What to Expect 11TH GRADE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11TH

Driving Question: What evidence do I have that I am committed to learning?

Subject:

English 11 British Literature

Prepared By:

Desiree’ Fuller

Overview & Purpose Focus for 1st Quarter: Big ideas: xx The Power Of Language To Transform Lives xx oral tradition/ storytelling xx the power of language to transform lives xx the journey xx honor xx truth xx heroic codes xx value systems xx use of language xx transformation/ transformational thinking Themes In the transformation from oral language to the written word, universal truths of human nature were formalized. The evolution of language impacts life. Sometimes the journey itself is more important than the destination

Education Standards Addressed CE.1.1.2 CE.1.4.2 CE.1.5.1 CE.2.1.1 CE.2.1.7 CE.2.2.1 CE.3.1.7

Date/ Day of Week	Objectives and Procedures	Homework
Monday	1. Introduction to the Canterbury Tales. 2. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary to this week and use the time to record the words into their notebooks. Notebook checks will be conducted prior to the end of class. 3. Vocabulary: abominable absolution blasphemy avarice carouse covetous pallor superfluity sauntered transcend 4. Students will receive a copy of the Canterbury Tales.		Materials Needed · Paper · Pencil. · Computer · Online Blogs · Text Books · Alternate Version of Canterbury Tales · http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm ·
Tuesday	Tues: Read "The Prologue" and answer Focus Question 1: Describe the character of the Pardoner as it is presented in "The Prologue". Answer Plan: 1 Restate the prompt as an intro to the answer. 2 Write several sentences giving examples. Use quotes if possible. 3 Conclude with a statement of your opinion. 1. Online Version: http://www.umm.maine.edu/faculty/necastro/chaucer/translation/ct/15pardt.html 2. Animated Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVLLQna1-c
Wednesday	Quiz on the Pardoner’s Tale Wed-Thurs: Writing for this Week: Option 1: Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale" is based on the theme, "Money is the root of all evil." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why? Option 2: Write on the theme of hypocrisy. Analyze how Chaucer uses this tale to critique human behavior. What message is Chaucer attempting to portray by these pilgrims' experiences? How are they applicable to today's society?	Complete the Writing Assessments for the week. Due on Friday
Thursday	Re-teaching and review of the key concepts from the reading selection.
Friday	Test: On the Content discussed the previous 2 week.
Advanced Topics	Development of 2010 version of Taming of the Shrew. Continuation of the Sonnets lessons.
Advisory	- Peer Mentoring Training - Credit Recovery - The importance of Tutoring.
Differentiated Instruction	Various simplified questions and checks will be made pertaining to the reading a timeline skill lesson, note taking, Students will interact with me while we are discussing critical lenses through the comparing them with lenses we use in the real world.

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