Thursday

• Written Response #6

• Beowulf
• Q&A for section 4 study guide
• The final Beowulf test will be next week. Here are the details:
• The test will cover the entire book.
• Study Guide Section 1
• Study Guide Section 2
• Watch Video Study Session for Section 1 & 2 test
• Check answers for your Section 1 & 2 test
• Study Guide Section 3
• Study Guide Section 4
• There will be multiple choice and written portions. You will be allowed to use your annotated book on the written section.
• The test will be similar to the first test, except that it will include passages from the epic poem and questions from our wrap-up activities (Halverson article, themes, genres, heroic ideal). 
• For the passage-based questions, you will need to identify things like vocabulary, the speaker in the passage, who is being addressed, the importance of the passage to the narrative as a whole, whether or not the passage is a digression. The written sections will come from the passages as well. Here is a sample passage-based series of questions.
• Background information will appear on the exam. Review:
• Slideshow: Setting & Language in Beowulf
• Anglo-Saxon Language

• HW due Mon. 10/1/18: 
• Look up and define the vocab words for your reading assignment, "The Struggle Between Order and Chaos in Beowulf" by John Halverson
• Read "The Struggle Between Order and Chaos in Beowulf" by John Halverson online. In your notes, make a list of the main points of the article. There are 6 sections, so you should have at least 6 main points listed.

• POW
• Poetic idea workshop and group practice
• Turn in annotated poems
• 2A: "The End and the Beginning" by Wislawa Szymborska
• 3A: "Manifesto of the Lyric Selfie" by Becca Klaver
• 4A: "No Title Required" by Wislawa Szymborska

Tuesday

• AP Practice Exam m/c corrections collected. If I didn't get them at the beginning of class today, you missed the boat.

• About Extra Credit: I have had a few questions about whether I will offer extra credit here at the end of the six weeks. I rarely do extra credit. For sure I do not offer extra credit in advanced classes to fix issues with not completing regular credit. I feel that there are plenty of opportunities to work on your grades throughout the six weeks and grades are not a surprise since I keep up with the grade book. If you ever find that your grade is not what you would like, come to see me so we can discuss your goals and how they can be achieved. 

• ROOT OF THE WEEK: Intro.
• This week's root- CHRON

• What is a sketchnote?
• Sketchnote Examples & Ideas folder
• How to sketchnote in notebooks for our vocabulary study:

• POW: Analyze and annotate for Thurs. 9/27/18.
• 2A: "The End and the Beginning" by Wislawa Szymborska
• 3A: "Manifesto of the Lyric Selfie" by Becca Klaver
• 4A: "No Title Required" by Wislawa Szymborska

• Beowulf: Section 4 study guide complete for class on Thurs. 9/27/18

Friday

• Seniors turned in their annotated POW and went to the computer lab to meet with counselors regarding applytexas.org. They also made an account and acquired a barcode for the college fair coming up soon. You can do this yourself by going to gotocollegefairs.com. 

• Juniors also turned in their annotated poem and signed up for the college fair by going to gotocollegefairs.com. Then we watched the info videos below and worked on the AP m/c test corrections and reviewing section 4 of Beowulf for Tuesday.
• 5 Tips for the PSAT
• What is on the ACT?
• Overview of the ApplyTexas application
• What is financial aid?
• Types of financial aid
• 5 activities that don't help your college application
• (PLAYLIST OF ALL OF THESE VIDEOS)

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• Written Responses: I graded the notebook responses #1-5 today in class.

• Beowulf
• Test #1 booklets returned. You can check your answers here.
• Due Tues. 9/25/18: Review and add additional notes for section 4 of Beowulf

• AP Practice Exam #1: Review your test and score. To enhance your original score by up to 30 points, complete the following on your test booklet and turn it in by Tues. 9/25/18.

1. Mark an X on the number of any question you had wrong.
2. Indicate the correct answer for each question (highlight, checkmark, etc.)
3. Write an explanation of the correct answer for each of the 21 questions, even the ones you had correct. This can mean giving reasons why four of the answers are incorrect and/or explaining why the correct answer is right.

Here is the key:

1. A     2. D     3. E      4. C     5. E     6. B     7. A     8. E      9. D      10. C      11. E    

12. D     13. B     14. E    15. E     16. B    17. E    18. D    19. D    20. C    21. C

Here is an example answer explanation:

Wednesday

• POW: Q&A 
• Due Fri. 9/21/18: Analyze and annotate the assigned poem. Annotate for:
• 3 elements of poetry analysis
• topic- general subject of the poem; one word or a short phrase
• poetic idea- what the poet is trying to communicate about the topic; theme

• 2A: "How to Write a Poem" by Allen Lee Taylor
• 3A: "Reply to the Question: How Can You Become a Poet?" by Eve Merriam
• 4A: "How to Read a Poem" by Al Zolynas

• Beowulf: 
• Discussion / additional notes for section 3 (see study guide here)
• Due Tues. 9/25/18: Review and add additional notes for section 4

• AP Practice Exam #1: Review your test and score. To enhance your original score by up to 30 points, complete the following on your test booklet and turn it in by Tues. 9/25/18.

1. Mark an X on the number of any question you had wrong.
2. Indicate the correct answer for each question (highlight, checkmark, etc.)
3. Write an explanation of the correct answer for each of the 21 questions, even the ones you had correct. This can mean giving reasons why four of the answers are incorrect and/or explaining why the correct answer is right.

Here is the key:

1. A     2. D     3. E      4. C     5. E     6. B     7. A     8. E      9. D      10. C      11. E    

12. D     13. B     14. E    15. E     16. B    17. E    18. D    19. D    20. C    21. C

Here is an example answer explanation:

Monday

• Beowulf Test #1 results

• Written Response #5

• Poem of the Week (POW)
• Review the notes on the poetry analysis process that we discussed on the first day of class
• Make sure you have definitions in your notebook for stanza, metapoetry, and prose.
• Due Wed. 9/19/18: Begin analyzing the poem and come to class with questions I can answer to help you with your analysis.
• Due Fri. 9/21/18: Analyze and annotate the assigned poem. Annotate for:
• 3 elements of poetry analysis
• topic- general subject of the poem; one word or a short phrase
• poetic idea- what the poet is trying to communicate about the topic; theme

• 2A: "How to Write a Poem" by Allen Lee Taylor
• 3A: "Reply to the Question: How Can You Become a Poet?" by Eve Merriam
• 4A: "How to Read a Poem" by Al Zolynas

• Beowulf- 
• Get a definition for in media res in your notebook
• Complete notes for the study guide for section 3 by Wed. 9/19/18

Thursday

• Beowulf test #1 over sections 1 & 2: If you were absent, make this up with me after school ASAP. This grade will go on the progress report.

• HW due Mon. 9/17/18: Review and add to your annotations for section 3 of Beowulf, lines 1905 - 2541.

Live Stream Study Session 9/12/18

You can watch the video from the live stream study session for Beowulf test #1 here. It was about an hour long. I hope it helps you study! 😊
P.S. In the video I misspoke when I was retelling the Finn Saga. Here is an outline for you to make up for it.

Tuesday

• Written Response #4

• Beowulf, section 2, lines 1062-1904
• General overview
• Study Guide for Section 2

• HW due Thurs. 9/13/18: Study for Beowulf TEST #1
• See test specs here
• Vocab list from summer reading
• Slideshow: Setting & Language in Beowulf
• Anglo-Saxon Language
• Study Guide Section 1
• Study Guide for Section 2

• Juniors should take the PSAT when it is given FOR FREE on October 10. See your counselor or Ms. Rodriguez in the College & Career Center to reserve your spot.
• Counselors will have seniors begin completing the Apply Texas college application on Fri. 9/21/18. Have you taken the ACT yet? FYI here are the ACT test dates & registration deadlines:

Friday

• Written Response #3

• Q&A for Beowulf section 1 study guide questions

• Introduction to the AP Exam 
  
• Notes (listen to the audio of class here to take your notes if you were absent)
• Practice AP m/c test (if you were absent, make plans to stay after school next week to complete this)
• Check on how different universities will apply your AP credits here.

• HW due Tues. 9/11/18: Review section 2 of Beowulf (lines 1062-1904). Add to your original annotations by enriching your notes on:
• vocabulary
• summary notes
• literary devices used and their effects on the poem/reader
• note question / clarification points

• Note that we will have a Beowulf test on Thurs. 9/13/18, after we have finished reviewing and discussing section 2.

Wednesday

• Written Response #2 & discussion
• Beowulf background
• Take notes on the Setting & Language Slideshow 
• Anglo-Saxon Info. sheet
• Section 1 of Beowulf (lines 1-1061)
• Discussion / Q&A from HW rereading
• Study guide
• Beowulf character pronunciation (handout) (video)
• HW due Fri. 9/7/18: Finish study guide notes