Find information on the purpose for medieval chivalry and the rules that governed it. Check into rules about warfare, behavior, and love. Come to class with facts, ideas, and questions.
• HW for Tues. 2/16/16: Read and annotate sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.
• If your mentor does not email you after this weekend, please let me know.

2/5/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Optional written supplement for Gen Pro test.
• HW for Wed 2/10/16: 
• Complete items 1-3 on the Guidesheet for the Knight's Tale Parts I & II
• HW for Fri. 2/12/16: Read and annotate sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.
• If your mentor does not email you after this weekend, please let me know.

2/3/16

• Canterbury Tales
• TEST: General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales
• HW for Fri. 2/5/16: 
• Read and annotate parts 1 & 2 of The Knight's Tale for class
• Continue reviewing the General Prologue. I will have you write on a topic to supplement your test grade.

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.

2/1/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Completed notes on pilgrim portraits in the General Prologue 
• Discussion of the last section (p. 22-24) of the General Prologue:
• a disclaimer Chaucer gives
• characterization of the Host
• details of the contest the pilgrims will have on their trip
• how they decide who will start telling the tales
• HW for Wed. 2/3/16: Study for Canterbury Tales Gen Pro test on Wed. Here is a study guide for the pilgrims, but there will also be questions about the beginning and end of the Prologue.
• HW for Fri. 2/5/16: Read and annotate parts 1 & 2 of The Knight's Tale for class 

• Research Project
• I should have already received, read and commented on the draft of your email to your mentor. This was due on Friday.
• HW due TODAY Mon. 2/1/16: Send approved introductory email to your mentor.

1/28/16

• "Dead Poets Society": essays turned in

• Canterbury Tales
• Continued notes on pilgrim portraits in the General Prologue 
• HW for Mon. 2/1/16: Read and make notes on the ending section of the General Prologue, p. 22 ("Now I will tell you briefly...") to the end. You should find info. on:
• a disclaimer Chaucer gives
• characterization of the Host
• details of the contest the pilgrims will have on their trip
• how they decide who will start telling the tales
• HW for Fri. 2/5/16: Read parts 1 & 2 of The Knight's Tale for class 

• Research Project
• HW due by Fri. 1/29/16: By this date, share a draft of your introductory email to your mentor with me on Google Docs.
• HW due Mon. 2/1/16: Send approved introductory email to your mentor.

1/26/16

• Introduction to Semester Research Project
• Overview of Project
• Stage 1: Gathering of Primary Sources
• Mentor bios given
• HW due by Fri. 1/29/16: By this date, share a draft of your introductory email to your mentor with me on Google Docs.
• HW due Mon. 2/1/16: Send approved introductory email to your mentor.

• "Dead Poets Society"
• Discussion of "She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon, Lord Byron
• Viewing of final section of film
• HW due Thurs. 1/28/16: Write one page addressing the messages you think the film sends. Focus on the message that impacted you most- poetry, friendship, individuality, carpe diem, family, the student-teacher relationship, etc. Explain how these messages were presented and reinforced in the film.

• The Canterbury Tales: Continuation of pilgrim portrait presentations

1/22/16

• "Dead Poets Society"
• Discussion of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost (p. 6 in DPS poetry collection)
• What are the benefits of taking the “road less traveled”?
• What are the drawbacks?
• What motivates the speaker to take the less traveled road?
• As the poem presents it, is the “road less traveled” better than the other? Support.
• Does the speaker regret his decision or not?
• In what ways is the poem about uncertainty?
• How can we see the concept of carpe diem in the poem?
• HW due Tues. 1/26/16: 
• Read and analyze "She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon, Lord Byron (p. 2 in DPS booklet)
• View the film trailer for "Why Not Us?" and connect it to the ideas presented in the film / poems.
• Or, if you have the time, watch the whole documentary here (1 hour)

• The Canterbury Tales- Continued notes on the pilgrim portraits in General Prologue

1/20/16

• "Dead Poets Society"
• Discussion of "Ballad of William Bloat", "Ulysses" and "from Walden"-- connecting the ideas in the poems to carpe diem and transcendentalism.
• Viewing of next segment of the film
• HW due Fri. 1/22/16: Read and analyze "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost (p. 6 in booklet)  Focus on the extended metaphor and the metaphors that support it.

• Canterbury Tales General Prologue 
• Continued notes for the pilgrim portraits
• Get notes on Medieval humours and estates

1/18/16

• "Dead Poets Society" film
• POW Writing assignment for "O Me! O Life" (p. 12 of "Dead Poets Society" booklet)
• In an organized response, discuss how the poem shifts. In your answer, be sure to also clarify your interpretation of the “question” and the “answer” presented in the poem.
• HW due Wed. 1/20/16:
• Read "The Ballad of William Bloat" by Raymond Calvert (p. 3 of "Dead Poets Society booklet) and excerpt from "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson (p. 8-10)
• Analyze and annotate the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau (p. 10). Connect the poetic idea / concepts in the poem to the other poems, the film, and the concept of "transcendentalism" (be able to define it).

• Canterbury Tales- Continuation of notes on the pilgrim portraits in the General Prologue.

1/14/16

• "Dead Poet's Society" film
• Notes & discussion on "To The Virgins, Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick
• Viewed next segment.
• HW due Mon. 1/18/16: Analyze "O Me! O Life!" by Walt Whitman (p. 12 in booklet). Focus especially on clarifying the question posed and the answer given.

• Canterbury Tales
• Quiz
• Notes on Merchant, Clerk and Lawyer (We will go back to the Friar on Monday)

1/12/16

• Book discussion conferences are ongoing. Here is the schedule.

• We began watching the film "Dead Poets Society". We will view this in short segments at the beginning of class for the next few meetings. Here is the booklet of poems from the film that I handed out today. We read and discussed "To the Virgins" (p. 5) and "O Captain My Captain" (p. 11)
• HW due Thurs. 11/14/16: Analyze and annotate the poem on page 5, "To the Virgins, Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick. We will discuss the details of the poem before we continue watching the film on Monday.

• Canterbury Tales General Prologue: Class notes through the Monk. Study your notes as we will have a quiz on Thurs. If you were absent, you can get notes from a classmate or you can come in and get notes from the class copy that was made today during the presentation.

1/8/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Get General Prologue handout from me ASAP
• Notes on General Prologue through the Squire (p. 4)
• Sections assigned for notes presentations to begin Tues. 1/12/16.

• Turned in:  Mentor Match Up form

• HW: Begin making notes on assigned section of the General Prologue.

1/6/16

Welcome to your last semester of high school! :)

• POW: "Whan That Aprille" by Geoffrey Chaucer- discussion and notes

• Intro. notes for The Canterbury Tales
• In class, we found facts on Chaucer and the Tales and everyone wrote them on the board. Then, I helped the class make notes from them for their notebooks. You can see the facts on the board here.
• I gave notes on the structure of the Tales. Get these from a classmate. 

• HW due Fri. 1/8/16:
• Complete Mentor Match Up form
• Have parents read the Mentor Project Letter
• Read and learn info sheet on Middle English Language
• Read and learn background on Chaucer's Life and Works. (I will ask if there are any questions on this in class Thurs.)

• ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
• Images from references made in class:
• Canterbury Cathedral virtual tour (the destination of the pilgrims)
• Time lapse video of 62 mile trip from modern-day London to Canterbury 
• Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey (where Chaucer is buried)
• Scholarships / Program Applications:
• UTRGV Scholarship deadlines
• Medical Program Application Information