English 10 May 5-16

English 10

May 5-15

 

Monday

Finish test

Begin King Arthur

Hand out anticipation guide

Homework: read p.948-949 questions p.955

 

Tuesday

Open: what is romance? Chivalry

Sword in the stone quiz

Chivalry and Courtly Love handout

The Lady of Shalott

Troubadours and love notes

Essay p.986 due Friday, May 16

 

Block

Review chivalry and romantic love

Knights of the Round Table

Watch clips to support essay generalization:

King Arthur

Tristan and Isolde

Sword in the Stone

A Knight’s Tale

 

Read Camelot, from text

Hand back tests

 

Essay discussion:

support a generalization with detail. Thesis due Friday (Lancelot is an epic hero. Or is not. King Arthur is an epic hero, or is not. Guinevere is an epic heroine, or is not. Chivalry is dead, or is not. King Arthur is the embodiment of a “new hero.” Epic stories make the best movies. Anything from the Anticipation Guide)

 

Extra Credit essay option:

Write an essay, 1 1/2 -2 pages, analyzing a poem from one of the 100 greatest poets. Take into account literary devices used, as well as author’s reasons for writing the poem.

 

homework: essay thesis due Friday. Extra Credit essay due Monday. Read The Tale of Sir Lancelot du Lake for Friday

 

Friday 9

Open: is Arthur an example of a true hero?

Camelot and Sir Lancelot du Lake Quiz

Should Lancelot and Guinevere be punished?

Homework: essay due Friday. Extra Credit essay due Monday

 

Monday 12

First Knight

 

Tuesday

First Knight

 

Block

Finish First Knight

 

Friday

Hand in essays

Review for exam

 

Taming of the Shrew

Poetry

King Arthur

How to write an effective paragraph

How to write an effective essay

Sentence fragments

Speech

Comma splices

Essay structure