Mr. Thiesmeyer’s English IV – British
Literature
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Readings
& Assignments
I.
Review
Syllabus/Course
Expectations/Requirements
b.
Syllabus
II.
Begin
College
Portfolio Project
a.
Establish
student login info (student login/student email)
b.
Activate
Office 365 account (using
student email)
c.
Create
Student Resume
i.
Complete
Outline
ii.
Type,
print, & submit Resume
1.
Sample
d.
Complete
FAFSA ID
e.
Complete
Texas
Common Application
f.
Procure
sources
for letters of recommendation (x3)
g.
Begin
Research
Paper
i.
Complete
College
Questionnaire
ii.
Complete
Research Paper
Template
III.
Begin
Anglo-Saxon Period
a.
Receive
Timeline
b.
View
and discuss power
point on the history of England and the birth of the English language
i.
Complete
study
notes
c.
View
and discuss power point on the Anglo-Saxons
and the Epic/Epic Hero
i.
Take
notes
ii.
Complete
Anglo-Saxon/Epic
Quiz
d.
View
History Channel Documentary: Barbarians – The Saxons
e.
Begin
reading Beowulf
(translation: Burton Rafel)
i.
Read
& discuss part one: Grendel
Attacks the Danes
1.
Answer
study questions
ii.
Read
& discuss part two: The
Coming of Beowulf
1.
Answer
study questions
iii.
Read
& discuss part three: Unferth’s
Challenge
1.
Answer
study questions
iv.
Read
& discuss part four: The
Battle with Grendel
1.
Answer
study questions
v.
Read
& discuss part five: The
Battle with Grendel’s Mother
1.
Answer
study questions
vi.
Read
& discuss part six: The
Battle with the Dragon
1.
Answer
study questions
vii.
Read
& discuss part seven: The
Funeral Fire
1.
Answer
study questions
f.
Complete
Beowulf/Epic
Graphic Organizer
g.
Beowulf
Project
h.
Complete
Anglo-Saxon/Epic/Beowulf
Study Guide
i.
View
the film Beowulf
j.
Take
Section I Exam
IV.
Begin
The Middle Ages Pt. 1: The Canterbury Tales
a.
View
& discuss power point on The Middle
Ages
i.
Take
notes – Handout
b.
Discuss
Geoffrey
Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
i.
Take
notes – Handout
c.
Read
the exposition to The
General Prologue in both Middle
English and the translation
& discuss:
i.
Setting
ii.
Symbolism
iii.
Purpose
d.
Begin
The Canterbury Tales mini-project:
i.
Get
assigned a character(s)
ii.
Read
their portion of the prologue – characters
& line numbers
iii.
Create
summary
iv.
Create
image
v.
Display
e.
Read
& discuss The
General Prologue
i.
Fill
out graphic
organizer
ii.
Complete
The General Prologue study
questions
f.
Read
& discuss The
Pardoner’s Tale
i.
Answer
study
questions
g.
Read
& discuss The
Wife of Bath’s Tale
i.
Answer
study
questions pt. 1
ii.
Answer
study
questions pt. 2
h.
**Extra
credit opportunity – Read: The
Miller’s Tale
i.
Take
The Canterbury Tales Mini-Test
V.
Begin
The Middle Ages Pt. 2: The Arthurian Legends
a.
View
& discuss power point on Medieval
Romance and the Arthurian Legends
i.
Take
notes
b.
Begin
Heraldry (Coat of Arms) mini-project
i.
View
& discuss power point on the Heraldic Tradition
1.
Heraldry
mini-project
a.
Symbols
c.
View
History Channel documentary: The
Quest for King Arthur
d.
Read
& discuss “King
Uther Pendragon, The Lady Igraine, & The Birth of Arthur”
i.
Answer
study
questions
e.
Read
& discuss “The
Legend of Arthur and the Sword in the Stone”
i.
Answer
study
questions
ii.
View
Disney’s The Sword
in the Stone
f.
Read
& discuss “The
Lady of the Lake and Excalibur”
i.
Answer
study
questions
g.
Read
& discuss “Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight”
i.
Answer
study
questions
h.
Read
& discuss Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le
Morte D’Arthur” (Abridged)
i.
Answer
study
questions
i.
View
Excalibur
and/or King Arthur
j.
Complete
The Middle Ages Review
k.
Take
The Middle Ages Exam
VI.
Begin
The English Renaissance
a.
Read
Introductory
Chapter & complete CRA
b.
Discuss
poetic
forms, rhyme, meter, & structure
i.
View
& Discuss power point on Pastorals
1.
Read,
discuss, & answer study questions for:
a.
Christopher
Marlowe’s A Passionate Shepherd
to his Love
b.
Sir
Walter Raleigh’s The Nymph’s Reply to
the Shepherd
c.
Discuss
conceit (see example: Robert Herrick’s The Vine)
1.
Read
& discuss John Donne’s The Flea
2.
Answer
study
questions
d.
Read,
discuss, & answer study questions for Robert Herrick’s To
the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
i.
Discuss
The
Sonnet (history, types, form, structure, content, & purpose)
1.
Begin
Sonnet
Project
a.
Assign
sonnets
b.
Identify
sonnet type, author, & title
c.
Deduce
rhyme scheme
d.
Scan
the poem
e.
Define
any difficult words
f.
Write
a brief Explication
g.
Write
at least 3 study questions (w/ answers)
h.
Present
sonnet to class
i.
Rubric
e.
Begin
Shakespearean Theatre
i.
Complete
CRA on
Shakespeare & His Theatre (from the textbook: page 284)
ii.
Begin
reading The Tragedy of
Macbeth Character
List
1.
Scenes
(PPT)
a.
Study
questions for Act I
b.
Study
questions for Act II
c.
Study
questions for Act III
d.
Study
questions for Act IV
e.
Study
questions for Act
V
2.
Take
Macbeth Mini-Test
f.
Review
for & take English Renaissance Exam