BOOKER SR.

PREPARE TO WRITE YOUR BOOK AND MOVIE REVIEW DUE JAN. 8
TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE READING AND SEEING IN THE PREVIOUS POST.
Reading a challenging book and keeping in mind the kinds of things you need to notice as you read:
- main character
- how the writer holds your interest
- the theme of the book
- vivid descriptions of people/settings
- realistic/entertaining dialogue
- things that happen that surprised you
- plot
Watching a movie that has a strong message and noticing the same things as for a book and also:
- use of special effects or music
- acting

COMPLETE THE PREGNANCY PACT ASSIGNMENT – DUE NOV. 20
FRANKENSTEIN RESPONSES – DUE NOV. 30
FRANKENSTEIN ESSAY QUESTION DEC. 1
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE RESPONSES – DEC. 10
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE ESSAY QUESTION – DEC. 15

CORNELL NOTES PRACTICE DEC. 18

BLOG – ADD STUFF TO YOUR CLASS BLOG
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR AN ACTIVISM PROJECT

Read Historical King Arthur and Legendary King Arthur

Read about the making of the King Arthur video game.

Watch this:

MONDAY – CORNELL NOTE TAKING, TEACHER MAN reading

TUESDAY – NOTES ON SAS CURRICULUMPATHWAYS LOGIN IS bookerstudent, go to English, then to Language, then Words, then Word Origins. Watch the 3 pages of video. Take notes, there will be a quiz tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY – WE READ FOR OUR OCT. 30TH BOOK REPORT

THURSDAY – QUIZ ON Word Origins – WORK ON BLOG

FRIDAY – GOOD/TEACHER/BAD TEACHER – HALF NELSON, TEACHER MAN

- Old English/Anglo-Saxon Period

Years: 449-1066

Content:

- strong belief in fate

-  juxtaposition of church and pagan worlds

- admiration of heroic warriors who prevail in battle

-  express religious faith and give moral instruction through literature    

Style/Genres:

poetry dominant genre

-   unique verse form

• caesura
• alliteration
• repetition
• 4 beat rhythm

Effect:

- Christianity helps literacy to spread

- introduces Roman alphabet to Britain

-  oral tradition helps unite diverse peoples and their myths

Historical Context:

-  life centered around ancestral tribes or clans that ruled themselves

-  at first the people were warriors from invading outlying areas: Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and  Danes-  later they were agricultural

Key Literature/Authors:

-  Beowulf

-  Bede

Start your class blog.
Add info on About
Choose widget for your sidebar – pages, links, tag cloud
Change your header.

You must be reading a book that you will finish cover to cover. Your first review is at the end of October.

Don’t forget to use the information on Bookernation.

FIRST JOURNAL RESPONSE DONE TODAY – SEPT. 14

Make a list of debate topics – keep it in your binder.

Make your classroom blog – wait to make your second blog.

Do you have a book you’ve been reading???

Welcome seniors!

Your syllabus is now overdue – late.

Remember to have a book at all times.

Your credo is due Sept. 14 – see Bookernation for what to do.