Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Week of September 12-16 2011

Date: Monday September 12, 2011
Items Due: none
Bell Work: none
Assignments:
· Presentation of monologues
Homework: Study for test!

Date: Tuesday September 13, 2011
Items Due: none
Bell Work: none
Assignments:
· Test over tone/voice, vocabulary component, connotation v. denotation, narration and Gilgamesh
Homework: none

Date: Wednesday September 14, 2011
Items Due: none
Bell Work: Journal: Create a K-W-L chart about King Arthur. Fill in what you “Know” and what you “Wonder” about the legendary king. Leave the “Learn” portion blank.
Assignments:
· Class discussion about King Arthur and fill in the K and W portions of the chart.
· Grammar mini-lesson: Dangling modifiers
· Read “Lady of Shallot” by Lord Alfred Tennyson and annotate
· Receive research assignment: Each student will be given one topic related to the legend of King Arthur to research over the next few days. Your group will be responsible for learning about and becoming an expert on your topic. You also need to find a creative way to present their topic to the class, and you will create index cards for at least three sources per person with an MLA citation on the front and a detailed explanation/paraphrase of their source that clearly shows they read it all. You need to be very specific about how you used their source in the presentation. You will have 5-7 minutes.
Homework: none

Date: Thursday September 15, 2011
Items Due: none
Bellwork: none
Assignments:
· LIBRARY DAY FOR RESEARCH
Homework: none

Date: Friday September 16, 2011
Items Due: none
Bellwork: none
Assignments:
· Work in the classroom with your groups to plan your presentation and synchronize your sources.
Homework: none

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