Added a vocab word:
Anguish: excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain
Discussed chapter 9.
HW: Period 4 is to finish chapter 10 by Thursday (there won't be class tomorrow due to the PLAN test), and construct 2 m/c questions for the chapter plus reading log
Period 5 should read at least up to page 115 and complte a reading log
11R
Went over the essay from the Regents listening activity. Focused on keeping the essau to the point on the task sheet and not just summarizing.
Discussed chapter 9 in Little Tree, "Granpa's trade."
HW: Period 1, read chapter 10 + log
Period 7, read chapter 10 and construct 2 m/c questions for the chapter plus reading log
12R
Finished reading the Pardoner's Tale. Students read assigned lines. Discussed writing activity for this passage:
Write an essay analyzing "The Pardoner's Tale." An analysis is not a plot summary; it is an explanation of how the various elements in a literary work fit together. In analyzing Chaucer's tale, consider at least three of these elements: characters, plot, dialogue, moral, rhyme scheme, similes, symbolism.
I recommend reading the passage over again, this time making notes and deciding which elements should be included. First draft due by Friday.
Tomorrow we will start "Sir Gawain and Green Night" after an brief analysis of Chaucer's poetic style to set us up for the differing style of this next piece.
