Kristie Letter British Literature 2006-7 Hello students! Welcome to British Lit and please remember that your homework is absolutely essential. Ms. Letter kristie.betts@bvsd.org (303) 453-4723 HOMEWORK The homework is noted by the day on which it's assigned and, unless otherwise noted, is due the next day in class May 11-16 Mon - Final draft of Frankenstein paper Tues - no homework except bring Importance of Being Earnest to class Wed - finish reading play for Friday's quiz Fri - read and annotate "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" May 4-8 MOn - Gather quotations to add to the outline (all topic sentences plus textual evidence due in class Tuesday.) Tues - Finish rough draft Wed - Final draft and all rough drafts due Tuesday April 28-May 1 Mon - study for Tuesday's test Wed:- close read allusions Fri - annotate prompt and develop thesis for paper April 21-25 Mon: study first 18 chapters (creature's complete narrative) for quiz on Tuesday. Tues: Finish the novel Frankenstein by next Tuesday (test) Wed - Fri: Finish the novel Frankenstein by next Tuesday (test) Apr 13-Apr 17 Mon - Thurs: Read Frankenstein and prepare homework for Monday April 20 which is to be through chapter 17 (completely done with the creature's narrative) and make an 8 frame cartoon depicting the creature's narrative Mar 31-April 4 MOn - Fri: Read through Chapter 5 (birth of the monster, first 50 pages) by Friday for quiz. fri: Read two more chapters and summarize them Mar 10-14 Mon: Finish close reading poem (with biographical info) by Friday. Complete projects are due next Tuesday, including the written draft and the teaching presentation of your biographical project. do a wonderful job -- this is a big part of the semester grade. March 3-7 Mon-thurs: complete the detailed outline for your Romantic poet biography project. Be sure that you have a successful thesis, three direct quotations, and full topic sentences as per the outline I provided. Fri: finish rough draft and choose a poem by your poet that you will use in your project. Dec 10 - 14 MOn: Write a paragraph explaining why Shakespeare is still relevant. Tues: Bring in 3 questions you think will be on the final Wed: study for finals Fri: study for finals Dec 3-7 Mon - Wed: Finish reading Twelfth Night and study for Friday Fri: write a sonnet with an allusion in it. Nov 25-30 Mon: Choose a 12 line speech and make 23 close reading observations Tues: draw 6 illustrations for your speech Wed: finish packet about your speech Fri: Finish close reading project on your speech (prepare to teach class). Nov 13-16 Tues: Rewrite Act 2, Scene 1 in your own words Wed: Close read your favorite 12 lines in Act II -- 24 observations Fri: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and please bring up Shakespeare at the Thanksgiving table. Nov 5-9 Mon: Rewrite Duke Orsino's first speech in Twelfth Night. Use your own words! Tues: college field trip Wed: Finish reading Act 1 out loud (quiz tomorrow!!) Thurs: Go see The Importance of Being Earnest. If you cannot, then write 2 paragraphs about how the facts we learned during the presentations help us understand Shakespeare's plays. These paragraphs are due Tuesday, so that you can enjoy the long weekend. Or, you could just go see this play, chock full of IRONY and your wonderful schoolmates. Oct 29-Nov 2 MOn: Prepare to teach class on your aspect of the Elizabethan age. Be sure to have all your prewriting, and documentation of sources. Tues: Study for Friday's assessment on Elizathan age (based on presentations.) Wed: Finish your sonnet (if not complete) and prepare for quiz (review notes!!) Fri: Get your copy of Twelfth Night and close read the first speech. Oct 22-26 Tues-Fri: Prepare Shakespeare Research Projects for the class that you will teach on Tuesday October 30. Oct 15 - 18 Mon: Finish "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (in your textbook) Tues: study for Satire, Gawain, and possessives quiz Fri: No homework!!! Enjoy your life!! Oct 8-12 MOn: Finish Satire sheet (type of Satire in Chaucer) Tues: Identify an aspect of society to satirize Wed: Finish social satire (will be presented to class on Monday, quiz on terms and possessives Friday.) Oct 1-5 Mon: Read and summarize "The Pardoner's Tale" Tues: Finish "The Wife of Bath's Prologue" Wed: Study for Canterbury test, including characterization, frame story, satire, etc. Fri: Catch up on anything missing, think about social heirarchies. Sept 24-29 MOn: Read through line 101 and draw a picture of the Knight from the Canterbury Tales. Tues: Draw the Squire, the Yeoman and the Nun (prioress), with 8 words of textual evidence for each. Wed: Finish draft of Banned Books essay and turn in with the entry form Fri: Draw the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Summoner, the Parson, the Doctor and the Miller Sept 19-23 Mon: final draft and oral presentation for hero story Tues: Read the introduction to the Medieval Age in your Brit Lit textbook Thurs: Look for archetypes of the hero story in the world around you. Sept 11-16 Mon: finish 5 paragraphs of hero story Tues: put story through sentence analyzer Wed: complete draft for peer response Fri (and next Mon): Finish final draft and practice oral presentation for Tuesday. Sept 4-8 Tues: close reading of Beowulf Wed: Study for SOAPSTone and Beowulf test Fri: Write 3 paragraphs of hero story -- description of setting, hero, and call to adventure. Aug 27-31 MOn: prepare 3 items for the "Chimney Sweeper" debate Tues: Bring in Brit Lit book, with a paper cover Wed: Write 10 kennings Fri: Finish reading Beowulf and close read 6 lines from the end. 17 observations. August 20-24 Mon: study for Summer Reading Test (Oliver Twist) Tues: night off! Just bring your copy of Oliver Twist to class on Wed. Wed: Write a paragraph explaining which of Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper" poems has a better message and WHY. Be specific! Back up your opinion with details from the poems. Fri: Write your own description in the style of the "Nacirema" article.