Here are the rules of chivalry to choose from for the journal assignment I handed out today: chivalry project handout
Instructions for the assignment are also on this handout.
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What Did I Miss? 10/12/10
Posted on October 12, 2010 by msnev
Nearly all make-up tests and quizzes from last week’s mini-plague outbreak are done. If you need to make something up and I have not yet scheduled a time with you, please see me ASAP.
Seniors: Lively discussion today about the Pardoner and his tale. You can download a copy of class notes here (including a few things I added because they were brought up by student questions/observations): The Pardoner’s Tale notes
Pre-AP: Vocab quiz + new vocab. Good luck on the PSAT!
JMC: Don’t forget our virtual field trip is tomorrow from 9:00-9:45 in the LMC. You can read some of the presenter’s work by clicking HERE.
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What Did I Miss? 10/11/10
Posted on October 11, 2010 by msnev
Seniors: Discussion of The Pardoner (those of you who were absent on Friday, don’t forget that you must have your Pardoner’s Tale assignment ready for tomorrow); Vocab quiz; new words for next week’s quiz: SENIOR VOCAB LIST 7.
Pre-AP: Antigone Test. The class voted that Fahrenheit 451 will be our next piece of literature. Due tomorrow: reader’s journal entry in response to the two newspaper articles distributed in class (also available here: Regina Brett 10/10/10; NYTimes 10/3/10). Don’t forget that you have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow, too.
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Sunday Afternoon Reminders
Posted on October 10, 2010 by msnev
Seniors: you have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow AND you need to have read The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale in your textbook. I will collect your responses to p. 160 #s 1-3 and 10-13.
Pre-AP:: Antigone test tomorrow – please bring your yellow book to return.
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Middle Ages/General Prologue Study Sheet
Posted on October 7, 2010 by msnev
This amends the notes seniors were given in class today: MIDDLE AGES quiz study sheet
I hope it’s helpful. Happy studying!
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What Did I Miss? 9/27/10
Posted on September 27, 2010 by msnev
Sophomores: You read scene 1 of Antigone over the weekend; in class today you answered questions 1-7 on p. 761 for a grade (14 pts). Tomorrow after your vocabulary quiz we’ll read scene 2 aloud.
Seniors: We took our Monday vocabulary quiz and got our new words (see below for a downloadable list). I had everyone (gasp) use dictionaries to look up the definitions.
There are two very important due dates coming up this week: (1) AR book #1 quiz due on Wednesday for 20 points; (2) Career Portfolio (resume, references, and career narrative NOT stapled) is due on Thursday for 30 points).
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What Did I Miss? 9/20/10
Posted on September 20, 2010 by msnev
English IV: Here is your new vocabulary list with definitions: Vocab List #4. Also, don’t forget you need three body paragraphs for tomorrow.
Pre-AP English: Vocab quiz tomorrow — be ready!
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What Did I Miss? 9/13 & 9/14
Posted on September 14, 2010 by msnev
English IV: Senior Vocab List #3 2010-11 These are the same words you copied from the board on Monday, but some people like to have it set up in this format to help them study. Also, as a reward for faithfully checking this site, the definitions are all included!
Tomorrow’s Beowulf test will be all objective (multiple choice, matching, T/F) and consist of questions that ask you to look at the story from multiple perspectives: cultural (who were the Anglo-Saxons, and how is their culture reflected in the story?), literary (plot, themes, characters, tone, setting, allusions, etc.), and language (kennings, features of oral storytelling such as alliteration and assonance, etc.)
And finally: If you want to go see Othello on October 20th, you MUST turn in your permission slip and check for $11 by this Friday. I currently only have those two things from about a dozen of you. NUDGE.
Pre-AP English — You will be quizzed over the last of the BIG vocabulary lists (perpetuate – prudent & supplant – wooden) one week from today. After that we will start studying considerably shorter lists from Greek & Latin roots (it’s ok; you’re allowed to smile at that).
Journalism/ Mass Communication — Here are your notes from the end of class today, plus some information about a quiz you will have on Friday (approx. 30 points): Types of Interview Questions/ Quiz notes
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9/10/10: What Did I Miss?
Posted on September 10, 2010 by msnev
English IV: I enjoyed our kenning activity today… thanks for making my job fun! It’s interesting to consider why the Anglo-Saxons used kennings and riddles so much — they didn’t have the “external” forms of entertainment we enjoy today, so they had to find internal intellectual entertainment. It just makes sense.
Anyhow, to the business at hand. Your weekend homework: Complete the Heroes, Monsters, and Villains worksheet to prepare yourself for Monday’s class. I just realized I don’t have it on my computer (I had a laptop stolen a few years ago, and every now and then I discover things I hadn’t backed up and therefore couldn’t transfer to my new one), so if you were absent I will just have to give you a hard copy on Monday. My apologies.
Also, don’t forget to study your vocabulary words for Monday’s quiz (if you don’t have them with you, fear not — they are attached to the 9/8 WDIM? post).
Two final important things: (1) Your Beowulf Test is on Wednesday, September 15th; (2) Your permission slip and $11 to see Othello on October 20th are due on Friday, September 17th — that’s one week from today!
Pre-AP English: This weekend you need to read the handout I gave you about the Scottsboro trials, and then complete #s 1, 4, & 5 on the front of the “Are You Sure?” handout and both questions on the back.
Good luck to everyone in their various endeavors this weekend, be they athletic, musical, academic, or personal.
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9/8: What Did I Miss?
Posted on September 10, 2010 by msnev
English IV: Vocab quiz #1; Your second vocabulary list was distributed and we started working with the new words. You have much less time to get to know this list, so study!
Pre-AP: Vocab Quiz #2. The words covered on #3 are mobile-perpetual and raucous-stealthy.
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Ms. Neville's Class Resources 