CLASS RESOURCES:
Syllabus
Remind sign-up information
Writing the Next Step
The Next Step PDF (first semester only)
The Next Step 2016
Unit IV (Enlightenment):
"A Modest Proposal" presentation assignment
Unit III (Renaissance):
Serial/Othello assignment
Text of Othello (no line numbers) or an excellent PDF with line numbers, background, and footnotes
Introduction to Othello PP
Renaissance/Restoration powerpoint introduction
Shakespeare Alive! presentations:
Ch. 1: A Day in the Life
Ch. 2: Order in the Court
Ch. 3: Elizabethan Star Wars
Ch. 4: Don't Talk to Strangers
Ch. 5: Like a Virgin
Ch. 6: The Ties that Bind
October 2017: GRAMMAR
-diagnostic--> choose diagnostic 1
-Exercise Zone (practice your weaknesses!)
-Guide to Grammar and Writing lessons
-Purdue OWL grammar lessons
Unit II (Middle Ages):
The Canterbury Tales project/rubric!
Animated Overview of the Bayeux Tapestry
Medieval Era powerpoint
BBC Middle Ages info
A Knight's Tale: film transcript and essay model for formatting
Jeopardy! review for Units I-II; full online review for part I and part II
September 2017: COLLEGE ESSAY PROMPTS
-first draft due Tues, 9/5 (min 500 words)
-please refer to College/Test Prep for more help!
Unit I (Anglo-Saxons):
Introduction to Beowulf powerpoint
Overview of the Sutton Hoo Burial
Ancient Britain in history
The Beowulf manuscript
PDF of the novel Grendel: ch. 1-6 and 7-12
BEOWULF/GRENDEL PROJECT! Due 9/1. Here's the rubric!
General Resources:
Claim/Data Warrant PP
Purdue OWL: The Online Writing Lab for Purdue University. EXCELLENT resource for instruction and guidance.
Poetry 180: A poem for every day of school! How perfect is that??
MLA: The perfect resource for knowing what it is and how to do it.
Transition words list? I thought you'd never ask.
Tone Words beyond happy and sad