Welcome to British Literature

Welcome to British Literature

You are officially a member of Mr. Paul's Academic British Literature 11/12 Class.  This class is designed with a focus on reading literature, improving grammar skills, studying literary context, developing speaking skills, and utilizing research.  The class is designed to model a college classroom and will follow a rigorous schedule that will require nighly homework.  Students should expect to read at least 15-20 pages per night.  We will be covering a variety of British Literature ranging from articles, novels, poems, and plays.  Students will succeed based on their effort both inside and outside of the classroom. 

You may view the following resources for more information on classroom procedures, classroom rules, and syllabi:

British Literature Syllabus
Rules and Regulations

Movie Permission Slip

Reading/Homework Schedule

Outside Reading Project Instructions, Reading List, and Rubric

11/9 Macbeth Jeopardy

Click Here for Review Jeopardy!

Pilgrims Outline 10/21

Here is the pilgrim outline.  Good luck on the test!

Pilgrims Outline

10/5 Canterbury Tales General Prologue

EQ: How does Chaucer use the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales General Prologue to characterize the social classes of medieval Europe?

Activator: Introduce pilgrim assignment

Teaching Strategy

Students get into pilgrim groups

Assist one another in completing the pilgrim graphic organizer

Work together to complete the pilgrim questions

Review as a class

Summarizer

How do the social classes of that era match up to the social classes in a high school?

Homework

Finish The Canterbury Tales General Prologue

10/3 Medieval Literature Web Quest

EQ: How did the events of the Battle of Hastings impact the continuity and change of the world today?

Activator: Predict what the most important event in English history was.

Teaching Strategy

Medieval Literature WebQuest
Six groups of four.  Three stations required for each group: The Battle of Hastings, The Feudal System, and The Protestant Reformation.
At the station, students must complete their study guide using the media provided them.

The following are the links to use to assist in the WebQuest:e P

The Battle of Hastings
BBC Two: Battle of Hastings Video
Wikipedia: The Battle of Hastings 1066

The Feudal System
Medieval Mind: Power Part 1
Feudalism

The Protestant Reformation
The Politics of Belief Part 1
The Protestant Reformation

Summarizer
Study Guide Review

Homework
Read Chaucer and Canterbury Tales General Prologue (138-142) Stop at "To Canterbury, as you heard me say."
Take NOTES!  Quiz Tomorrow! 

9/30 Compare and Contrast PPTs

Here are the Power Point presentations that we've covered the past two days (9/29 - 9/30).  They are both rules for writing and general advice.

Rules for Writing

Rules for Comparing/Contrasting

9/28 Epic Hero PPT

Here are the epic hero notes that I promised to post online.  Don't forget to complete your introduction rough draft for tomorrow!

Epic Hero PPT

9-27 Example Compare and Contrast GO

Here is the link for the example graphic organizer: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer.

9/21 Bonus Assignment Opportunity!

Worried about your grade?  Want to get a few bonus points by completing an optional bonus assignment?  Now is your chance!

Assignment: Create a "movie poster" that is relevant to any of the works of British Literature that we've encountered thus far.

Criteria:

• Must be colorful
• Must fill the entire poster
• Must have clean, legible writing (should look professional)
• Must have numerous pictures and imagery
• Must have a clear title, some tag lines, and fake movie reviews

 
Warning: I am VERY critical in regards to posters.  Students tend to do a poor job assuming that creative assignments are easy and aren't to be taken literal.  Full credit will only be received if the poster looks to be of professional quality.  See me for examples if you want an idea of the expectations that I've set.
 
Grade: This poster will enter the gradebooks as an extra assignment that is valued at 22/15.  That means that you will obtain 7 additional points as well as a 100% 15/15 grade.

9/19 Unit 1 Test Review

EQ: What material will appear on the Unit 1 Test?

Unit 1 Study Guide

Test Yourself:

Unit 1 Jeopardy

Unit 1 Double Jeopardy