Monday, November 30

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Reviewed objectives for the DEJs on The Canterbury Tales.
Reviewed DEJ entries from the post-it notes on "The Knight's Tale."
Continued reading The Canterbury Tales, "The Squire," "The Yeoman," and "The Nun" (144--147).
Students placed two Post-It notes to mark two more DEJs.
Groups met to discuss the character of "The Nun."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, November 24

Due to special college week activities and students in workshops, today and tomorrow we will be watching the Star Trek episode "Amok Time" and doing independent reading.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, November 23

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Reviewed objectives for the DEJs on The Canterbury Tales.
Students created two DEJ entries from the post-it notes on "The Knight's Tale."
Shared examples with the class; discussed whether or not this selection is ironic or not.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 20: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog through the Doctor).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, November 20

Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog through the Doctor).
Silent reading.
Reading quiz on pages 137--140 in textbook, introduction to The Canterbury Tales.

Began reading The Canterbury Tales.
Placed two post-it notes on "The Knight's Tale," using Canterbury Tales DEJs.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 20: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog through the Doctor).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, November 19

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study.
HOMEWORK: Read pages 137--140 in textbook, introduction to The Canterbury Tales.  Be prepared for a reading quiz!

Finished notes on The Canterbury Tales.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 20: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog through the Doctor).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, November 18

Vocabulary study session.

Discussion of changing genres and purposes reflected across the time periods and literature we have studied so far in this course:

• Beowulf and the Pre-Christian, Warrior-centered Old English culture.
• Caedmon and the transition to Christian Old English culture.
• Robin Hood and the peasant's view of the post-1066 world; English oral culture.
• Medieval Romances and the noble's view of the post-1066 world; French and then Middle English literature.

Began notes on The Canterbury Tales.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 20: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog through the Doctor).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, November 17

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Groups presented DEJs on Medieval Romance in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
COLLECTED DEJs.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 20: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog through the Doctor).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.