12/8/08 Read and discuss Act II. Study questions
meaning of the story.
12/1/08 Analytic paragraph is due. Introductory notes on
11/27/08 & 11/28/08 THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/26/08 Socratic seminar on the theme of hero in modern
life.
11/25/08 Unit Test covering the CD lecture on the
development of the English language and the study
of
Beowulf. Read the Humbaba story (
here) and
write an analytic paragraph. The directions are
here.
11/24/08 Brainstorm the elemnts of the Beowulf story and the
development of the English Language on the board.
11/21/08 Video on Beowulf
11/20/08 Quiz on Unit 6 and Beowulf . Beowulf letter
11/19/08 BAT Testing
11/18/08 BAT Testing
selection from Grendel. Presentation - "Beocat"
11/14/08 Continue reading Beowulf. ETEXT of Beowulf is
Terms : Welthow , Edgetho's son , Higlac's follower ,
Almighty's enemy , Aeschere , Hrunting ,
Grendel's head , Magic sword
11/13/08 Beot activity. Use the template
here to write your
essay and print your essay when complete. Then
copy the essay and submit it to the online test found
at: L:\Teacher's Online Tests\Troha (copy this link
and click "Start" - "Run" and past the link in the
dialog box. For make up work: Use the same
template given in the instructions and follow these
prompts to write your 1 - 1 1/2 page essay.
11/12/08 Hang Posters/ Vocabulary flashcards
11/10/08 Students present their posters
11/7/08 Short video summary of the intro to Beowulf.
Continue the story of Beowulf.
11/6/08 Line-by-line interpretation of the text version of
Beowulf. POSTER ASSIGNMENT IS DUE
MONDAY! (FOR DIRECTIONS SEE ENTRY FOR
11/3)
11/5/08 Review of vocabulary flashcards/ Quiz on Unit 5 and
Beowulf.
11/4/08 No school
11/3/08 Students prepare a flashcard with a vocabulary
word and a graphic representation of the word.
Assignment for next Monday: Create a poster using
the song lyrics you submitted. Use poster paper -
either half or full size. The song title, artist's name,
and some of the lyrics must be on the poster. You
may include all the lyrics, if you wish. You may use
any type of graphics - be creative.
Grading Rubric
Design and effort - 30 points
Originality - 10 points
Cleverness - 10 points
10/31/08 Read sections I & II in the handout pages 19-23.
10/30/08 Listen to a selection from Beowulf in Old English.
Read the beginning of Beowulf.
10/29/08 Workbooks Unit 5 are due. Small group assignment
Finish the assignment for homework - due Friday.
See Mr. Troha for handouts 19-23. Assignment is
10/28/08 Continue the powerpoint. Terms for Beowulf:
Geat, Swedish, Dane, Danish, Denmark, kenning
caesura, trochaic tetrameter, epic, hero, Old English
Scandinavia, aquaduct, Angles, Saxons, Jutes,
spear-danes, whale road, seal-bath, fish-home,
mead-hall. Listen to lecture and take notes. Bring a
flash drive to class to get a copy of the lecture.
10/27/08 Introduction to Beowulf. Powerpoint is
here Take
notes on notebook page 18.
2nd Quarter begins
10/23/08 Finish reading and discussing "
10/22/08 Quiz on Vocabulary Unit 4. Read "Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight"
here. Song Lyric assignment is
10/21/08 Warm up poem
here. Video on "The Pardoner's
Tale" . Extra vocab quiz words are above -
quiz on Unit 4 tomorrow, 10/22. Read and interpret
"Death be not Proud". "Lyrics and song: "Holding
Out for a Hero" Find lyrics online and song on
Youtube.
10/20/08 Test on General Prologue, Wife of Bath Tale and
Pardoner's Tale. Assignment for homework
here.
10/17/08 Review for Monday's test on General prologue, "Wife
of Bath tale" and "The Pardoner's Tale"
10/16/08 Warm up Journal. Read "Fererigo's Falcon" and
discuss.
10/15/08 Finish "The Pardoner's Tale"
here
10/14/08 Read "The Pardoner's Tale"
here.
10/13/08 Finish the main characters in the General Prologue
of The Canterbury Tales. Complete page 14 in the
notebook. Homework
here. This week the vocabulary
workbooks are due Thursday, October 16th.
10/10/08 Paideia seminar on the Women's movement. Make up
assignment: read the article
here and answer the
following question in a six - sentence paragraph,
Have women made reasonable progress in improving
their rights in society? You may agree with or disagree
with the article.
10/8/08 Unit 3 vocabulary quiz. "Wife of Bath Tale" Quiz.
10/7/08 Small groups read and present the minor characters
from the General prologue. Prepare for notebook
check VERY SOON!
10/6/08 Continue reading "The Wife of Bath Tale".
Punctuation powerpoint assignment begins.
10/3/08 Begin to read "The Wife of Bath Tale" click
here Discussion of the theme and how it relates to life
today.
10/2/08 Pep Rally day. View The First Knight
10/1/08 Practice skills for Socratic Seminar. Read "The Wife of
Bath Tale" and take notes. The tale is
here.
9/29/08 Continue character presentations. Read the General
Prologue description of the Wife of Bath,
lines 447-478.Click
here and use the menu in the left-
hand column to select "Wife of Bath"
9/26/08 Groups present their work on the characters.Next
round of small groups.Homework: worksheet on the
9/25/08 Short classes today. Continue work from 9/23. Groups
present their work on the characters. Begin reading
the General Prolue to
The Canterbury Tales here
9/24/08 Vocabulary quiz today and a middle
ages quiz. Read pages 99 & 100 in the text. Click
here
9/23/08 Small groups meet and read selections from the
Prologue. Begin to fill out handout page 11. Click
here for the handout.
9/22/08 Journal assignment: Write four sentences which
characterize a person you know. The first two
sentences should employ direct characterization, the
second two sentences should employ indirect
characterization. Read the General Prologue to The
Canterbury Tales, lines 1-78. Click
here for the online
text.
9/19/08 Beginning The Canterbury Tales. Reading from the
"General Prologue". Literary elements and themes in
the work.
9/18/08 Presentation on the elements of the middle ages.
Students take notes on page 8 in their notebook.
Presentation on meter and iambic pentameter
Journey assignment for Monday - Click
here
9/17/08 Vocabulary workbooks are due. Small groups work on
presentations on the events of the middle ages. The
middle ages handout is due
Friday. Click
here for the
handout. Read textbook pages 78 - 88. Class
presentations on the group work. If you missed the
class, complete the handout for Friday and read and
summarize the textbook pages 78 - 88. To read the
9/16/08 Warm up: Write two to three statements on the bottom
of notebook page 6 either summarizing or reflecting on
the notes on page 6. Finish power point on Chaucer.
(See link in yesterday's entry) Read pages
74 &
75 click on the numbers to read the pages.If you have
difficulty reading the pages, right-click on the numbers
and choose "save target as" to download the files for
easy viewing.
Listen to audio
here. (Right-click on the audio link and
choose "Save target as" and download the audio file to
your desktop if the link doesn't play.) Additional notes
from Mr. Troha and from the power point
here.
9/12/08 Begin pre-writing the college essay. Sample essay
prompts are
here. The checklist for the final essay is
here. Start today with a thesis statement and a list of
bulleted notes on the topic. The essay is due 9/15
9/10/08 Final test on The Stranger / Vocabulary quiz Unit 1
9/9/08 Class discussion of selected readings from The
Stranger.
9/8/08 Class today will meet in the computer lab. You are to
work alone with no consultation. (No talking) Philosophy
assignment. Click
here for the assignment and
follow the directions!
9/5/08 Reminders: Finish The Stranger by Sept 8th. Major test
on the book Wednesday, Sept. 10th. Vocabulary quiz
on Unit 1 - Sept. 10th. Notes on page 5 -
CEI format View the three videos and write a CEI essay based on
one or all of the videos. Links to videos are here:
#1 #2 #3. This essay is due on TURNITIN.COM by
Sunday night.
9/4/08 Presentations by individual students of the graphics
from yesterday. Class discussion on the relationship
between Marie and Meursault.
9/3/08 Hand in vocabulary workbooks - Unit 1 is due today.
Read the short article on absurdism and answer the
five questions at the bottom of the page.
9/2/08 Warm up: View and reflect on the painting.
here Quiz on
Part 1 of The Stranger . See Mr. Troha for make up
quiz. Review the story using the character
handout. Be sure to hand in the plagiarism consent form (
here)by
Friday.
KEEP UP WITH THE READING ! 
8/29/08 Warm up activity: Read the proverb
here and write a
short reaction to it. Review all 16 Tenets of
Existentialism
here. View the power point on the
author, Albert Camus,
here. Check the reading
assignments in the right column
8/28/08 Warm up activity. Start a page in the notebook and
mark it "Journal 1". View the painting by Dali
here and
write your interpretation or reaction to it in a few
sentences. Study questions for
The Stranger are
here. Answer the first ten questions and number this page "2"
8/27/08 Class visit: Brace advisor, Mr. Greenbaum; 12th grade
administrator, Ms. Tabie; and 12th grade guidance
counselor, Ms. Buonomo. Begin notes on Camus
on page 3. Reading assignments in The Stranger:
Friday, 8/29 pgs. 19-33 / Tuesday, 9/2 pgs.34-59
Friday, 9/5 pgs 63-81 / Monday, 9/8 Finish the book.
8/25/08 Remember, vocabulary workbooks are only on sale
until Friday, 8/29. Classwork: sign into
Turnitin and add
this class. The class ID and password are
here. Select
the code for the correct class period! Instructions for
sign in are
here. Once you have signed in, read the
instructions for the first assignment. Then open a new
Word document and type your assignment. The
assignment is due at the end of today's class.
8/22/08 Introduction to Existentialism and Absurdism. Introduce
the novel, The Stranger . For tenets of existentialism,
click
here. Reading assignment for Monday, 8/25 -
The Stranger pages 3-18. #rd period class must have
a book for SSR on Monday, 8/25. Watch plagierism
powerpoint (
here) and submit the signed contract
8/21/08 Summer reading exam (all seniors). Reflection on
existence - click
here for assignment.
8/20/08 Introduction to the class. Review the syllabus (click
here), procedures (
here) and the required
materials for the class. (
here)
ENGLISH NOTEBOOK PAGES
1. Notes on plagiarism. Notes on the Tenets of Existentialism.
2. Study question handout
3. Notes on Camus
4. Character list handout
5. Notes on CEI format
6. Notes on the middle ages and
Chaucer
7. Medieval Chart
8. Notes on themes and meter in The
Canterbury Tales
9. Journey Assignment
10. Wordbank for Unit 2 and notes on
the general prologue.
11. Handout - personality chart
12. Handout - personality chart
13. Homework handout: The Canterbury
Context
14. Handout - personality chart
15. Notes on "The Wife of Bath -
prologue and Tale.
WORDBANK FOR VOCABULARY QUIZ - UNIT 2
Students are responsible for all of the words from Unit 2 and the following words: alacrity, assay, perturb, solicitous, and turbulent
WORDBANK FOR UNIT 3 VOCABULARY QUIZ
Students are responsible for all of the words in Unit 3 and the following words from Units 1&2: engender, exigent, nascent, cogent, repertory, innate, intransigent, parturient, and turbid.
WORDBANK FOR UNIT 4 VOCABULARY QUIZ
Students are responsible for all of the words in Unit 4 and the following words from Units 1-3: fictive, diabolical, celerity, cognate, emblematic, vehement, resuscitate, and methodical
WORDBANK FOR UNIT 5 VOCABULARY QUIZ
Students are responsible for all of the words in Unit 5 and the following words :
ring-dane, Cain & Abel, epic, Heorot, scop, whale-road, mead-hall,kenning, aquaduct,Germanic, Julius Ceasar, Anglo-saxon, Fall of Rome, Beowulf composed.