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.
Read the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Complete the questions that accompany the story.
From the chart on the back of the questions, choose one assignment from each row to complete. There are more detailed directions at the bottom of the page for each assignment.
You will answer the five questions at the end of the last reading...here are the questions in case you cannot read them from the story.
1a. How do you think you would have reacted to Beowulf's death if you had been one of his subjects?
1b. Who is the only person to help Beowulf battle the dragon?
1c. What happens to Beowulf as a result of the battle?
1d. What happens to the dragon and its treasure?
2. How would you describe Wiglaf's character traits?
3. Beowulf is able to defeat evil in the form of Grendel and Grendel's mother, yet he loses his life. What theme does this suggest about the struggle between good and evil?
4. In your opinion, what view of youth and old age does Beowulf convey? In answering, consider not only the details in the last part of the poem but also the earlier portrayals of Beowulf and Hrothgar.
5. On the basis of your reading of Beowulf, what qualities or values do you think the Anglo Saxons admired?
Beowulf's reputation, position, and wealth
Beowulf's behavior before and during his battles
the behavior of other characters
You will then complete the review handout for the last two readings
We are going to listen to and read the lyrics to the song, "I Need a Hero"
Write a paragraph telling who your hero is and why...everyone will share.
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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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
We will read and discuss the second part of the "Beowulf" handout. You will answer all starred in questions in the side margins.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Complete the "Beowulf - Grendel" review handout.
We will begin reading "Battle with Grendel" and as you read we will stop and answer the questions that are starred 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.
You will continue to answer the side questions that are circled and starred.
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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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Friday, April 11, 2025
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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.
Beowulf Internet Search - make sure you read the info you are finding because the first things that populates may not be the absolute or correct answer. Do RESEARCH!
Literary Epic Notes from PowerPoint
Beowulf -The Manuscript Notes from PowerPoint
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
We will take notes on "Kennings and Alliteration"
You will quiz over the following notes:
1. The Literary Epic
2. Beowulf - The Manuscript
3. Kennings and Alliteration
If time allows, you will receive and begin working on the Kennings handout
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Use a computer to complete the Kennings Practice handout...some of the information is in your notes from last week.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Get the vocabulary sheet and begin defining the definitions on the list.
You will use the definitions for a quiz
Friday, March 28, 2025
Too many people were absent today to be able to do any work so the day was used as a makeup for those present.
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 10, 2021
Title (Centered)
Begin typing your paper here...
You will have your first turn in day on Friday, March 7. You will need to show:
Thesis
Hard copy of five sources highlighted
Works Cited page with all sources on it
The Works Cited page should be double spaced and your sources should be in alphabetical order. I will show you a sample Works Cited page
DO NOT use a header or number your pages!!!!
The 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 are ready to begin finding your research and printing your sources and adding to your Works Cited page.
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
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
Due:
Monday, March 10, 2025 - Friday, March 14, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025 - Friday, March 14, 2025
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
English IV
Jennifer Williams
December 10, 2021
Title (Centered)
Begin typing your paper here...
You will have your first turn in day on Friday, March 7. You will need to show:
Thesis
Hard copy of five sources highlighted
Works Cited page with all sources on it
The Works Cited page should be double spaced and your sources should be in alphabetical order. I will show you a sample Works Cited page
DO NOT use a header or number your pages!!!!
The 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 are ready to begin finding your research and printing your sources and adding to your Works Cited page.
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
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
Due:
Monday, March 3, 2025 - Friday, March 7, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
We will begin taking the midterm by defining the 36 words listed.
If you give an example for the definitions, you will get extra credit.
Definitions and examples MUST be handwritten.
When you come back to me for EXCEL today, you will work on your research paper.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
You will complete part 1 of the midterm
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
You will complete part 2 of the midterm
Thursday, March 6, 2025
You will complete the third and last part of the midterm
Friday, March 7, 2025
Continue working on research paper
Due:
Monday, February 24, 2025 - Friday, February 28, 2025
Monday, February 24, 2025
We will read "The Wife of Bath" story and complete the questions that accompany the reading.
You will complete the questions on a separate sheet of paper
You may only use the story to answer the questions...you must do the work on your own or you will receive a 0 for the assignment
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
We will read "The Pardoner's Tale" story and complete the questions that accompany the reading.
You will complete the questions on a separate sheet of paper
You may only use the story to answer the questions...you must do the work on your own or you will receive a 0 for the assignment
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
ASVAB Test -
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Open the "Research Topics" link at the bottom of this page and choose one topic that you would like to conduct more research on.
On a sheet of paper, write your topic question
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.
You should watch the whole video before creating your questions.
We will begin looking at the Gale search engine located on the Holloway website.
Friday, February 28, 2025
We are going to go over citationmachine.net and easybib.com
We will also look at finding the citations for an article found on TEL
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
English IV
Jennifer Williams
December 10, 2021
Title (Centered)
Begin typing your paper here...
You will have your first turn in day on Friday, March 7. You will need to show:
Thesis
Hard copy of five sources highlighted
Works Cited page with all sources on it
The Works Cited page should be double spaced and your sources should be in alphabetical order. I will show you a sample Works Cited page
DO NOT use a header or number your pages!!!!
The 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 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:
Monday, February 17, 2025 - Friday. February 21, 2025
Monday, February 17, 2025
President's Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Open Word and find a template to create your own resume.
Email it to me when it is complete.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, February 20, 2025
SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 21, 2025
Finish your resume if you did not finish Friday
Due:
Monday, February 10, 2025 - Friday, February 14, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025
Continue working on your character research. Below I am going to list the directions for each section of the "Who Am I?" handout:
1. Read the lines dedicated to your character from the Prologue of the story
Find at least three key details about your character and write them in the middle column of the chart
Explain what each key detail tells you about your character and write that in your last column
2. Use the details from the chart to write a full paragraph about your character and what he/she is like
3. Use the details from the story and the School AI interview of your character and write your presentation. You should present AS the character you were assigned.
4. Choose one other character being presented and read through their section. Create one question for that character.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Continue working on your character research. Below I am going to list the directions for each section of the "Who Am I?" handout:
1. Read the lines dedicated to your character from the Prologue of the story
Find at least three key details about your character and write them in the middle column of the chart
Explain what each key detail tells you about your character and write that in your last column
2. Use the details from the chart to write a full paragraph about your character and what he/she is like
3. Use the details from the story and the School AI interview of your character and write your presentation. You should present AS the character you were assigned.
4. Choose one other character being presented and read through their section. Create one question for that character.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Continue working on your character research. Below I am going to list the directions for each section of the "Who Am I?" handout:
1. Read the lines dedicated to your character from the Prologue of the story
Find at least three key details about your character and write them in the middle column of the chart
Explain what each key detail tells you about your character and write that in your last column
2. Use the details from the chart to write a full paragraph about your character and what he/she is like
3. Use the details from the story and the School AI interview of your character and write your presentation. You should present AS the character you were assigned.
4. Choose one other character being presented and read through their section. Create one question for that character.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Today is presentation day!!!
Friday, February 14, 2025
Valentine's Day Activities
Due:
Monday, February 3, 2025 - FRiday, February 7, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
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.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Read the story "The Jewels" and answer the accompanying questions.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Take notes over "Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales"
Monday, January 27, 2025 - Friday, January 31, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
We will read "Thomas Becket" and you will complete the handout that goes with the reading.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Administrative Day - No School for Students
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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.
Thursday. January 30, 2025
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.
Friday, January 31, 2025
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.
