English IV - CP (4th Block)-4th Block Assignments

Respond to the questions on the attached form and submit it here before the end of the class period today (12/10/21). 

Read Chapters 1-6 (pp. 1-58) before class on Tuesday, December 7.

Turn in the final draft of your research paper here before the end of the class period on Monday, December 6.

Submit the working copy of your Works Cited page here before the beginning of class on Tuesday, 23 November.  Your citations should include all of the primary sources you plan to use and at least two (2) secondary sources that you have found thus far.




See the sample works cited page below as a template for citing sources from your textbook.  Please feel free to use citations already in place.

Submit your introductory paragraph for the research paper here before the end of the class period today (Tuesday, 23 November).

Submit a copy of your working outline here before the end of the period on Friday, Nov. 19.
Your outline must include at least the following:
-Thesis
-Topic sentence for each body paragraph
-Primary source information, including the quote(s) you plan to use (This is part A for each body paragraph)
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Assignment:
- On your Chromebook, select two favorite songs that have significant meaning to you (songs that “speak to your soul”) - Note: No foul language or inappropriate subject matter!!
- Copy and paste the lyrics for those songs on a single Google doc.  
- Using the suggestions from the annotation guide that was posted on Google Classroom last week, annotate your favorite songs as you would any poem.  All annotations should be typed in a red font to distinguish them from the song lyrics.
- Turn in your annotated songs document to this assignment page on Google Classroom prior to the beginning of class on Tuesday, November 16.

Read and annotate each of the four World War I poems attached below and be prepared to discuss them in class on Friday.  (Note:  Everyone present for class on Thursday should already have a paper copy).

Complete in class on Wednesday, 10 November
Individual:  
-Read the "Annotating Poetry" attachment.
-Read AND annotate Shakespeare's Sonnets 12, 60, and 73, Wroth's Sonnet 32, and Spenser's Sonnet 75 (p. 374-377)
Group: 
1) Discuss each sonnet as a group and share annotations.
2) Complete the Comprehension Check" questions on p. 378-379.
3) Prepare an oral response to the "Analyze the Text" questions on p. 380. (Write discussion notes in your workbook)
4) Read "Analyze Craft and Structure" and complete the "Practice" exercise #1 on p. 381.
5) Read "Conventions and Style" and complete the "Read It" exercise on p. 382.

Workbooks will be checked at the end of each class period.

Attached you will find the assignment pages for the Macbeth Essential Questions Paper and the Group Outline activity.
Use the outline as a template to complete your own and submit it here before the end of the class period on Friday, Oct. 29.
Remember, all group members should have the same thesis statement and topic sentences for each of the three body paragraphs. All other outline entries may be individualized.
Please pay attention to all due dates and submission requirements found in the essay instructions.

Revised writing and submission schedule:
- Wednesday, Nov. 3:  Complete introductory paragraph.  Progress will be monitored in class.
- Thursday, Nov. 4: Complete at least two body paragraphs.
- Friday, Nov. 5:  Finish papers.  
Before submitting your papers, remember the following:
1) Proofread carefully and request peer editing.  
2) Remember that all papers must be MLA formatted with a page 1 header and title, and a running head with your last name and page number on pages that follow. 
3) Include at least one piece of textual evidence in each body paragraph and cite it according to your assignment instructions.
4)  FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!


All papers must be submitted here on Google Classroom before the end of the class period on Friday, November 5.

- Annotate Act V (p. 335-347).
- Complete the "Comprehension Check" #1-2 on p. 347.
- Read the "Analyze Craft and Structure" section on p. 349 AND complete #1 in the "Practice" section at the bottom of p. 349.



Due before the beginning of class on Tuesday, Oct. 26. 
Students will turn in workbooks prior to taking their Macbeth exams on Wednesday.  All annotations for the entire drama will be graded at that time.  (If your annotations to this point have been minimal, now is the time to fix it!)

1) Thoroughly Annotate Act IV 
2) Complete the "Comprehension Check" on p. 330 (#1-3 only)
3) Carefully read the "Analyze Craft and Structure" section on p. 332 AND complete the "Practice" exercises at the bottom of page 332.  Record your responses to questions  1-3 on a Google Doc and submit them here.  


Due before the beginning of class on Monday, Oct. 25.

1) Carefully read the "Analyze Craft and Structure" notes on page 312.
2) Complete the "Practice" section on page 312 (be sure to include textual evidence)


Due before the beginning of class on Friday, Oct. 22

Annotate Acts II and III (p. 281-310)

1) Complete reading of Act I (in class)
2) Annotate Act I, focusing on the following:  a) Important plot details, b) Settings, c) Characters' thoughts and behaviors, d) literary devices such as imagery, foreshadowing, etc.
3) Complete the "Comprehension Check" on p. 276 (omit #3)


Notebooks will be checked at the beginning of the class period on Monday,  Oct. 18

- Read the launch text for unit 3: "Better Never to Have Met at All" (p. 240-241)
- Complete the "Summary" activity on p. 242. (Note: this is a "critical" summary)
- Complete the "Quick Write" activity on p. 243.


Photograph your completed pages and submit here prior to the class on Thursday.

Read the handouts distributed in class "Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare" and "A Look at Shakespeare's London" AND complete the review questions on the reverse side of each handout.
Turn in completed worksheets at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

1) Read and annotate the essay "Shakespeare's Sister" by Virginia Woolf (p. 191-192)
2) Working together as a group, complete the following:
-Comprehension Check (p. 193): All students complete written responses in workbook.
-Analyze the Text (p. 194): Prepare oral responses for your group.
-Analyze Craft and Structure, Practice (p. 195): All students complete written responses in workbook.


Photograph written work and submit here before the beginning of class on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

Read the Assignment instructions under "Writing to Compare" on page 164.  Instead of writing the essay, you will be creating a rough outline for an argumentative paper.
1) Choose one of the two conclusions for your argument.  Open a Google Doc and write this conclusion as your Thesis.
2) List three reasons why you support this conclusion.  These are your subtopics. 
Your Google Doc should be ordered as follows: 
Your Name
Thesis
I.  Subtopic (Argument) #1
II. Subtopic (Argument ) #2
III, Subtopic (Argument) #3


Submit your rough outline on a Google Doc here before the beginning of class on Friday, Sept. 24.

1) Re-read lines 1-35 of The Prologue from The Canterbury Tales.  (Note the sensory details as you read).

2) Listen as a class to the Agbabi remix.  Then read AND annotate the text of the poem.
3) Complete the "Comprehension Check" on page 162 in your textbook.
4) Prepare an oral response to "Analyze the Media" questions 1, 2, and 3 on p. 163 in your textbook. (Write your discussion points in the right margin on p. 163.)  Be prepared to discuss in class on Thursday.
All work must be completed before class on Thursday.

Complete the "Writing to Sources" assignment on p. 158 in your textbook.  Your short essay response should be written on a Google doc and submitted here before the beginning of the class period on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
Notes:  
1) You may work together to locate evidence and discuss possible approaches to your argument for the first half of the class period.  The actual written essay must be done solo.
2) Be sure to include at least three pieces of textual evidence to support your argument.

1) Answer questions 2, 3, and 5 in the "Analyze the Text" section on page 154.
2) Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 in the "Analyze Craft and Structure" section on page 155.
Write your answers on a Google Doc and submit your completed assignment here before class on MONDAY, Sept. 17.

Working in groups of two to four, create the framework for your own modern day allegorical tale.  Carefully follow the directions on the attached assignment information sheet.  Part of your grade will be based on how well you follow the instructions provided.
Complete your assignment on a single Google Doc for the group and submit here before the end of the period on Friday, Sept. 17.  Groups will be expected to provide an oral synopsis of their tales in class on Monday.

- Read the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale attached below.
- Answer questions 5 and 7 on p. 181 (at the end of the attached reading).  Type your responses on a Google Doc and submit them here before the beginning of class on Thursday.

Read and ANNOTATE the remaining pages of The Canterbury Tales Prologue (p. 144-15) before the beginning of class on Wednesday.

-Read pages 136-143 (through line 560) of The Canterbury Tales Prologue.
-Complete all of the "Close Read" activities on pages 137, 139, 140, 142 (write your responses in the notes section in the margins).

Complete the following before class on Monday, Sept. 13.
1) Read p. 129-136 (lines 1-279) of "The Prologue" from The Canterbury Tales.
2) Complete all "Close Read" activities in your workbook that apply to the lines assigned.  (Use the Notes section on the pages to record your written responses.)

Read AND annotate the following for Thursday:
1) "England: The Beginnings" (p. 122-124)
2) "About the Author: Geoffrey Chaucer" (p. 127)
3) "About The Canterbury Tales" (p. 128)
Photograph your annotated pages and submit them here before the beginning of class on Thursday, Sept. 2.

Complete the following activities in class on Tuesday, Aug. 31:
1) Launch Activity (p. 118) - Using post it notes, list "three aspects of society that I would like to reform, improve, or change?"  When finished, stick your three notes on the left whiteboard.
2) Remainder of classtime and homework:  Quick Write Activity (p. 119) (10 pts)

- Discussion of Essential Question:  How do people come to have different views of society? 
- Historical background for launch text:  Feudalism
Assignment:
1) Read AND annotate the launch text "Standing up to Absolute Power" (p. 116-117).  (don't just highlight!)
2) Complete the "Summary" activity on p. 118 before class on Tuesday.
3) Complete the "Academic Vocabulary: Explanatory Text" exercises on p. 115.
NOTE:   Photograph your completed pages with your cellphone and submit here.

Prior to beginning this unit, would you have said sacrifice or success contributed more to heroism?  After completing the variety of readings in this unit, has your opinion changed?
Task:  Complete the exercises on page 107 in your textbook.  Your position, counterargument, and evidence will become the foundation for your final assessment (an in-class essay) for this unit on Friday.

For a unique visual interpretation of three great World War I poems, watch the video posted below.

Classwork:  Choose one of the six reading selections listed on page 103 (the complete texts can be accessed through the link below) and complete the following tasks before the beginning of the period on Wednesday.
1) Complete the "First-Read Guide" on p. 104 (NOTE: Your text is a PDF, so you may write your annotations in the box provided or print out your own copy).  
2) Homework:  Complete the "Close-Read Guide" on p. 105.  Due before the beginning of class on Wednesday.

- Watch the video link below.
- Read the New York Times article posted below.
- Discuss the following in your group and be prepared to share your responses:
1) What were Harry Patch's World War I experiences that qualified him as a hero?
2) How did he deal with his memories of the war throughout most of his life? 
3) When did he first open up to the public about his war experiences, and how did that affect him.
4) What did he do with the royalties from the book that was written about him?  What does this say about his heroism?

-Respond as a group to the "Notebook" questions (1,2,& 3) on p. 92.  Record your group's responses on a single sheet of notebook paper with all group members' names listed in the top right corner and turn it in before the end of the period on Friday.

-Prepare a group response to Question #3 on p. 91.
-Complete the "Practice" box on p. 92

Complete the following tasks before the beginning of class on Wednesday, Aug. 18
1) Read Borden's "Song of the Mud" and Owens' "Dulce et Decorum Est" (p. 86-89)
2) As you read the poems for the first time, complete all of the "First Read Poetry" tasks on p. 84.  All work is to be done in your textbook. 
Work will be checked at the beginning of class on Wednesday during DIR time.

Submit your final draft of the Beowulf paper here before midnight on Friday, August 13.

Steps for completing your first paper of the semester. All you need is attached below. NOTE: Do not begin writing your essay before we have discussed the expectations for this assignment in class.
1) Carefully read the instructions in the "Beowulf Essay" attachment below and choose your essay topic.
2) Review the Google Slides presentation for a review of the important components to be included in your paper.
3) Review the "perfect paper rubric" and "introductory paragraph" attachments below.
4) Begin writing your paper. Meet your deadlines!! All due dates are listed on the Essay instruction sheet.

Submit your first body paragraph for the Beowulf Paper here before the beginning of the period on Tuesday.
Note:  This is a check for component parts, not grammatical errors.

Turn in your introductory paragaph here. 
NOTE: Once your paragraph has been returned, DO NOT resubmit with your revisions.  Those should appear on your final draft.

-Read the final two sections of Beowulf ("The Spoils" and "The Farewell"), p. 39-42.
-Answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 under "Analyze the Text" on p. 44.  Write your answers on a Google Doc and submit it here.

Read the first two sections of Beowulf (The Wrath of Grendel and The Coming of Beowulf), p. 19-27 before class on Thursday.

-Read the unit 1 launch text:  "A World of Heroes" (p. 6-7)
-Complete the "Summary" activity on p. 8. 


Due at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

Assignment 1 - Watch the short YouTube video "What Makes a Hero"
Assignment 2 - Read the attached guide to annotation: "How to Annotate in Your English Class"
Assignment 3 - Read and annotate the Christopher Vogler article on Joseph Campbell. (This will be checked in class)
Assignment 4 - Complete the brief writing activity for Campbell's Monomyth and turn it in here.

Please read the attached course syllabus carefully and share with parents.  Complete the second page, including contact information and signatures, and turn it in at the beginning of class on Monday, July 26, for an easy 10-point grade.