English IV - Spring 2024 - 1st Block Assignments
- Instructors
- Jennifer Williams
- Vollie Stone
- 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, April 22, 2024 - Friday, April 26, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024 - Friday, April 26, 2024
Introductory Paragraph should contain:
Hook - Grab the reader's attention
Background Information - What do you already know about this topic (before research)
Thesis - state your topic and summarize your five guiding questions in the order you will discuss in the paper
Body Paragraphs should contain at least:
Topic sentence – overview of paragraph
Important Evidence – straight from text – According to the text “Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" it states "The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in two homicide cases testing whether it is unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a 14-year-old to life in prison without the possibility of parole" (p. 1).
Detailed Analysis – talk about it in your own words
Important evidence – repeat same as above
Detailed analysis - repeat same as above
Ending statement - repeat same as above
Due:
Monday, April 15, 2024 - Friday, April 19, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024 - Friday, April 19, 2024
Counts as two test grades and your final exam grade
Must be written by you in class
Cannot use any AI generator, website, etc. (Any one of these will cause you to receive a 0 on the assignment)
You must print all sources and highlight information used in paper. It will NOT be graded without sources turned in with paper
You are ready to begin finding your research and printing your sources and adding to your Works Cited page.
Let's set up your document first
Your paper should be:
1" margins (standard settings in Word)
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
English IV
Jennifer Williams
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 to the text “Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" it states "The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in two homicide cases testing whether it is unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a 14-year-old to life in prison without the possibility of parole" (p. 1).
Detailed Analysis – talk about it in your own words
Important evidence –
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Citation Generators:
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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
You might also want to go to Google Scholar (search engine) to search for your topic/questions
Due:
Monday, April 8, 2024 - Friday, April 12, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
ECLIPSE DAY - NO SCHOOL!!!!
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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, April 10, 2024
You will begin the test over Beowulf. You will be allowed to use any readings or notes that we have taken for the test.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Watch the movie "Beowulf"
Friday, April 12, 2024
Finish the movie "Beowulf"
Due:
Monday, April 1, 2024 - Friday, April 5, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
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.
Complete the review handout for the Battle with Grendel reading
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Finish choosing your research topic and creating the five guiding questions for your research.
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.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Watch the video "Classics Summarized: Beowulf" and write a paragraph summary to answer the following questions:
We will discuss these questions before beginning the next reading...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, April 4, 2024
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.
Complete the "Battle with Grendel's Mother" review handout
Friday, April 5, 2024
We will begin reading "Beowulf's Last Battle" pages 52-55
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Answer any questions that are circled and starred.
Due:
Monday, March 18, 2024 - Friday, March 22, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Administrative Day - No School for Students!!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
We are going to listen to and read the lyrics to the song, "I Need a Hero" and discuss what a hero is.
Write me a paragraph telling me what a hero is, who is your hero, and why.
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.
Summarize the following in plain words:
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
We will read and discuss the second part of the "Beowulf" handout
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Complete the "Beowulf - Grendel" review handout.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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.
Friday, March 22, 2024
No one was present in class today so the two that were worked on makeup work or read a book.
Due:
Monday, March 11, 2024 - Friday, March 15, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
You will get the Beowulf vocabulary list and define the words on the list...The words that are starred need to include "used in Beowulf" in the search for the definition.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Due:
Monday, March 4, 2024 - Friday, March 8, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
We will quiz over all Beowulf notes from last week
You will begin working on your midterm if time allows
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Election Day - No School for Students!!!!
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
You will continue to work on the midterm
Thursday, March 7, 2024
You will continue to work on the midterm
Friday, March 8, 2024
If needed, you will use the class to finish your midterm
If everyone is finished with the midterm, you will begin working on the "Kennings Activity" handout
Due:
Monday, February 26, 2024 - Friday, March 1, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
You will finish the "Who Am I?" assignment and be ready to present to the class tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
You will present your characters to the class and we will begin at the beginning of the class.
We will begin reading "The Wife of Bath" story
You will complete the handout for "The Wife of Bath"
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
We will read "The Pardoner's Tale" story
You will complete the handout for "The Pardoner's Tale"
Thursday, February 29, 2024
You will get a Beowulf Internet Search handout with eight questions on it. Use your phone or Google to answer the questions...make sure you answer the questions fully.
We will discuss the questions after you have answered them.
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"
Friday, March 1, 2024
We will finish notes over the following if time allows:
"Literary Epic and Hero"
"Beowulf-The Manuscript"
"Kennings and Alliteration"
Due:
Monday, February 26, 2024 - Friday, March 1, 2024
Monday, February 19, 2024
President's Day - No School!!!!
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
We will take notes on Geoffrey Chaucer today.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
You will quiz over the Chaucer notes
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:
Nathan Carney - The Knight (43-80)
Diego Delgado - The Squire (81-102)
Lluvia Vazquez - The Prioress (122-166)
Deacon Gordon - The Monk (169-211)
Clinton Mathias - The Physician (421-454)
Braydon Johnson - The Friar (212-279)
Rylee Mercurio - The Man of Law (319-340)
Luna Brady - The Wife of Bath (455-486)
Emily Grace Kiger - The Summoner (641-688)
Kenny Armstrong - The Pardoner (689-734)
Aleesia Perkins - The Shipman (398-420)
Zenubia Hernandez - The Clerk (295-318)
Synthia Martinez - The Fanklin (341-370)
Sarah Kate Dessaro - The Reeve (605-640)
- The Parson (487-538)
- The Miller (561-584)
Thursday, February 22, 2024
You will work on your "Who Are You?" character assignment
Friday, February 23, 2024
You will work on your "Who Are You?" character assignment
Due:
Monday, February 12, 2024 - Friday, February 16, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
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 him 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, February 13, 2024
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 him 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, February 14, 2024
Valentine's Day activities - Anyone remaining in class will work on makeup work.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
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 him 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.
Friday, February 16, 2024
Talk about ACT bootcamp
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 him 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, February 5, 2024 - Friday, February 9, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
You will complete questions 1-4 on page 292 and questions 1-3 on page 293.
Macbeth Act 1 "Structure" Handout
Macbeth Act 1 "Soliloquy" Handout
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)
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
We will take the test over Act 1 and Act 2.
I am going to introduce the project to wrap up Macbeth so you know what to work on when you have finished all the work listed below and while I am out on Wednesday and Thursday.
List of things to complete for Macbeth:
Page 276 Questions 1-3
Page 277 Analyze the Text Questions
Macbeth Act 1 "Structure" HandoutMacbeth 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)
Work on anything not finished from the list above if needed.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
If you have completed all work and handouts for Macbeth, you will begin the following:
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.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
If you have completed all work and handouts for Macbeth, you will begin the following:
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.
Friday, February 9, 2024
As you finish the project, you will present it to the class.
We will read "Thomas Becket" and you will complete the handout that goes with the reading.
Due:
Monday, January 29, 2024 - Friday, February 2, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2023
Something personal has come up and I am having to take off this morning...I will be in at lunch hopefully.
Instead of starting Macbeth today, we will start it tomorrow.
Today, you are going to read the short story "The Jewels," which is written by the same person who wrote "An Uncomfortable Bed".
After you finish listening the story, complete the questions that accompany it. You should answer on your own paper so you have plenty of room for your answers.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Continue listening to the short story "The Jewels," which is written by the same person who wrote "An Uncomfortable Bed".
After you finish listening the story, complete the questions that accompany it. You should answer on your own paper so you have plenty of room for your answers. Make sure you answer each question fully.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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 modern language. (Stopped at 8:17)
Thursday, February 1, 2024
We will finish listening to Act 1 of Macbeth together as a class in the modern language. Started at 8:17)
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.
Friday, February 2, 2024
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
Due:
Monday, January 22, 2024 - Friday, January 26, 2024
Monday, January 22, 2024
Snow Day - No School
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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.
You can add these notes to the Falconry video questions you answered last week.
We will discuss the notes you took when everyone has finished.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
We will listen to the story "Federigo's Falcon" together as a class.
You will receive two handouts that contain questions inside hearts...answer the questions on your own paper.
You will use the hearts for a project later.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
I will give you the notes you took on irony and we will discuss irony.
You will write me three paragraphs and explain each of the three forms of irony found in the story "Federigo's Falcon."
Then you will begin coloring and decorating your hearts
Cut the hearts out and create your falcon.
Friday, January 26, 2024
You will take the test over "Federigo's Falcon"
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.
If you have not finished your falcon, it needs to be finished before the end of class (the day will also be fine).
If you did not write your three irony paragraphs from yesterday, they need to be done ASAP
Due:
Monday, January 8, 2024 - Friday, January 12, 2024
Monday, January 8, 2024
Relationship Week is going on so classes are 30 minutes...
Complete the "Student Data Sheet"
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Relationship Week is going on so classes are 30 minutes...
Read my letter to you and write me a letter back telling me the following:
Name
Zoned School
What brings you to HHS
What your plans are after graduation
Pets
Hobbies
Anything special about you
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
You guys are taking the ACT Work Keys so no class today
Thursday, January 11, 2024
You guys are taking the ASVAB so no class today
Friday, January 12, 2024
Go over syllabus
Go over Annex 101 powerpoint
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.”
Watch the following video 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?