English 4 Honors
Last update of this web site - December 8, 2011
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Materials issued: Textbook: Language of Literature: British Literature.
Grammar Exercise Workbook will be used in class
InterActive Reader issued
This course focuses on vocabulary development, writing and grammar skills, reading and textual analysis, and critical thinking skills.
British Literature
Weekly Summary
Be sure to visit www.quia.com for vocabulary and activities!
Vocabulary tests on Fridays!
Week of December 12: No new vocabulary this week, Review TEST Vocabulary #1-12, Finish Macbeth
Week of December 5: Vocabulary #12, Lord of the Flies Final TEST, Lyric's allusion activity, Introduction to Macbeth - Tragedy and the Tragic Hero, Read and study Act I, Vocabulary TEST
Novel Study: Lord of the Flies
Week of November 7: Vocabulary #9, Prologue TEST, "The Pardoner's Tale", the "Wife of Bath's Tale," Wife of Bath reading check quiz, Vocabulary #9 TEST, Wife of Bath Activity (begin in class/finish for HW) Canterbury Tales TEST on Monday 11/14.
Week of October 17: Complete SGGK projects, Presentations Tuesday and Thursday (You are the Teacher!), Vocabulary #7, Review Vocabulary TEST #1-6, Vocabulary #7 Test.
Week of October 10: Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight discuss how it is a reflection of the Medieval culture, Vocabulary #6, Begin SGGK project (additional materials below)
Week of October 3: Finish Journey of the Hero (Joseph Campbell) application to Stars Wars; Apply to Beowulf, Vocabulary List #5, Background information on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Literary Study
Anglo-Saxon poetry - Beowulf
Medieval Literature Study: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Canterbury Tales
Sir Gawain Project Additional materials: Project description - Characterisitics of Medieval Romance - Seven Deadly Sins explained - Rules of Courtly Love (class handout)
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