1. English 10X Aug

2. Welcome back! Monday, August 22, 2016
In your journals, define the following:
Elegy
Alliteration
Caesura
Kenning

3. Find your partner from Friday. Complete questions 1-10.
“The Wanderer”
Find your partner from Friday.
Complete questions 1-10.
Only hand in ONE copy per partner. These are due today. Be thoughtful.

4. “The Wife’s Lament”
Begin reading and annotating “The Wife’s Lament.” Use the “Talking to the Text” handout to guide your annotations.

5. Finish reading and annotating “The Wife’s Lament.”
Homework
Finish reading and annotating “The Wife’s Lament.”
Quiz over all three poems on WEDNESDAY (this is a change).
Give your parents your schedule for Back to School Night! I’m exited to meet your kin!

6. Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Welcome to class, fabulous people!
Complete the 3 questions about “The Wife’s Lament.” You may use your poem to help you!

7. “The Wife’s Lament”
Your task today is to write a MODERN poetic interpretation of “The Wife’s Lament.” The mood and plot of your poem should be the same, but the language, rhythm, and style should depict life in For example, today the wife might refer to her husband as her boo. Have fun. Be purposeful.

8. Complete the Anglo-Saxon Poetry handout for homework.
We will review this before the quiz next class.
You may use all three poems on the quiz.

9. Happy Wednesday! August 24, 2016
Do Now:
Write down any questions you have regarding Anglo-Saxon poetry and the three poems on the post-its. Stick your post-it on the back whiteboard.

10. Put your answers on the scantron form.
Quiz (You’ve got this!)
Put your answers on the scantron form.
Do not write on the quiz (we love trees!)
When finished, hand your scantron in to me, and take the slip of paper with the Beowulf website.
Use a laptop to explore the online Beowulf introduction.

11. Reflect on Anglo-Saxon poetry.
Homework
Reflect on Anglo-Saxon poetry.
Celebrate the fact that you are not in exile.

12. August 25, 2016 Welcome to class, favorite student!
Do Now: Complete the following writing prompt AS A TABLE.
Imagine that Chicago is in trouble. There is a destructive beast in the city. It is eating civilians and tearing apart Chicago landmarks. What do you do? Do you even care? Explain and Describe.

13. Let’s share our modern versions of this poem!
The Wife’s Lament
Let’s share our modern versions of this poem!
Class winner of this poetry slam?

14. Anglo-Saxon Poetry Assignment
Work on this outside of class.
Due Date: Sept. 2

15. Homework
Anglo-Saxon Poetry Writing Assignment due Sept. 2

16. It’s Friday, Friday, Friday (And I’m super happy you’re here!)
Do Now:
Write down anything and everything you know about Beowulf on the white sheets of paper.
Grab your journal.

17. Introduction to Beowulf (Part 1)
Take notes as we go through the Beowulf PPT.

18. Beowulf
What the what?!?! We will read through the first few lines together. Annotate as we read.

19. Make quiz corrections Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon if needed.
Homework
Make quiz corrections Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon if needed.
Check Skyward.
Begin working on your Anglo-Saxon constructed response paragraph.