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	All returning faculty and staff begin		Staff Development		Staff Development		Staff Development		Staff Development Student Orientation: 9:00-3:00		Back to School Dance
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			First Day of School Intro. Lecture—Syllabus, Code of Conduct, Cornell Notes, Summer Reading Requirements, & Beowulf Register for Turnitin.com AP 890A4 ID: 2361985 AP 890B2 ID: 2361982 Password: scholars10				All School Eucharist Beowulf Quiz I—Objective / Group Define Beowulf A Priori Vocabulary #1-25 Tips for Writing the Summer Essay Summer Reading Essay due for all students Friday Aug 29^th. All Essays to be submitted through Turnitin.com				Begin annotations of all references to Christianity in Beowulf. Student Books will be collected on the day of the Beowulf Exam. Annotations will be given a homework grade weighted 2x. Books will be returned the following class time.
31	The next novel for AP English III is Grendel by John Gardner. We are set to begin lecture over this work on September 24^th. Given the complex philosophical nature of the work I strongly recommend that AP students begin a careful and close reading of the novel at their earliest convenience prior to the 24^th. A good work of literature will endure multiple readings—an excellent work demands it. Be prepared to read Grendel multiple times.

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Beowulf Lecture I—Intro., History, & Perspective Annotate and Define Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 1-661

Beowulf Lecture II—Agons 1, 2 & 3 Annotate and Define Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 662-1250

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Beowulf Lecture III—Minor Characters, Role of Women, and the Finnsburg Episode Annotate and Define Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 1251-1887

Beowulf In-Class Writing Exercise—Mazzella Specific Annotated Bibliography (MSAB), Rhetorical Systems, Evidence Gathering, Thesis, Outlining, & Draft Work Assignment: Provide proper MLA citation for the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf. Write an essay that explores Anglo-Saxon pessimism (the belief that the universe is entropic). Provide an additional paragraph critique of the epic and my lecture series (no hard feelings). Format: Double Spaced, 12 point Times New Roman Font Your MSAB may exceed 750 words, but cannot be less than that amount Due: Wed. Sept. 17th Annotate and Define Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 1888-2537

Beowulf In-Class Writing Exercise Cont.— Mazzella Specific Annotated Bibliography (MSAB), Rhetorical Systems, Evidence Gathering, Thesis, Outlining, & Draft Work

Annotate and Define Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 2538-3182

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Beowulf In-Class Writing Exercise Cont.— Mazzella Specific Annotated Bibliography (MSAB), Rhetorical Systems, Evidence Gathering, Thesis, Outlining, & Draft Work

Complete MSAB Exercise MSAB for Beowulf due for all students by 11:59 Wed. Sept. 17^th. All MSAB to be submitted through Turnitin.com Brief Beowulf Exam Review—Exam Construction & Essay Rubric

Upper School Parents Night

Prepare Cornell Notes over Beowulf Unit for submission. Notes must be delivered in the following order: Title page, Lecture I, Lecture II, Lecture, III, defined vocabulary, all In-class writings (outline, rough draft, etc.), and typed annotated bibliography. Beowulf Unit Notes will be given a homework grade weighted 4x.

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Beowulf Unit Notes Due Return Annotated Books Return and Discuss Beowulf Unit Exam

Grendel Lecture I—Part I: Philosophical background; Descartes, Sartre, and the Modern Problem, & Part II: Rhetorical Introduction

Mothers’ Visiting Morning

Begin annotations of all Grendel vocabulary words. Additional lecture based annotations will also be expected. Student Books will be collected on the day of the Grendel Exam. Annotations will be given a homework grade weighted 2x. Books will be returned the following class time.

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Grendel Lecture II—Rhetorical Introduction cont. & Gardner Biography Mr. Mazzella out on Senior Retreat!

Grendel Philosophical Identification Quiz Lecture III—Grendel Chapters 1-4

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					Grendel Philosophical Identification Quiz Lecture III—Grendel Chapters 1-4		Lecture IV—Grendel Chapters 5-8 Visit from Mrs. Nadine Maxwell-Henry Extra Credit Assignment (Compare and Contrast the epic Beowulf to the movie The 13^th Warrior) Due by 11:59 Fri. Oct. 3rd. All Extra Credit Assignments to be submitted through Turnitin.com. No late papers will be accepted.
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	P/T Conf. (evening)		P/T Conf. No Student Classes		Legacy Kickoff Event		Lecture VI—The Twelve traps in Grendel, & Interpreting the Modern Fable				Read “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus
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	Columbus Day Fall Break				PSAT				Homecoming
			Lecture VII—Grendel Conclusion				Lecture VIII—Grendel Conclusion Cont., Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, & The Myth of Sisyphus
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