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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

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Password:  scholars10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All School Eucharist

 

Beowulf Quiz I—Objective / Group

 

Define Beowulf  A Priori Vocabulary #1-25

 

Tips on Writing the Summer Essay

 

Summer Reading Essay due for all students Friday Aug 29th.

 

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.

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September 2008

 

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Labor Day

Beowulf Lecture I—Intro., History, & Perspective

 

Annotate and Define

Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 1-661

Beowulf Lecture IIAgons 1, 2 & 3

 

Annotate and Define

Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 662-1250

Prepare for Timed Vocabulary Quiz I

 

This Quiz will include 20 of the 50 given vocabulary words.  Students will only be permitted 10 minutes to complete the quiz.

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Timed Beowulf Vocabulary Quiz I

 

Beowulf Lecture III—Minor Characters, the Role of Women, and the Finnsburg Episode

 

Annotate and Define

Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 1251-1887

Beowulf Quiz II

 

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

 

 

Annotate and Define

Beowulf Vocabulary—Lines 2538-3182

 

Prepare for Timed Vocabulary Quiz II

 

This quiz will include 20 of the 50 vocabulary words selected from lines 1251-3182.  Students will only be permitted 10 minutes to complete the quiz.

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

 

Timed Beowulf Vocabulary Quiz II

 

MSAB Exercise

MSAB for Beowulf due for all students by 11:59 Wed. Sept. 17th. All annotated bibliographies 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, II, III, defined vocabulary, all In-class writings (outline, rough draft, etc.), and typed annotated bibliography.  Beowulf Unit Notes will be given a quiz grade of 30% weighted 4x.

 

Beowulf Unit Exam

 

Annotated Books Due

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Beowulf Unit Notes Due

 

Return Annotated Books

Return and Discuss Beowulf Unit Exam

 

Annotate and Define

Bede Vocabulary—from Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

 

Bede Lecture I—Intro., History, & Perspective (PowerPoint)

 

Read from Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum by next class

 

Download Bede’s

from Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

Here!

 

Mothers’ Visiting Morning

 

Bede Quiz IBio., Voc.,& Reading

 

Bede Lecture II—Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

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Bede Quiz IBio., Voc., & Reading

 

Bede Lecture II—Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum

 

Mr. Mazzella out on Senior Retreat!

 

Journal Writing:  Give a personal definition of talent.  Where have you seen talent?  If you could have any talent in addition to the one(s) you already have, what would it be?  Why?

 

Begin Bead Block Outline.  Topic:  Why does why Bede considered Cędmon and King Edwin heroes?

Rosh Hashanah

Bede Lecture II—Cont.

 

Bede Lecture III—The Bedian Hero

 

Annotated Bibliography Exercise

 

Annotated Bibliography for Bede due for all students by 11:59 Fri. Oct.3rd. All annotated bibliographies to be submitted through Turnitin.com

 

Journal Writing:  Give a personal definition of talent.  Where have you seen talent?  If you could have any talent in addition to the one(s) you already have, what would it be?  Why?

 

Begin Bead Block Outline.  Topic:  Why does why Bede considered Cędmon and King Edwin heroes?

 

October 2008

 

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Assignment:

Omit the MLA citation for this assignment.

Write an essay that explores why Bede considered Cędmon and King Edwin heroes.

Provide an additional paragraph critique of Bede’s work and my lecture series (no hard feelings.  Since this was not a particularly successful unit, I will expect some detailed insight on our efforts).

Format:

Double Spaced, 12 point Times New Roman Font

Your MSAB may exceed 600 words, but cannot be less than that amount.

Due: Fri. Oct. 3rd

 

 
 

 

 

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Bede Lecture II—Cont.

 

Bede Lecture III—The Bedian Hero

 

In-class Annotated Bibliography Exercise

 

Annotated Bibliography for Bede due for all students by 11:59 Fri. Oct.3rd. All annotated bibliographies to be submitted through Turnitin.com

Annotated Bibliography for Bede due for all students by 11:59 Fri. Oct.3rd. All annotated bibliographies to be submitted through Turnitin.com

 

Visit from Mrs. Nadine Maxwell-Henry

 

Extra Credit Assignment (Compare and Contrast the epic Beowulf to the movie The 13th Warrior) Due by 11:59 Fri. Oct. 3rd. All Extra Credit Assignments to be submitted through Turnitin.com. No late papers will be accepted.

 

Bede Writing Exercise

 

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P/T Conf. (evening)

P/T Conf. No Student Classes

 

Legacy Kickoff Event

Timed Chaucer Vocabulary Quiz I—Lines 1-164

 

Chaucer Lecture II—Lines 1-164: The General Prologue, The Knight, Squire, Yoeman, and the Prioress’ Portrait.

 

Download Chaucer’s

Prologue

Here!

 

Annotate and Define

Chaucer Vocabulary—Lines 165-330

 

 

 

Chaucer Lecture I—Chaucer’s Timeline, and Canterbury Tale’s structure and Characters

 

Annotate and Define

Chaucer Vocabulary—Lines 1-164

 

Chaucer Lecture I—Chaucer’s Timeline, and Canterbury Tale’s structure and Characters

 

Annotate and Define

Chaucer Vocabulary—Lines 1-164

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Columbus Day

Fall Break