week two!!!

Reminder: Anglo Saxon Test Tomorrow for all English IV classes!!!!

WEEK TWO!!!


September 4thJournal Entry:

How does Rainsford end up at Zaroff’s house? What are the first two major events of the story?

Essential Question: Why is reading important to my life?

Learning Target: I can read and understand a short story.

September 4th – English IV Journal Entry-

Write a journal entry about the following: What is courage? How would most people today define courage? Journal entry must exceed ten sentences!!!

Essential: Are we governed by fate, free will, a greater power, or do we fall somewhere in between?

Learning Target: I can work collaboratively in literature circles to analyze a text.


Examples of AlliterationTTT "You'll never put a better bit of

butter on your knife."(advertising slogan for Country Life butter)

"Good men are gruff and grumpy, cranky, crabbed, and cross.“ (Clement Freud)

"The soul selects her own society.”(Emily Dickinson)

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."(Henry David Thoreau, Walden)

“I watched the bare brown back of the prisoner marching in front of me."(George Orwell, "A Hanging," 1931)


ACTIVITYUsing the first letters of your name write four lines of alliteration: For example:THOMASANIA

http://grammar.about.com/od/classicessays/a/orwellhanging.htm

Example T - Timmy Todd tattled all the time and when H- his humble sister Hattie heard about it she decided it was time to take

a stand. O - She called Dr Oz about performing an obliterating operation on the

odd tattler. M - Many a weird stories had Dr. Oz heard. Even ones about Mary’s many

toes; and Mattie misplaced molar; and even once he had heard that Mr. Mave had stuck his member in a mud hole.

A- And yet, this tale of the tattler was an ambitious and astounding affair. S - So the Dr sauntered slowly down the sidewalk to see what he could do. A - And minutes later, he found Timmy Todd tattling away about animals

who snuck in the garden and about angry ashy men who argued aside the shed.

N – No more than one minute had passed when the Dr realized he needed a needle he needed a knife and he needed it all before the hints of night.

I – imagine, the initial rush and the fuss of the house as they all ran about, itching to find all the Dr’s supplies.

A – an after an astonishing amount of time had passed and the Dr was through, the house was filled with silence as the tattler tattle had been removed.

Literature Circles BeowulfHandouts

providedGet in groups of

four, you will be reading the selected pages as a group. You will answer the following questions. Please be prepared to report back to class. It is essential that everyone reads the text.


English ISeptember 5th

Journal Entry:How does Zaroff

get his prey? Do you think it is a fair game? Why or why not?



Grammar ReviewNouns:Noun: a singular

noun names one person, one thing or idea. A plural noun names more than one. A possessive noun shows possession, ownership, or the relationship between two nouns. Test for the first part of Beowulf will be on9/11

On your paper, identify each noun and label it as a person, place, thing or idea.Practice: Alfred Nobel experimented with explosives in

a laboratory in Sweden.In his research, Nobel worked with an

explosive compound called nitroglycerin.He mixed nitroglycerin with other chemicals

to create dynamite.At his death, Nobel left most of his fortune in

a trust for international awards called Nobel Prizes.

The first Nobel Prizes were for outstanding work in science, literature, and peace.

Test for the first part of Beowulf will be on9/11

Alfred Nobel: person; explosive, laboratory: things; Sweden: place

Research: idea; Nobel: person; compound, nitroglycerin: things

Nitroglycerin, chemicals, dynamite: things

Nobel: person; death, fortune, trust, awards, Nobel Prize: things

Nobel Prizes: thing; work, science, literature, peace: ideas

Test for the first part of Beowulf will be on9/11

On an index card, complete the following sentences using a noun.1. We discovered four ____ in the dusty

______.2. Ramon’s _____ to help others wins my

_______.3. _______ came into the _____ and asked for a

______.4. The ____ at the ____ didn’t look fresh.5. We didn’t find any _____ in the ____.

Nouns in your writing: Write five additional sentences (10 words or more) and underline the nouns in each one.

Test for the first part of Beowulf will be on 9/11

September 5thJournal Entry:Students will write a

journal entry about the following topic: What qualities do you believe a good leader should possess? Name some modern leaders. Journal entries should be no less than ten sentences.




Beowulf Cornell NotesOn the left hand side of your paper; Draw two columns on your paper. Write the key terms on the left side and write down it’s importance on the right. At the bottom of the page, write a summary.

Identify the following key terms:

Hrothgar Grendel Beowulf

◦ Boasting◦ Weapons◦ TrophyGrendel’s mother

murderarmhomeGrendel’s head



Sept 6, 2012English IJournal Entry -

Think back and describe one of your earliest memories where you had a good time. One paragraph response.



September 6th 2ndIdentify one

example of each from the story – “The Most Dangerous Game”

Important: Test Tomorrow on “The Most Dangerous Game”

Literary Terms (Notes) Flashback – when writers

present an event from the past

Foreshadowing - the use of clues that hint at later events in the story

Resolution – the final part of the story

Exposition – is the opening of the story

Climax – the key scene in the story

Conflict – the struggle between two characters

September 6, 2012 English IV Journal Entry: Journal entry about the

following: Why is a reputation important? What factors influence a person’s reputation? (10 sentences)

At least ten sentences. Reminder: I will be checking journal entries tomorrow, you must have eight completed journals. This will be a grade. Please NUMBER each journal entry or highlight the beginning sentence of each one.



Write the following down! Due Dates: Essays 4th period due 9/7 Test on Beowulf is next

Tuesday 9/11!! Please study.

Notebook Quiz on Monday 9/ 10!! Please make sure your notebook is organized.

Foldable: Epic Hero Part 1Fold your paper in half (vertically) label the outside of the paper with the following:On the inner flap, Identify the details from “The Battle with Grendel”1. significant and glorified2. Is on a quest3. Has superior or superhuman strength,

intelligence, and/or courage.4. is ethical5. risks death for glory or the greater good

of society6. is a strong and responsible leader7. Performs brave deeds8. Reflects the ideals of a particular society


Sept 7, 2012 English IJournal Entry:We have finally

finished our first short story. Summarize this story in a short paragraph.



I am checking journal entries today, please make sure you

have completed at

least five journal entries.

“The Most Dangerous Game” Test : Answer your questions in a complete sentence.1. Explain how Rainsford ended up on Ship-

Trap island.2. Describe Ivan.3. How does General Zaroff feel about

hunting animals?4. Describe General Zaroff.5. List five events from the story.6. Who wins the game and how?7. Use the following words in a sentence: a)

impulse, b) protruding, c) imprudent, d) disarming

Exit slipHow do you feel you have done on your first test?

Sept 7th, 2012 Journal Entry #8 Friday: A journal entry about the

following: Why is generosity important? What does it mean to be generous?

3rd Period only: Today we need to discuss alliteration, complete a foldable , watch video clip and begin part 2 of Beowulf. Complete exit slip.

4th period only: We will watch a clip of Beowulf, finish our foldable, and begin Part 2 of Beowulf. Complete exit slip.



Due Dates: 3rd period only – alliteration

assignment is due Monday 9/10 Test on Beowulf is next Tuesday

9/11!! Please study. Notebook Quiz on Monday 9/ 10!!

Please make sure your notebook is organized.

To Do: 4th period only, tape your foldable from class yesterday on day 9/6. (left side) Tape your alliteration assignment on day 9/4. (left side) and record grades on back cover. I will be returning those back to you today. Turn in your essay at the beginning of class … if you do not have it today, put your name on a sheet of paper and turn it in.

This completes your 8th starter, please number

them or highlight the first sentence. I will check journal entries today.

Beowulf Part 2Divide your sheet of paper into three columns and

label them: Column #1 Beowulf Column #2 Enemies Column #3 Victories/ Defeat

Under column #1 List ten things we have learned about Beowulf Under column #2 Identify Beowulf’s enemies and at least two facts

about each Under column #3 Identify the outcomes of each of Beowulf’s Battles

and give an explanation of the outcome.

Complete the vocabulary development on page 41. Write down the question and the

answer.

Exit Slip

week two!!!

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