Syllabus | Second Quarter's Assignments Revised: Jan. 16, 2007
[First Quarter's Assignments]
Week of October 23 to 27 (Beginning of Second Quarter)
Tues	Shakespearean Sonnet video with handout. Hmwk: continue working on sonnet ideas.
Wed	Sonnet work period. Hmwk: complete sonnet. Word process and decorate/illustrate appropriately. Submit to Turnitin.com by Thursday, midnight.
Thurs	[Volleyball Tournament] Due: sonnet text to Turnitin.com, by midnight tonight. (If you have trouble submitting your sonnet to Turnitin.com, make SURE you send it by e-mail to me by the deadline. Hard copy of sonnet due in class today. No hwmk.
Fri	[Volleyball Tournament] Meet in classroom for attendance, and then we'll go to the game together. No hmwk.
Week of October 30 to November 3
Tues	View "Muse of Fire," part 1, from The Story of English series. No hmwk.
Wed	"The Puritans," p. 423. Intro to John Milton, p. 424. Read aloud John Milton sonnets, p. 426. Pick one to paraphrase in modern English prose. Write prose paraphrase on notebook paper. Paraphrase ideas--rather than individual words. Hmwk: Complete paraphrase of one Milton sonnet. ["How Soon Hath Time"] ["When I Consider How My Light Is Spent"]
Thurs	Due: paraphrase of Milton sonnet.
Fri	No class. Mrs. Dibben gone.
Week of November 6 to 10
Tues	KJV Bible selections (Genesis 1 & 2 and Psalm 23). Intro to Bunyan (p. 440). No hmwk. Enrichment: Read more about John Bunyan in the Bunyan Meeting website.
Wed	No class: early dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thurs	Journal #12 (Ideal dinner party). Pilgrim's Progress selection (pp. 441 - 445). [CD using local voices?] No hwmk.
Fri	View "Muse of Fire," part 2, from The Story of English series. No hmwk.
Week of November 13 to 17
Tues	Begin viewing Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels. Hmwk: research Jonathan Swift and satire. Bring to class tomorrow at least one page of notes reflecting your research. Write the notes using your own words and in your own handwriting. (If you have large handwriting, adjust the minimum upwards.) Include source/s. Continue your research of "satire" until you understand well enough that you feel comfortable explaining the concept of social and political satire.
Wed	Continue viewing Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels. Hmwk: Research Parts I & II ("A Voyage To Lilliput" and "A Voyage to Brobdingnag") in Gulliver's Travels. What political ideas and social values is Swift satirizing in these sections? Again: at least a page, own words, own handwriting, sources.
Thurs	Continue viewing Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels Hmwk: Research Part IV ("A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms") What is the difference between humans and Yahoos? What does Swift seem to be saying about human nature? Again: at least a page, own words, own handwriting, sources.
Fri	Finish viewing Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels. No hmwk.
November 20 to 24 (Thanksgiving Vacation)
Week of November 27 to December 1
Tues	Fast forward to Romanticism. Thomas Gray intro (Kait R). Read "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," pp. 565-568. No hmwk.
Wed	Journal #13 (Explore: "I spend most of my time doing important/valuable things.") Samuel Johnson intro (Sho J.). Read Johnson selections in text, pp. 573-578. Hmwk: Gather illustrating tools that you'd like to use in class. Bring to class for Thurs.
Thurs	Journal #14 (Explore: "Whether I'm happy of not depends mostly on me.") William Blake intro (Milton D.V.) Read William Blake poetry aloud, pp. 628-630 in text, and William Blake poetry handout. Read intro to "The Romantic Period," pp. 615-624. ["The Lamb"] ["The Tyger"] ["A Poison Tree"] Hmwk: Begin an illustration of a Blake poem (or section of poem). (Work period during class tomorrow)
Fri	Listen to two hymn versions of "And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time." Complete illustration of a Blake poem (or section of poem). Finish reading "The Romantic Period," pp. 615-624. No hmwk.
Week of December 4 to 8
Tues	Journal #15 (Explore: "I have a network of people in my life that I can count on for help.") Intro Mary Wollstonecraft, p. 642. Read aloud the Introduction to Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women, pp. 643-645. Hmwk: Paraphrase a paragraph in 21st century American English. Due Wed.
Wed	Due: paraphrased paragraph from Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Intro Robert Browning. Read "My Last Duchess," pp. 806-7. Hmwk: "Creative Writing," p. 811. ["Write a letter from the listener (the envoy) in "My Last Duchess" to his master, the count. Discuss what you have learned about the duke, and describe your reaction to the duke's story about his late wife. Do you think that the count should allow his daughter to marry the duke? Tell the count the course of action you think he should follow. Give reasons for your advice."] [Follow the poem link to read a note about historical basis of the poem's narrative.]
Thurs	Due: "Creative Writing," p. 811. Journal #16 (Explore: "When I think about an upcoming challenge--like a test, I usually see myself doing well.") Percy Bysshe Shelley intro (Jack S.) Read Shelley poetry: "Ozymandias," "A Lament," "The Question" (p. 732 & online). Hmwk: Prepare for Wednesday's test
Fri	Journal #17 (Explore: "I know under what conditions, in what circumstances, in what styles, and by what methods I learn best." & "I make conscious/intentional choices to take advantage of this knowledge about myself.") Christina Rossetti intro (Lisa B.). Read C. Rossetti poetry: "A Birthday," "When I Am Dead, My Dearest," "After Communion" (p. 818 & online). Hwmk: prepare for Wednesday's test.
Week of December 11 to 15
Tues	Test review: "The Sonnet," pp. 208-209 "Whoso List to Hunt," Sir Thomas Wyatt (p. 211) "Sonnet 30," Edmund Spenser (p. 221) "Sonnet 39," Sir Philip Sidney (p. 234) "Song" & "Death Be Not Proud," John Donne (p. 380 & p. 384) "Sonnet 116" & "Sonnet 130," William Shakespeare (p. 251 & p. 252) "Muse of Fire," The Story of English "How Soon Hath Time" & "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent," John Milton (p. 426) KJV Bible selections: Genesis 1 & 2, Psalm 23 (pp. 367-369 & p. 371) Selection from Pilgrim's Progress: "Vanity Fair," John Bunyan (pp. 442-445) Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," Thomas Gray (pp. 565-568) "Letter to Lord Chesterfield" & a selection of dictionary entries, Samuel Johnson (pp 577-8 & pp. 575-6) "A Poison Tree," "The Lamb," "The Tyger," "And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times," "The Voice of the Ancient Bard," William Blake (p. 628, p. 629, p. 630, Blake handout) Introduction to "A Vindication of the Rights of Women," Mary Wollstoncraft (pp. 643-645) "My Last Duchess," Robert Browning (pp. 806-807) "Ozymandias," "A Lament," "The Question," Percy Bysshe Shelley (p. 732 & online) "A Birthday," "When I Am Dead, My Dearest," "After Communion," Christina Rossetti (p. 818 & online) Hmwk: prepare for test.
Wed	Test: English Renaissance to Romantic and Victorian Poets (and friends). No hmwk.
Thurs	Classroom Christmas decorations. Read aloud The Tailor of Gloucester, Potter. No hmwk.
Fri	Read "A Child's Christmas in Wales." [MP3 files of "A Child's Christmas in Wales"] Classroom Christmas decorations. No hmwk. Have a great Christmas!
December 18 to January 3 (Christmas Break)
Week of January 4 to 5
Thurs	Journal #18 (Happy New Year!) Read Carrol poem: "Jabberwocky" (p. 822) and parody, p. 824. Distribute parodies of "Jabberwocky" handout and student examples. Hmwk: write a "Jabberwocky" parody on a subject of your choice. Follow Carrol's format and style. Hard copy due in class on Tuesday. Submit to Turnitin.com by Tuesday, midnight. (Late submissions will NOT be accepted.)
Fri	Work period for "Jabberwocky" parody. Hardcopy due in class on Monday. Submit to Turnitin.com by Monday, midnight. Hwmk: Complete "Jabberwocky" parody before class on Tues. Enrichment: listen to "Jabberwocky" in free recordings available from librivox.org [version 1] [version 2] [version 3]--scroll down each page until you find the "Jabberwocky" link.
Week of January 8 to 12
Tues	Due: hard copy of "Jabberwocky" parody in class. Submit to Turnitin.com by default deadline tonight. Journal #19 (Explore: I am in control of the grades I earn at school.) Intro Lewis Carroll (Allie E.). Share Jabberwocky parodies in class. Hmwk: Submit "Jabberwocky" parody to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight.
Wed	Journal #19 (Explore: "I am in control of the grades I earn at school.") Intro Rudyard Kipling (Chelsea J.). Share more Jabberwocky parodies in class. Read silently "Miss Youghal's Sais," by Rudyard Kipling. No hmwk.
Thurs	Read "The Elephant's Child" and "How the Whale Got His Throat," by Rudyard Kipling. (The links include Kipling's own illustrations and explanations of the illustrations.) No hmwk.
Fri	Intro Dylan Thomas. Read "Fern Hill," and "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" with audio CD.
Week of January 15 to 19 (End of Second Quarter and First Semester)
Tues	Read "The Victorian Age," pp. 769-778. Discussion of aspects of Victorian Age in works we have read since last test. Review for test: "The Tailor of Gloucester," Potter Dylan Thomas "A Child's Christmas in Wales" "Fern Hill" "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" "Jabberwocky," Carrol Rudyard Kipling "Miss Youghal's Sais" "The Elephant's Child" "How the Whale Got His Throat" Hmwk: Prepare for exam.
Fri	English 12 Exam: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.