Monday, December 21

Silent reading.
Amnesty Announcement.  (No regular reading log due day after break).

Groups selected individual tales for performance; read through stories and began planning their performance.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, January 4: Bank/amnesty logs accepted: 1 past log can be submitted w/o penalty on the Monday after break; up to 2 future logs can be banked.

FRIDAY, January 8:  Canterbury Tales performance projects due.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 18

Wife of Bath's Tale vocabulary quiz.

Groups shared and presented DEJs on The Wife of Bath's Tale; discussed meaning together.
Discussed DEJs and The Wife of Bath's Tale: a twisted/ironic take on a medieval romance?
Showed animated version of The Wife of Bath's Tale.
Began discussion of upcoming projects.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, January 4: Bank/amnesty logs accepted.
FRIDAY, January 8:  Canterbury Tales performance projects due.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 17

Finished last few minutes of "The Changeling."

Continued reading The Wife of Bath's Tale as a whole class.  (Read to line 258, p. 184.)
Comprehension check on the story to that point.
Groups finished reading The Wife of Bath's Tale; discussed meaning together.
Students wrote up 2 notes for DEJs.  (Will COLLECT after tomorrow's discussion.)

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, December 16: Canterbury Tales character posters due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 16

Reminders re: posters, reading quiz.
Choice of reading, vocabulary study, or poster work.

Reading quiz on "The Host."
Groups shared, presented posters of characters from The Canterbury Tales.
COLLECTED posters.

Began reading "The Wife of Bath's Tale."  (Read from 178--180.)

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, December 16: Reading Quiz on "The Host."
WEDNESDAY, December 16: Canterbury Tales character posters due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 15

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence; short class due to early release schedule.

Continued Star Trek episode, "The Changeling."

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, December 16: Reading Quiz on "The Host."
WEDNESDAY, December 16: Canterbury Tales character posters due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, December 14

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Began Star Trek episode, "The Changeling."

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, December 16: Reading Quiz on "The Host."
WEDNESDAY, December 16: Canterbury Tales character posters due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 11

Study session with the Wife of Bath's Tale vocabulary list.

Wrapped up discussion of The Miller, The Manciple and The Reeve DEJs (157--159).
COLLECTED DEJs with 4 notes.
Read and discussed The Summoner and The Pardoner.
HOMEWORK: Read The Host and prepare for a reading quiz on Monday; write 2 notes on a DEJ on The Summoner, The Pardoner, or The Host.

Reviewed possible characters for poster assignment: The Knight, the Squire, the Nun, the Monk, the Doctor, The Wife of Bath, The Miller,The Summoner and The Pardoner.  Posters will be due Wednesday.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, December 14: Reading Quiz on "The Host."
WEDNESDAY, December 16: Canterbury Tales character posters due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.