Friday, October 7, 2011
Tantasqua High School
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D Block:
Today:
No journal prompt.
We defined symbolism and took 25 minutes to make a symbloic representation of yourself using 15 images.
We wrote a 3-5 paragraph 1st draft of your pilgrimage. Please see the assignment sheet for more details.
No journal prompt.
We defined symbolism and took 25 minutes to make a symbloic representation of yourself using 15 images.
We wrote a 3-5 paragraph 1st draft of your pilgrimage. Please see the assignment sheet for more details.
A/ B block:
Today:
No journal prompt.
We finished looking at all of the characters in the prologue. Both classes played and won "Three Strikes and You Quiz." By winning, you avoided the quiz as a class. It pays to pay attention :-)
We finished out Prologue poem, and worked on your symbolic representation sheet.
Tuesday we will be in the computer lab writing your pilgrimage writing assignment. Over the long weekend, please think about what you want to write about.
No journal prompt.
We finished looking at all of the characters in the prologue. Both classes played and won "Three Strikes and You Quiz." By winning, you avoided the quiz as a class. It pays to pay attention :-)
We finished out Prologue poem, and worked on your symbolic representation sheet.
Tuesday we will be in the computer lab writing your pilgrimage writing assignment. Over the long weekend, please think about what you want to write about.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
D Block:
Same prompt as below.
We broke into 5 groups and made a character sketch for 10 of the parts in C. Tales.
We played three strikes and you quiz. You were able to get a person to home plate before striking out, and thus avoided a quiz today.
Papers are almost done. Thanks for your patience.
We worked on your own prologue poem.
HW: Read The Pardoners Tale on pg 115.
Bring in a magazine for your symbolic representation sheet.
We broke into 5 groups and made a character sketch for 10 of the parts in C. Tales.
We played three strikes and you quiz. You were able to get a person to home plate before striking out, and thus avoided a quiz today.
Papers are almost done. Thanks for your patience.
We worked on your own prologue poem.
HW: Read The Pardoners Tale on pg 115.
Bring in a magazine for your symbolic representation sheet.
A/ B Block
Today:
Journal Prompt:
Because the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs
Always been one of my fav. quotes....
We broke into groups and detailed the characters' in The Prolouge of The Canterbury Tales. We began work on The Pilgrimage assignment.
HW Read pg 100-122. Expect a quiz on your reading. A reminder- You may use any notes that you have taken.
Journal Prompt:
Because the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs
Always been one of my fav. quotes....
We broke into groups and detailed the characters' in The Prolouge of The Canterbury Tales. We began work on The Pilgrimage assignment.
HW Read pg 100-122. Expect a quiz on your reading. A reminder- You may use any notes that you have taken.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
A/B Block:
Today:
Journal Prompt: If you invented a device that could fix one problem that you are facing right now, what would you make? How would you use it. 1 page. I also encouraged those that finished these early to draw their machine.
We concluded our look at folk ballads.
We began The Canterbury Tales
HW: Read pgs: 90-110 in your Antology. Begin thinking of a pilgrimage that you could write about from your own life. We will be doing this in class Thursday and Friday.
Make Your Own Pilgrimage…..
Over the next week, we will be reading a collection of “tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer.
In class we will be looking at his style, and be looking at what a pilgrimage is, and why you would go on one. Duplicating a writer’s style is one of the hardest tasks that I will ask you to do. It will require close examination of the language and the way Chaucer tells the tale.
Part 1: The Prologue Poem In this section, you will write a poem to begin your piece. In your poem you must: Give yourself a title as a pilgrim
Write 4-6 Lines.
Emulate Chaucer
Part II: The Symbolic Representation Provide a hand drawn picture, a collage, or a brief descriptive piece which clearly gives a symbolic representation of who you are. Remember, symbols are common images, which are used to represent much larger things.
Part III: The Tale You will write about a pilgrimage that you have been on.
In your Tale, you must: Write 3 well written paragraphs
Write a tale that includes, Characters, a plot, a setting, a climax, and a conclusion
There is a clear lesson that you learn by the end of the tale.
Journal Prompt: If you invented a device that could fix one problem that you are facing right now, what would you make? How would you use it. 1 page. I also encouraged those that finished these early to draw their machine.
We concluded our look at folk ballads.
We began The Canterbury Tales
HW: Read pgs: 90-110 in your Antology. Begin thinking of a pilgrimage that you could write about from your own life. We will be doing this in class Thursday and Friday.
Make Your Own Pilgrimage…..
Over the next week, we will be reading a collection of “tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer.
In class we will be looking at his style, and be looking at what a pilgrimage is, and why you would go on one. Duplicating a writer’s style is one of the hardest tasks that I will ask you to do. It will require close examination of the language and the way Chaucer tells the tale.
Part 1: The Prologue Poem In this section, you will write a poem to begin your piece. In your poem you must: Give yourself a title as a pilgrim
Write 4-6 Lines.
Emulate Chaucer
Part II: The Symbolic Representation Provide a hand drawn picture, a collage, or a brief descriptive piece which clearly gives a symbolic representation of who you are. Remember, symbols are common images, which are used to represent much larger things.
Part III: The Tale You will write about a pilgrimage that you have been on.
In your Tale, you must: Write 3 well written paragraphs
Write a tale that includes, Characters, a plot, a setting, a climax, and a conclusion
There is a clear lesson that you learn by the end of the tale.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A/ B Block
Today:
We started with the following 2 journal prompts:
What 5 web sites do you visit often, and why?
What is the one thing that nobody knows about you because nobody ever cared to ask?
We finished beowulf.
B Block Only: HW: Please read pages 90-100 in your anthology.
A Block: Make sure you have read all the ballads in your anthology and have written your own origional ballad.
We started with the following 2 journal prompts:
What 5 web sites do you visit often, and why?
What is the one thing that nobody knows about you because nobody ever cared to ask?
We finished beowulf.
B Block Only: HW: Please read pages 90-100 in your anthology.
A Block: Make sure you have read all the ballads in your anthology and have written your own origional ballad.
Monday, October 3, 2011
D Block:
Journal prompt #11. Please see A/B Block from today.
I passed back your journals. Please see me if you are missing any.
We defined a Ballad.
We listened to a ballad and talked about the characteristics.
I paired you with a partner and had you interview them in prep of writing a 25-30 line ballad on their life. We will finish these Tuesday.
HW: Please bring in the lyrics of a ballad.
I passed back your journals. Please see me if you are missing any.
We defined a Ballad.
We listened to a ballad and talked about the characteristics.
I paired you with a partner and had you interview them in prep of writing a 25-30 line ballad on their life. We will finish these Tuesday.
HW: Please bring in the lyrics of a ballad.
A/B Block:
Today we finished Beowulf.
Journal Prompt #11: If you could pick three people to sit down and have dinner with, who would you pick? Please write a 2 page journal responce detailing what the three of you would talk about. For example, if I was to do the assignment, I would pair Hitler with Steve Jobs and a young M. Jackson.
Journal Prompt #11: If you could pick three people to sit down and have dinner with, who would you pick? Please write a 2 page journal responce detailing what the three of you would talk about. For example, if I was to do the assignment, I would pair Hitler with Steve Jobs and a young M. Jackson.
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