British Literature-English III-Period 8.

William J Kuhl

Monday, September 14, 2009.

Opening of school liturgy during homeroom.

Distribution of text books, papers, SAT book, fill out infiormation sheets. Homework: Please go to my home page and click the British Flag logo. Please read the assignment (Reading #1) and if you desire, take notes on index cards. Due Thursday, 9/17/09. Check the entire week for other assignments.

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Tuesday, 9/15/09.

Back to schook night for parents.

We will watch a brief excerpt of a movie concerning a very famous British poem and discuss how it relates to you this year. Have you completed your reading assignment yet?

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Wednesday, 9/16/09.

No formal classes. In service for teachers. Make sure you do your reading assignments.

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Thursday, 9-17-09.

Short test on your reading assignment. Discussion of your reading assignment. Make sure you take notes in your notebook. *** if time permits, we will read the hand out set of notes entitled Beowulf. We will discuss the following items: definition of an Epic poem, role of Christianity and paganism in the peom, revenge, wergild, wyrd, role of the Mead Hall,materilaism, a person's reputation and his/her success as to how it was measured, how success was gained, loyalty, responsibilities of a warrior and those of a king, symbolic meaning of the monster's lair (den), examples of Beowulf symbolizing good and Grendel being evil, the important aspects of the Anglo-Saxon religion, its dark and fatalistic qualities, the meaning and importance of a Bard and a Scop and finally, the literary devices used by the author in Beowulf.

If there is not enough time, please read these hand out notes entitled Beowulf and we will discuss them on Friday.

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Friday, 9-18-09.

Finish up on any of the above items that were not discussed/explained.

Please start reading the epic poem "Beowulf" and fill in the Chrono Log. You will have to complete the chrono log and hand it in on Tuesday 9-22-09.

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Monday, September 21, 2009.

We will review the items that are listed for Thursday, 9/17/09. These items are the main ideas that appear on the first page of notes entitled "Beowulf". So, please have read that first page and the notes on the b ack of that page. Also, please read the third page which explains the ideas and beliefs of these people in relationship to the Norse gods. Make sure the fourth page, the Chrono Log is completed by Wednesday.

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Tuesday, 9/22/09.

Finish up on these items of interest that relate to Beowulf. Please download/copy the set of notes defining a tragic hero. To get these notes please go back to my home page and click the British Flag logo Please go to reading # 2. A Tragic Hero.

Take home test: In MLA format. See below. In your reading of a Tragic Hero there are eight items. In a few sentences, please explain how each item is exemplified in "Beowulf." Please answer in your own words. After you answer each item in your own words, please list the line numbers from the poem that helped you answer each item. Please do so in this manner:example ( lines 239-243).

Top of your homework page should always look like this:

Student Name Student last name-1

Teacher's name

English III

Day, Month, Year

Title of Homework Assignment Centered

All homework should be double space, in twelve font, Times-Roman style. Never single space.

Always use white or cream colored paper and print in black.

Since this assignment is to explain eight items, please do so in this manner.

#1. Type each item's notes which are found on the reading entitled A Tragic Hero. Then give your answer, followed by your line citation. ( lines ### - ###).

Assignment Due date: Monday September 28, 2009.

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Wednesday, 9/23/09.

1. Short test on your Chrono-Log. Make sure it is completed.

2. Chrono- Log will be checked for a homework grade.

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Thursday, 9-24-09.

Movie on Beowulf.

Homework: Please go on your computer and google. or whatever search engine you use and go to Sparknotes. Go through it and find Beowulf. After finding Beowulf, download and read the section entitled Themes, Motifs, and Symbols. This is a special reading assignment. So do your thing. Make sure you know the definitions of themes, motifs, symbols. Ask if necessary.

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Friday, 9-25-09.

1. Possible test on your reading assignment from Spark notes.

2. Finsh up and tie up any loose ends on Beowulf./ Finish movie.

3. Major test on Beowulf - date Monday, 9-28-09. Multiple Choice test).

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Monday, September 28, 2009.

1, Collection of assignment on Beowulf The Tragic Hero.

2. Test on Beowulf.

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Tuesday, 9-29-09.

Intorduction to creating a bibliography and an annotated bibliography. You must produce a bibliography using 6 sources. You must pick from the categories listed: Baseball, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, The Civil War, Education, Halloween, Immigration, Religion, The Enviroment, Ben Franklin.

You will need to produce a bibliography containing 6 sources from the categories listed above. Each category can be used only once. Three of your sources must come from honest to goodness books and or magazines. The other three may come from the internet. Make sure you bring to class the papers I gave you in the beginning of the year. I will also explain what constitued good sources and what is not permitted in research.

You are also requested to bring to class one of your summer reading books. You will need to use this book for creating an annotaed bibliography.

Thius assignment must be typed, 12 front, Times-Roman style, MLA format. The due date is Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

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Wednesday, Spetember 30, 2009.

Distribution of special set of notes entitled Tactics for Sentence Complettion for the PSAT / SAT test. We will review these tactics and the special words that you must know. Make sure to bring to class your SAT book today.

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Thursday, October 1, 2009.

Distribution of a sentence complettion exercise for the PSAT / SAT test. We will do this in class and then review it. Homework: from your SAT book, please read pages 40 to 54. Please do the following problems: Page 48 --- do # 1-6-7. Page 49 --- do # 5. Page 50 --- do # 6.

Page 51 --- do # 8. Page 52 --- do # 5. page 54 --- do # 2-5-6-7.

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Friday, October 2, 2009.

We will review your homework assignment from your SAT book.

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Monday, October 5, 2009.

Special assignment on SAT sentence completions. Please complete for homework. we will review answers tomorrow.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

We will go over your answers in class. We will also read an article regarding the Venerable Bede who was/is quite important in regards to British literature and histoty. The article can be found on my web page, click the British flag logo, it is reading # 3.

Collection of your bibliography (6 entrees).

Collection of your annotated bibliography (1 entry).

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

We will review your reading of the Venerable Bede (reading # 3. )

We will also review a classic elegiac poem "The Wanderer." The poem appears in your Green text book on pages 46-47. Please make a copy of the poem or perhaps you can find the poem on line and print out a copy for class.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009.

Make sure you bring your copy of the poem to class. We will analyze its importance. Please note that the poem is called The Wandwerer because the warrior wanders aimlessly about because he has lost his most important treasures, namely his lord/master, his castle, his horse, and or his mead hall.

Test on The Bede and The Wanderer tomorrow. Concentrate on LINES 80 to 103.

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Friday, October 9, 2009.

Test on The Venerable Bede and The Wanderer.

Homework: due Monday: In your big text book Elements of Literature, Page 90 The sections marked "Make the Connections, Elements of Literature, Background, please take appropriate notes. Page 96. - The section entitled Elememts of Literature: Ballads, Popular poetry - take notes on the various terms.

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Monday, October 12, 2009.

Possible test on your homework assignment which is listed above. More notes and explanations are forthcoming.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

Please bring in your big literature book to class in order to analyze a special ballad. The class will be conducted in a different manner because it will help us truly appreciate what ballads were all about.

HOMEWORK: assignment due Thursday regarding ballads. I need to check which of your two books has the ballads I wantg to review. Details will be here by Monday morning.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

No formal classes since the PSAT test will be administered.

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Thursday, October 15, 2009.

We will review a few old English, Irish, Scottish ballads that you had for homework.

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Friday, October 16, 2009.

We will tie up any loose ends concerning ballads. If all is completed before today, we will have a test on ballads. If we still need to go over any material, the test will be administered on Monday.

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Monday, October 19, 2009.

Test on Ballads.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

Distribution of material concerning Geoffrey Chaucer, his times, and his prologue to Canterbruy Tales. There is quite a lot of material so it will be necessary to explain the different parts. You will be required to read the prolgue to Canterbury Tales and complete the various worksheets. Explanations as to what is sarcastic, ironic, satirical, situational, dramatic, and verbal irony will be explained during the course of the week.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

Many of you will be on the field trip to the Renaissance Fair. The weather looks good for us. Please make sure when you see the Queen or any noble, if you desire to introduce yourself, you must do so in the proper manner. Queen Elizabeth I does prefer ladies who follow proper protocol and manners.

Those of you not attending the fair will work on your worksheets to Canterbury Tales.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009.

We will continue our analysis of material concerning Chauserm his times, and the prologue to Canterbury Tales.

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Friday, October 23, 2009.

Read and explain material "Pilgrims, Saints, and Miracles."

Continuation of our analysis of Chaucer and his characters in Canterbury Tales.

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Monday, October 26, 2009.

We will finish working on notes entitled "Pilgrims, Saints, and Miracles. Afew extra notes will be added for clarification. Test on the first 4 pages of these typed notes. Test tomorrow.........

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Tuesday, October, 27, 2009.

Short test on the first 4 pages of notes entitled "Pilgrims, Saints, and Miracles."

We will start our analysis of the characters of Canterbury Tales. Review of 79 questions.

All questions need to be answered by Thursday.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

No formal classes. Teacher In Service Day.........................................................

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Thursday, October 29, 2009.

1, Check on the 79 review questions pertaining to the characters of Canterbury Tales.

2. Review and explain any necessary items pertaining to the questions. I will collect the work for

a grade.

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Friday, October 30, 2009.

Review and explain any necessary items pertaining to the 79 questions on Canterbury Tales.

In the mean time, in your text book starting on page 138, please read the Wife of Bath's Prologue and then her tale. The problen with the prologue in your text book is that it is incomplete. Additionally, it is a bit hard to read and digest. Might I suggest that after you read it, you might google and check into Spark Notes and Cliff Notes for their summaries and analysis. So google Spark Notes and Cliff Notes and then check into Literature. They are both quite well done. While in Cliff Notes, xheck out:

1. Summary and Analysis: Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale

2. Character List: Wife of Bath.

3. Character Analysis: Wife of Bath.

Now, while in Spark notes, check out:

1. Analysis of Major Characters: Wife of Bath.

2. Wife of B ath Prologue.

3. Wife of Bath Prologue ( continued).

4. Wife of Bath Tale: Analysis.

Read, take notes on index cards, print out pages, whaqtever helps you. Personally, I would use index card notes since you can use them when you take a short test on the Wife of Bath. You will also need to use them and be able to quote lines in discussing the different interpretations of the Wife of Bath. It seems that there are a few different ideas as to who she really is. You will need to argue a point. At a latter date, I will present to you the different ideas and you will then justify one of them. By the way, does anyone know why she is called the Wife of Bath and does anyone know her name?

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Monday. November 2, 2009.

1. Distribution of novel The Once and Future King. Only necessary to read Book 1.

2. Go over the assignment that is listed above concerning The Wife of Bath.

3. Review and analyze the characters of Canterbury Tales.

4. Test on Characters of Canterbury Tales and interpretation of lines. -- Thursday.

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Tuesday. November 3, 2009.

1. Review and analyze the characters in Canterbury Tales.

2. Test on characters and interpretation of lines in Canterbury Tales. -- Thursday.

3. Get your Wife of Bath Material ready for Friday.

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Wednesday. November 4, 2009.

1. Review and analyze the characters in Canterbury Tales.

2. Test on characters and interpretation of lines in Canterbury Tales -- Thursday.

3. Get your Wife of Bath material ready for Friday.

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Thursday. November 5, 2009.

The Test on Canterbury Tales.

Are you reading your Once and Future King material?

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Friday. November 6, 2009.

We will analyze The Wife of Bath: historical perspective, character analysis, her tale. etc.

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Monday, November 9, 2009.

Information regarding the purchase of The Twelfth Night by Shakespeare.

Papers/Notes concerning the Arthurian Legend and the Medieval Romance will be distributed.

Questions regarding the first book of The Once and Future King will be distributed.

We will review different interpretations of The Wife of Bath.

Make sure you bring to class the papers concerning The 25 Commasndments of Writing.

Essay topic to be explained concerning Canterbury Tales. Essay due Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Complete MLA format.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

Class time will be devoted to setting up the essay using the commandments of writing. Need to establish an introduction and the thesis. etc. Do you know how to set up an essay before you actually write it?

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Are you almost finished reading your assignment The Once and Future King by T.H. White?

How about the the questions concerning the first book. (60 questions)

Class time will be devoted to writing skills for your essay/ letter.

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Thursday Nov. 12, 2009.

Finish up setting up the Canterbury Tales essay/letter.

We will also review the 25 commandments of writing.

Your essay/letter is due Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

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Friday. Nov. 13, 2009

Book one of The Once and Future King and the Questions are due the week coming up. They are due Wednesday, November 18th, 2009.

DO NOT PROCRASTINATE..... I will collect the questions and answers on Wednesday and you will get a test on your reading assignment on the same day.

As to today's class: introduction to Arthurian Legends Literature and Medieval Romaqnces. Check out papers that I distributed to you.

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Monday, November 16, 2009.

1. Reminders: a. Canterbury essay/letter due Tuesday (2 copies--one in double space).

b. Short quiz on Book # 1. The Once and Future King ...Wednesday

c. Collection of 60 questions that pertain to book #1........Wednesday

2. We will work on the set of notes that were distributed to you entitled "Arthur".

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Don't forget your money for The Twelfth Night book.

Collection of Canterbury Tales essay/letter ( twp copies...one in single space and the other in double space for me to read and make comments.

Don't forget to hand in your questions for tomorrow on the first book of The Once and Future King. There will also be a short test on this material. Make sure you have your questions and answers with you.

We will finish up on the notes entitled Arthur. White's and Mallory's ideas.

We will start explaining the Family Tree of Arthur. Do you know his last name?

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

Don't forget the money for the SHakespeare book The Twelfth Night.

Short quiz on the first book of The Once and Future King by T.H. White.

We will finish up the Family Tree of Arthur..

Homework: please read from the packet of papers I gave you the short story Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady. Please amke sure you know the following words from the story: abbess, scabbard, cantering, bellow, distress, steward, melancholy, grotesque, scarlet, chamber, quest. Due Friday.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009. Don't forget your money for The Twelfth Night.

No formal classes held. 8th Grade Visitation and Registration day/Night.

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Friday, November 20, 2009.

If necessary, finish up the family tree of Arthur. View a short video clip on Arthur's birth.

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Monday, November 23, 2009.

Do you need to order the Shakespeare book? I plan to place the order after school today. So, if you still need one, I can still order it for you.

We will first view a video clip of Arthur's birth, how Uther gives up Excalibur, and how Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone. We will then examine the ducation of Arthur. You will need to take notes and you will also need to bring to today;s class the 60 questions and answers that you did.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009.

Thanksgiving Liturgy.............. Parent/Teacher Conferences.

We will finish the education of Arthur.

     Since you received your new novel, I will give you the notes on the education of Arthur:

     Arthur is turned into many different animals in order to attain certain experiences which will help him be a better king.

    Arthgur as a little Fish ----- sometimes chased by the BIG MR. P. He learns that Might is right is wrong. Peole should not obey others just because they can hurt you. As a leader of a country, family, whatever, you want people to listen to you because they respect you and you respect them. Just because they can beat you up does not mean they are right. So, might is right is wrong.  You should use might to make things right if all elsae fails.

     Arthur as a Merlin ( a pigeon hawk),  ----- Learn to think before you act/talk, listen to others, pay attention to what is being said, listen to what is not being said, consider all possibilities for your actions, consider various outcomes before you act.

     Arthur as an Owl ----- Do not kill for pleasure.

     Arthur as a Goose. ----- do not fight  each other, do not fight over boundaries, flying geese see no borders, when looking down they only see pople, they do not see the differences of peole, to geese, all people look the same. So treat everybody with the same dignity as you would want. According to Lyo Lyok,"What creature could be so low as to go about in bands to murder others of its own blood?"

     Arthur as a Badger ----- Man is undeveloped potential. Man is suppossed to be the dominant animal, yet he/she sometimes does not think. Many times man is foolish, belligerent. Man uses was too easilt to solve problems. Man has a mind and yet he does not use it enough. He/She does so many ridiculous things that make no sense.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Spirit Day.

Thursday, November 26, 2009. Thanksgiving Day.

Friday, November 27, 2009. School Holiday.

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Monday, November 30, 2009.

              The following work should be completed when you enter class today.

On the first page of notes entitled "Arthur" there is an explanation of the LEgend of Arthur, Arthur in History, and Arthur the Mystery. Underneath all of this material is a set of notes that you completed by filling in various answers. Get these notes ready. Now, please read the story Sir Gawain and the Loathy Lady and highlight the lines that pertain to the notes that you completed. For example, the first item is that Medieval Romances had certain people in them. You them completed the answer. Now, highlight the lines that exemplfy your answers. Please do this for every item of notes that you filled in.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

     Are you reading your Christmas Carol?

On the last page of the story Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady is a diagram as to how the story could be plotted. We will review the diagram and you will explain where each item is in the story.

Homework: please read the short story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Mark it up. Make sure you know what every word means. Make sure you truly comprehend it. It is another excellent example of a Medieval Romance. Make sure you reaslly know it and understand it, and make saure you bring it to class tomorrow. Why? Answer below.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

Test on the short story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Are you reading your Christmas Carol? You will be expected to produce a major essay on this work of literature.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009.

The Death of Arthur. There are two major interpretations of his death. Material will be distributed concerning T.H. White's version.We will read and analyze this one. The other interpretation is in your text book and it is by Sir Thomas Mallory. You are responsible for Mallory's version.

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Friday, December 4, 2009.

Tie up any loose ends concerning White's version and your reading assignment about Mallory's version.

We will watch a video that shows Arthurs's last days. The movie is actually a mixture of White's and Mallory's interpretations. Test Monday andwe will collect the book The nOnce and Future King.

Test on notes (first page marked Arthur, T.H. White's philosophy, Sir Thomas Mallory's ideas, t.Arthur's family tree, the education of Arthur, the death of Arthur.

                                      Are you reading your Christmas Carol?

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          Please go to the logo that reads Projects/Reading assignments.  Keep scrolling down until you reach the assignment that reads   A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now please read the special assignment.

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