English IV - Fall 2023 - 1st Block Assignments
- Instructor
- Jennifer Williams
- Term
- 2023-2024 School Year
- Department
- English Department
- Description
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This course is designed to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and strategies that will be refined, applied, and extended as students engage in more complex ideas, texts, and tasks. Students will be introduced to various genres of classical and contemporary narrative and informational texts, while developing and enhancing their grammar and writing skills.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Monday, December 4, 2023 - Friday, December 8, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023 - Friday, December 8, 2023
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Introductory Paragraph - the entire paragraph should come from you alone
Hook - something to grab the reader's attention (example of your topic at work or an exaggerated statement about your topic)
Background Information - what YOU know about the topic before looking at the research you have found
Thesis - Your topic and a compilation of your five questions combined into one to two sentences
Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence
Important Evidence - a quote directly from the text (should only be one sentence)
Detailed Analysis - your explanation of the evidence you just gave...should explain what your evidence says/means and why you used the evidence to back up your topic sentence
Important Evidence - another quote directly from the text (should only be one sentence)
Detailed Analysis - your explanation of the evidence you just gave...should explain what your evidence says/means and why you used the evidence to back up your topic sentence
Ending Statement - begins with the word "Therefore, " or something similar and completes the paragraph
Examples of citing sources inside your paper
According to the article School Shooters: Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Bullying, and Social Media, it states "Approximately 88% of school shooters had at least one social media account, and 76% posted disturbing content of guns and threatening messages" (p.1).
According to the research "Approximately 88% of school shooters had at least one social media account, and 76% posted disturbing content of guns and threatening messages" (Dowdell, 1).
Your citations posted at the end of the sentence in ( ) should be however the source is cited on the Works cited page.
Due:
Monday, November 27, 2023 - Friday, December 1, 2023
Monday, November 27, 2023 - Friday, December 1, 2023
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Introductory Paragraph - the entire paragraph should come from you alone
Hook - something to grab the reader's attention (example of your topic at work or an exaggerated statement about your topic)
Background Information - what YOU know about the topic before looking at the research you have found
Thesis - Your topic and a compilation of your five questions combined into one to two sentences
Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence
Important Evidence - a quote directly from the text (should only be one sentence)
Detailed Analysis - your explanation of the evidence you just gave...should explain what your evidence says/means and why you used the evidence to back up your topic sentence
Important Evidence - another quote directly from the text (should only be one sentence)
Detailed Analysis - your explanation of the evidence you just gave...should explain what your evidence says/means and why you used the evidence to back up your topic sentence
Ending Statement - begins with the word "Therefore, " or something similar and completes the paragraph
Examples of citing sources inside your paper
According to the article School Shooters: Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Bullying, and Social Media, it states "Approximately 88% of school shooters had at least one social media account, and 76% posted disturbing content of guns and threatening messages" (p.1).
According to the research "Approximately 88% of school shooters had at least one social media account, and 76% posted disturbing content of guns and threatening messages" (Dowdell, 1).
Your citations posted at the end of the sentence in ( ) should be however the source is cited on the Works cited page.
Due:
Monday, November 13, 2023 - Friday, November 17, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
We will watch Beowulf
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
We will finish watching Beowulf
Watch the video "Research Writing: Choosing a Managable Topic" and take notes as you watch. You may use a desktop of mine or your laptop.
Pick a topic from the list provided or request a topic of your choice (you may need to scroll down some to find what you're looking for)...Write down the topic you choose and the guiding question that accompanies it...if you do NOT find a topic that you would like to cover or you have one in mind, you must create the bubble chart for it before it will even be considered being approved.
A second list may be found here for research paper topics
Scroll down the page some to find topics you may want to use...
Watch the following video "Selecting a Research Topic and Formulate a Research Question" and create a Bubble Chart for your topic (the bubble chart is somewhere after the 2 minute mark of the video). You must create the bubble chart specific to your topic...these five questions are the questions you will be answering to get your research paper completed.
Familiarize yourself with the topic...provide a written summary of the issues surrounding your topic. Make sure to discuss from both viewpoints. All notes will need to be on the same sheet of paper.
If you have been marked with with having a topic for your paper, go ahead and find a couple of sources that you may use in your paper. You should Copy the links and put them somewhere you can access them tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
You are ready to begin finding your research and printing your sources and adding to your Works Cited page.
Your paper should be:
1" margins
Times New Roman
12 Font
Double spaced
The Works Cited page is the last page of your paper
The heading for your paper should look like the following:
Your Name
Jennifer Williams
English IV
December 9, 2021
Title (Centered)
Begin typing your paper here...
Introductory Paragraph should contain:
Hook
Background Information
Thesis
Body Paragraphs should contain at least:
Topic sentence – overview of paragraph
Important Evidence – straight from text – According toi the text “asdhfahgsehfg ;easrilgdgiedf;awzsdhgzsfdvnlzsdhnakl;wzsdvzsfhwdsHv ds” (Baptiste, 2).
Detailed Analysis – talk about it in your own words
Important evidence –
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Sample of Works Cited page
Works Cited
Baptiste, N. (2021, March 12). Are life sentences a merciful alternative to the death penalty? Mother Jones. Retrieved November 22, 2022, from https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/03/are-life-sentences-a-merciful-alternative-to-the-death-penalty/
Thursday, November 16, 2023
You should continue looking for articles for your paper.
The first place you should look is in the Research Portal...to find it:
Go to hhs.rcschools.net
Go to "Academics"
Go to "Library Media Center"
Click "Research Portal" on the right side in the blue section
Use "Gale Student Resources," "Gale Opposing View Points," or "Tennessee Electronic Library"
If prompted for a password for any of these: elvis
Friday, November 17, 2023
Due:
Monday, November 6, 2023 - Friday, November 10, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
We will begin reading "Beowulf's Last Battle" pages 52-55
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We will read "The Death of Beowulf" and "Mourning Beowulf".
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You will answer the five questions at the end of the last reading
You will then complete the review handout for the last two readings
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
ACT Work Keys Test
Thursday, November 9, 2023
You will begin the test over Beowulf. You will be allowed to use any readings or notes that we have taken for the test.
Friday, Novemer 10, 2023
We will begin watching the movie of Beowulf.
Due:
Monday, October 30, 2023 - Friday, November 3, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
We will begin reading "Battle with Grendel" and as you read we will stop and answer the questions that are starred and circled in the side margins as we did with the first reading.
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You will also answer the 4 questions at the end of the handout. You will answer the four questions in complete sentences and provide textual evidence for each question in order to receive credit for them. Answer these questions on the same paper as the chunking assignment.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Halloween...school-wide movie day!!!!
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Watch the video "Classics Summarized: Beowulf" and write a paragraph summary to answer the following questions:
Why did Beowulf choose to fight Grendel with no weapon? What does this say about the values of Anglo-Saxon culture?
Begin reading "Grendel's Mother" page 45-46
You will continue to answer the side questions that are circled and starred.
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Thursday, November 2, 2023
We will also read "The Battle with Grendel's Mother" from pages 47-51. You will answer any questions circled and starred as we read.
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You will also answer the 5 questions at the end of the handout. You will answer the four questions in complete sentences and provide textual evidence for each question in order to receive credit for them. Answer these questions on the same paper as the chunking assignment.
Friday, November 3, 2023
Complete the "Battle with Grendel's Mother" review handout
We will begin reading "Beowulf's Last Battle" pages 52-55
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We will read "The Death of Beowulf" and "Mourning Beowulf".
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You will answer the five questions at the end of the last reading
You will then complete the review handout for the last two readings
Due:
Monday, October 23, 2023 - Friday, October 27, 2023
Monday, October 23, 2023
Use a computer to complete the Kennings Practice handout...some of the information is in your notes from last week.
As you finish the Kennings Practice handout, you need to get the vocabulary sheet and begin defining the defintions on the list.
You will use the definitions for a quiz
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Finish the Kennings activity and the definitions.
We will quiz over the definitions as soon as class starts tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
We will take the quiz over the Beowulf Vocabulary
We are going to listen to and read the lyrics to the song, "I Need a Hero" and discuss what a hero is.
We are going to listen to the song "Beowulf: 99 Luft Balloons" and talk about it before we begin reading.
We will begin reading "Grendel" pages 33-35 from the handout provided.
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
We will read and discuss the second part of the "Beowulf" handout
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Complete the "Beowulf - Grendel" review handout.
Friday, October 27, 2023
Watch the video "Research Writing: Choosing a Managable Topic" and take notes as you watch. You may use a desktop of mine or your laptop.
Pick a topic from the list provided or request a topic of your choice (you may need to scroll down some to find what you're looking for)...Write down the topic you choose and the guiding question that accompanies it...if you do NOT find a topic that you would like to cover or you have one in mind, you must create the bubble chart for it before it will even be considered being approved.
A second list may be found here for research paper topics
Scroll down the page some to find topics you may want to use...
Watch the following video "Selecting a Research Topic and Formulate a Research Question" and create a Bubble Chart for your topic (the bubble chart is somewhere after the 2 minute mark of the video). You must create the bubble chart specific to your topic...these five questions are the questions you will be answering to get your research paper completed.
Familiarize yourself with the topic...provide a written summary of the issues surrounding your topic. Make sure to discuss from both viewpoints. All notes will need to be on the same sheet of paper.
Due:
Monday, October 16, 2023 - Friday, October 20, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
We will take notes on the following:
1. Literary Epic and Heroes
2 Beowulf - The Manuscript
3. Kennings and Alliteration
You will quiz over the notes before you leave class today.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
You all are scheduled to take the ACT today!!!
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
You all leaving for snior pictures today!!!
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Admin Day - NO SCHOOL!!!
Friday, October 20, 2023
You will complete the Kennings Practice Handout
Due:
Monday, October 9, 2023 - Friday, October 13, 2023
Monday, October 9, 2023
You will have today to get your presentation ready and you should be ready to present when class begins tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Presentations will begin today!!!!
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
We will read "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and complete the questions that accompany the reading.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
We will read "The Pardoner's Tale" and complete the questions that accompany the reading.
Friday, October 13, 2023
You will get a Beowulf Internet Search handout with eith questions on it. Use your phone or Google to answer the questions...make sure you answer the questions fully.
We will begin notes on Beowulf...
We will take notes over the following if time allows:
"Literary Epic and Hero"
"Beowulf-The Manuscript"
"Kennings and Alliteration"
Due:
Monday, September 25, 2023 - Friday, September 29, 2023
Monday, Septemer 25, 2023
You will work on your pilgrim projects/presentations
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
You will take the first part of the midterm today.
If you finish with your midterm before the end of the period, you may work on your character research until the end of class.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
You will take part two of the midterm.
If you finish with your midterm before the end of the period, you may work on your character research until the end of class.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
You will take the last part of your midterm.
If you finish with your midterm before the end of the period, you may work on your character research until the end of class.
Friday, September 29, 2023
Hawk Walk!!!!
Due:
Monday, September 18 - Friday, September 22, 2023
Monday, September 18, 2023
We will continue watching "A Knight's Tale" movie. Here is the assignment you will complete when we finish watching the movie:
Write a paragraph discussing Jeff or Chaucer and how he is portrayed in the movie. What does he do for William after he rescues him? What is his downfall or problem in the movie? What stands out about hinm as a character in the movie?
Write another paragraph discussing life in general during these times. What was the mode of transportation? What were people's goal in life? How did William overcome the odds against him? What are some of the things that stand out about this time in history?
Write another paragraph about the things in the movie that were out of historical reference for the time period. You should include at least five different things that you saw or noticed or heard that were out of place in the movie.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
We will continue watching "A Knight's Tale" movie. Here is the assignment you will complete when we finish watching the movie:
Write a paragraph discussing Jeff or Chaucer and how he is portrayed in the movie. What does he do for William after he rescues him? What is his downfall or problem in the movie? What stands out about hinm as a character in the movie?
Write another paragraph discussing life in general during these times. What was the mode of transportation? What were people's goal in life? How did William overcome the odds against him? What are some of the things that stand out about this time in history?
Write another paragraph about the things in the movie that were out of historical reference for the time period. You should include at least five different things that you saw or noticed or heard that were out of place in the movie.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
We will finish watching "A Knight's Tale" movie. Here is the assignment you will complete when we finish watching the movie:
Write a paragraph discussing Jeff or Chaucer and how he is portrayed in the movie. What does he do for William after he rescues him? What is his downfall or problem in the movie? What stands out about hinm as a character in the movie?
Write another paragraph discussing life in general during these times. What was the mode of transportation? What were people's goal in life? How did William overcome the odds against him? What are some of the things that stand out about this time in history?
Write another paragraph about the things in the movie that were out of historical reference for the time period. You should include at least five different things that you saw or noticed or heard that were out of place in the movie.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Mrs. Hernandez will come in and show you guys how to apply for different colleges, etc. She will also answer any questions you have about scholarships and such.
Friday, September 22, 2023
Watch a video interpretation of "A Wife of Bath"
Tear out pages 126-152 from your textbooks
We will begin reading the Prologue of The Canterbury Tales as a class and we will discuss the lines we are going to read. We are only going to read the following lines from the Prologue 1-41 and 767-856.
You will also receive the "Who Are You?" Handout. You will use the handout to guide your research. You will turn in the handout and your paragraphs after you present.
We will begin the research for the presentation.
You will be given your pilgrim assignments:
Nickell Chesterfield - The Knight (43-80)
Kendella Coley - The Squire (81-102)
Tyler Cunningham - The Prioress (122-166)
Jimaeya Green - The Monk (169-211)
Josepth McBee - The Physician (421-454)
Marley Mitchell - The Friar (212-279)
Ashton O'Conner - The Man of Law (319-340)
Josiah Brown - The Wife of Bath (455-486)
Yessica Romero- The Summoner (641-688)
Shalom Daniels- The Pardoner (689-734)
Jamison Stillwell - The Shipman (398-420)
Kate Wilkinson - The Clerk (295-318)
- The Fanklin (341-370)
- The Reeve (605-640)
- The Parson (487-538)
- The Miller (561-584)
Due:
Monday, September 11, 2023 - Friday, September 15, 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023
No school for students
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
You guys will present your Macbeth storyboards to the class.
We will read "Thomas Becket" and you will complete the handout that goes with the reading.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Anyone who did not present yesterday will present today.
I will give you until 9:05 to complete the Thomas Becket questions
We will begin taking notes over Geoffrey Chaucer
Thursday, September 14, 2023
We will finish the notes on Geoffrey Chaucer today
Friday, September 15, 2023
We will quiz over the Chaucer notes at the beginning of class
We will begin watching "A Knight's Tale" movie. Here is the assignment you will complete when we finish watching the movie:
Write a paragraph discussing Jeff or Chaucer and how he is portrayed in the movie. What does he do for William after he rescues him? What is his downfall or problem in the movie? What stands out about hinm as a character in the movie?
Write another paragraph discussing life in general during these times. What was the mode of transportation? What were people's goal in life? How did William overcome the odds against him? What are some of the things that stand out about this time in history?
Write another paragraph about the things in the movie that were out of historical reference for the time period. You should include at least five different things that you saw or noticed or heard that were out of place in the movie.
Due:
Monday, September 4, 2023 - Friday, september 8, 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023
Labor Day...No School!!!
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
We will test over Macbeth Act 1 and Act 2
We will begin the storyboard project for Macbeth.
You will give a summary of Acts 1 and 2 by drawing 10 scenes that represent the most important details from each act. You should choose 5 details from Act 1 and five details from Act 2. Then you should give a one paragraph explanation for each scene that you draw.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
You will give a summary of Acts 1 and 2 by drawing 10 scenes that represent the most important details from each act. You should choose 5 details from Act 1 and five details from Act 2. Then you should give a one paragraph explanation for each scene that you draw.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
You will give a summary of Acts 1 and 2 by drawing 10 scenes that represent the most important details from each act. You should choose 5 details from Act 1 and five details from Act 2. Then you should give a one paragraph explanation for each scene that you draw.
As you finish the project, you will present it to the class.
You need to make sure you have completed and turned in all work for Macbeth by the end of class...today is the last day that you will have class time to work on it.
Friday, September 8, 2023
Since Mrs. Palmer is absent today and I can't get the movie from the library, I am giving you one more day to complete your storyboard for Acts 1 and 2. Anyone not ready to present at the beginning of class will receive 10 points off for every day you don't present.
Due:
Monday, August 28, 2023 - Friday, September 1, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
Watch the video “Macbeth by William Shakespeare / Context”
Find and tear out pages 258-278
On a sheet of paper, locate the following words in the margins of your book and write the definitions for each:
Revolt
Captivity
Assault
Flout
Rebellious
Treasons
Complete the “Macbeth - Act 1 Concept Vocab” handout
We will listen to Act 1 of Macbeth together as a class in the Shakespearean language.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Go to page 276 and answer questions 1-3. Put #3 on a sheet of notebook paper...
Now move over to page 277 and complete the “Analyze the Text” questions. These questions can be answered on the same sheet of paper as #3 from above.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Tear out pages 279-294 from your textbook.
On a sheet of paper, locate the following words in the margins of your book and write the definitions for each:
allegiance
stealthy
equivocate
sacrilegious
counterfeit
breach
We will complete the Macbeth Act 2 Concept Vocab Handout.
We will listen to Macbeth Act 2
You will complete questions 1-4 on page 292 and questions 1-3 on page 293.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
List of things to complete for Macbeth:
Page 276 Questions 1-3
Page 277 Analyze the Text Questions
Macbeth Act 1 "Structure" Handout
Macbeth Act 1 "Soliloquy" Handout
Page 292 Questions 1-4
Page 293 Analyze the Text Questions
Macbeth Act 2 "Pshychological Report" Handout
Macbeth Act 2 "Patterns of Word Changes" Handout (you may use your phone, but read the directions for each section carefully)
Friday, September 1, 2023
Work on anything not finished from the list above if needed.
We will take the test over Act1 and Act 2 at 9:25.
Due:
Monday, August 21, 2023 - Friday, August 25, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023
You will receive the short story "The Uncomfortable Bed"
Read the story aloud as a class
Get the handout (questions) that go with the story and complete them. The discussion questions should be answered completely in order to get full credit.
When you finish, make sure that your "Federigo's Falcon" questions are finished and the three paragraphs on irony from the story are finished.
Begin coloring your hearts for your 3D falcon project.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Finish your 3D falcon
Wednesday,August 23, 2023
New students are in OSHA so work on any missing work
Thursday, August 24, 2023
New students are in OSHA so work on any missing work
Friday, August 25, 2023
We will listen to "The Interlopers" and you will complete the questions that go with the story.
Due:
Monday, August 14, 2023 - Friday, August 18, 2023
Monday, August 14, 2023
Go over syllabus
Go over Annex 101 powerpoint
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Students need to log into a computer and go to the Holloway home page at hhs.rcschools.net
I will give you directions from there to find my website and show you how to subscribe.
After you have subscribed to my website, you will complete the assignment shown there.
1. What does TIDE mean or what is your process for writing a body paragraph?
2. Based on the following article, answer the prompt: How should parents help students who have fallen behind?
How should parents help students who have fallen behind?
In “How to Help a Teen Out of a Homework Hole,” the psychologist Lisa Damour writes about the reality many students face: Not only have they fallen behind in school, but they also feel they won’t be able to catch up.
Ms. Damour then gives three pieces of advice for parents, though they might apply to anyone else who wants to help a struggling student, beginning with a reminder that “empathy will get you further than anger.”
Next, she recommends working with the student to diagnose the problem. Finally, Ms. Damour suggests that people who want to help should “step back and see the big picture.” Dr. Braaten also noted that much of what students gain from school is not about content but about learning how to solve problems. Engaging teens in constructive conversations to figure out how they fell behind can be an important lesson unto itself. “Having a 16-year-old who understands, ‘When I’m stressed, this is how I react,’” says Dr. Braaten, “may put us further ahead in the long run.”
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Log into a computer and find my website.
Watch the video on the 3 Types of Irony and take notes on it...You need at least the definiition and an example (you may include more). You will need to know the difference in the three because you will have an assignment that requires you to know all of the information with our first story.
We will discuss the notes you took when everyone has finished.
We will watch the following video together as a class:
An Introduction to Falconry
After you have watched the video, answer the following questions on a sheet of paper. Write a small paragraph for each question.
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Would you consider an animal you use for hunting purposes a pet? Why or why not?
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Would there be an emotional attachment to this animal? Why or why not?