Monday
Sunday
Thursday
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:
Tuesday
3/22/16
- Canterbury Tales
- EXAM will be Mon. 4/4/16. Here is the study guide.
- Review activities:
- 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
Friday
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:
Wednesday
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:
Monday
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:
Thursday
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:
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:
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