David Thomas

Wednesday December 14, 2011

    

• Go over Anglo Saxon riddles
• Background on Chaucer and Canterbury Tales
• A Parable:  Read introduction to and beginning of The Pardoner’s Tale
• Individually, complete the tale and Handout.

Class / Social Structure: Journal: The American Myth 

• Go over Anglo Saxon riddles
• Background on Chaucer and Canterbury Tales Download Pardoner's Tale text
• A Parable:  Read introduction to and beginning of The Pardoner’s Tale Download Analysis handout of Pardoner's Tale
• Individually, complete the tale and Handout.

Class / Social Structure: Journal: The American Myth

Tuesday December 13, 2011

• Complete Bloom Ball presentations
• Answer riddles and go over answers
• Power-point: Anglo Saxon Riddles and examples 
  • Download Anglo-Saxon Riddles
  • Review other Anglo Saxon riddles (word document) Download Other riddles and notes
  • Go over directions for creating 2 riddles Download Directions- Anglo Saxxon riddle

Write Anglo Saxon riddles

Monday December 12

Last week before final exams!

Bloom Ball on desk to check.  Number in corner each panel 1-12. Bloom Ball presentations:   Go over all 12 panels; read the content and show the visual; explain the colored flaps. Write a summary of the content and visual of 2 slides per presentation When complete with presentation, hang bloom ball. Anglo Saxon riddles

Thursday December 8, 2011

• Warm Up: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
• Complete Bloom Ball
• Review Vocabulary Unit 4

Homework: Vocabulary Unit 4 Quiz

Wednesday December 7, 2011

• Act V Questions.  Turn in Download Macbeth guide Act V
• Bloom Ball Directions and panels Download Bloomballdirections1
• Complete Bloom Ball squares.   We will finish and assemble Thursday.

Homework.  Review Vocabulary Unit 4 and continue working on Bloom Ball

Tuesday December 6, 2011

• Block 1: Sleeping journal.  Block 2: More liars than swearers article
• Read Act V Macbeth: Lady Macbeth, Doctor, Gentlewoman, Menteith, Lennox, Angus, Servant, Seyton, Malcolm, Messenger. 
• Watch final battle

Homework: Complete Act V Questions Download Macbeth guide Act V

Monday December 5, 2011

• Complete Act IV questions from graphic novel:Download Macbeth guide Act IV
• Complete Vocabulary notecards from units 1-3: Term on one side.  Definition, 2 synonyms, image, and sentence on the other side.
• Watch Movie: Listen to return to the witches. 
• Journal:  The power of sleep Download Sleeping article

Homework: Complete notecards

Friday december 2 2011

• Assigned Seats
• Quiz: Macbeth (Acts 1-3)
• Watch Banquet and ghost
• Read Act IV: staged reading.

Homework: Have a good weekend