Friday, December 23

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short block due to Winter Concert/Reindeer Games schedule.

Clarified expectations around deadlines and due dates.
Checked in around tests and projects.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, January 3: Special Vacation Reading Logs due.
WEDNESDAY, January 4: Last essays for incomplete tests must be completed on the Medieval Unit Test.

WEDNESDAY, January 4: Canterbury Tales performances due. 

Thursday, December 23

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence. 

Groups continued working on Canterbury Tales projects.
(Those still working on tests will have another chance to finish the essays upon Ms. Bishop's return.)

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, January 3: Special Vacation Reading Logs due.
WEDNESDAY, January 4: Last essays for incomplete tests must be completed on the Medieval Unit Test.

WEDNESDAY, January 4: Canterbury Tales performances due. 

Wednesday, December 21

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence. 

Groups continued working on Canterbury Tales projects.
(Those still working on tests will have another chance to finish the essays upon Ms. Bishop's return.)

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, January 3: Special Vacation Reading Logs due.
WEDNESDAY, January 4: Last essays for incomplete tests must be completed on the Medieval Unit Test.

WEDNESDAY, January 4: Canterbury Tales performances due. 

Tuesday, December 20

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Medieval Literature Unit Test.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 20: MEDIEVAL LITERATURE UNIT TEST

WEDNESDAY, January 4: Canterbury Tales performances due. 

Monday, December 19

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Reviewed what to study, Wife of Bath's Tale organizer for Medieval Literature Unit Test (tomorrow).

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 20: MEDIEVAL LITERATURE UNIT TEST

TUESDAY, January 3: Canterbury Tales performances due. (Tentatively)

Friday, December 16

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short classes today due to two hour delay schedule.
Quick review of elements of Medieval/Arthurian romance.
Groups reviewed the Wife of Bath's Tale, using Medieval Romance DEJs to look for examples of elements of Medieval Romance, perhaps with a twist, in the tale, and to discuss possible theories about why the Wife of Bath's Tale shows those elements, but with a note of irony.

Groups checked in, continued planning in Canterbury Tales performance groups.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.

TUESDAY, December 20: MEDIEVAL UNIT TEST

TUESDAY, January 3: Canterbury Tales performances due. (Tentatively)

Thursday, December 15

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Groups checked in, continued planning in Canterbury Tales performance groups.

Finished reading the Wife of Bath's Tale (181--188).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.
TUESDAY, December 20: Medieval unit test.

TUESDAY, January 3: Canterbury Tales performances due. (Tentatively)

Wednesday, December 14

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Groups checked in, continued planning in Canterbury Tales performance groups.

Began reading the Wife of Bath's Tale (178--181).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.
TUESDAY, December 20: Medieval unit test.
TUESDAY, January 3: Canterbury Tales performances due. (Tentatively)

Tuesday, December 13

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

No school Monday, December 12 due to snow day. 
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Distributed texts to Canterbury Tales performance groups; groups read tales and began planning performances.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 20: Canterbury Tales performances due. (Tentatively)
FRIDAY, December 16: Blizzard Bag Lesson #1 is due.

Monday, December 12 Blizzard Bag Lesson #1: Microfiction

In the event of a snow day on Monday, December 12, please complete this lesson at home.  It should take you about 45--50 minutes to complete.

Tansy Undercrypt is a prominent writer of the new genre sometimes known as microfiction.  Your assignment today will be to read and study several pieces of microfiction, create a definition of what microfiction is, and to write a piece of your own to submit for a grade.

Don't be surprised if you find microfiction, and especially Tansy Undercrypt's microfiction, to be completely addicting.  (I do.)

1. Make your way to Tansy Undercrypt's web page.
2. Select any six pieces of her work.  (Don't worry--that's less than it sounds like!)
3. Write a VERY brief summary of each piece that you read. (One sentence should do it.)
4. Write an original definition of microfiction.  (Don't Google it--I will be checking!  Use your own fine mind on this one.)
5. Write one piece of microfiction of your very own, and revise it to hand in to me.

You may want to use Google Docs to write your definition and microfiction.  You can then "hand it in" simply by sharing it with me at cbishop@grsd.org.

Your work will be due no later than Friday of this coming week.

Friday, December 9

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Groups shared Canterbury Tales character posters; selected favorites.
All posters shared inside or outside the classroom.

Finished reading "The Pardoner's Tale" (172--175).
Watched animated short of "The Pardoner's Tale."

Introduced Canterbury Tales performance project; groups signed up for specific tales.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 20: Canterbury Tales performances due.

Thursday, December 8

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading, catching up on Canterbury Tales notes OR wrap-up work on Campfire Quizzes.
HOMEWORK CHECK: checked character notes for The Host.

Reviewed the character of The Host; discussed the terms of the story-telling game and the concept of the frame tale.
Began reading The Pardoner's Tale (168--172).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 9: Canterbury Tales posters due. (Extra credit is possible for particularly well-executed posters.)

Wednesday, December 7

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading OR wrap-up work on Campfire Quizzes.

Reviewed the character of The Miller.
Read and discussed The Manciple, The Reeve, The Summoner and The Pardoner, and added them to character notes.

HOMEWORK: Finish the Prolog and complete a character note for The Host (162--164).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 9: Last of the Campfire Quizzes are due. Canterbury Tales posters due.

Tuesday, December 6

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary Quiz.
Silent reading OR wrap-up work on Campfire Quizzes.

Wrapped up discussion of the Wife of Bath.
Read and discussed The Parson and The Plowman and added them to character notes.
Discussed the historical context for the stereotype of a miller--dishonest, greedy, akin to a used car salesman today.

HOMEWORK: Read and complete a character note for The Miller (157--158).

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 6: Quiz on Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary.

Monday, December 5

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This class period short due to late start schedule.

Silent reading OR wrap-up work on Campfire Quizzes.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Began discussion of the Wife of Bath.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Quiz on Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary. POSTPONED due to Ms. Bishop's illness.
TUESDAY, December 6: Quiz on Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary.

Friday, December 2

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

This class taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Watched film version of Nicholas Nickleby.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Quiz on Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary. POSTPONED due to Ms. Bishop's illness.
TUESDAY, December 6: Quiz on Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary.

Thursday, December 1

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

HOMEWORK CHECK: Character notes for"The Doctor" and "The Wife of Bath" (154--155).

Individuals continued work on the Campfire Quiz. Those who finished read or studied vocabulary.

Discussed "The Doctor" and began discussion of "The Wife of Bath."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: Quiz on Canterbury Tales Part 2 Vocabulary.