2/29/16

• Poem of the Week: In-class discussion of "February 29" by Jane Hershfield

• The Canterbury Tales
• Concluded group presentations on comedic ladder. If you were absent, submit a slideshow with your homework examples of the 4 levels of comedy. Make sure you include a written description of how each example fits the level.
• In-class assignment: Text notations on the Pardoner's Tale. Complete on your copy of the text for homework. In addition, be prepared to discuss the symbolic meaning of the image at the top of the page.

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

2/25/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Group assignment: presentation on Comedic Ladder (to finish on Monday). If you were absent, prepare and send me a PowerPoint / Google Slides presentation of your four examples of the comedic later levels. Include explanation about how each example fits the level.
• HW due Monday 2/29/16: Read and annotate the Pardoner's Tale. Make sure you are always reading as if there will be a quiz.

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

2/23/16

• Career Research Project
• Stage 2: Gathering Secondary Sources (due 3/11/16)
• Search resources:
• Department of Labor & Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Wage Estimates- Texas
• Massive Online Open Course Sites (find syllabi and assignments)
• UTx (UTexas system MOOCs)
• Yale Open Courses (search under "Courses")
• MIT Open Courseware
• Harvard Open Learning
• Citation resources:
• KnightCite
• Citation Machine

• The Canterbury Tales
• Discussion of the Reeve's Tale
• Viewing of Miller and Reeve's Tales
• Notes on the Comedic Ladder
• HW due Thurs. 2/25/16: Find an example of each of the 4 levels of the comedic ladder and have your examples available to you for class on Thurs. (Google docs, your phone, etc.)

2/19/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• In-class assignment: Miller's Tale as response to the Knight's Tale. This was turned in.
• HW due Tues. 2/23/16: Read and annotate the Reeve's Tale. Focus on how the Reeve attempts to retaliate against the Miller for his tale.

• Haiku Contest!
• Enter this haiku contest this weekend with three original haiku and I'll give you a bonus point on the 4th six weeks. 
• How to write a haiku

2/17/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• Notes on the Greek pantheon (background for Canterbury Tales)
• Here are some images of some of the stories I told today. Use them to review your notes:
• "Saturn (Cronos) Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya
• "The Birth of Venus (Aphrodite)" by Sandro Botticelli
• One of the 100-handed giants (hekatonkheires)
• The birth of Athena (out of Zeus' head)
• "The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn" by Giorgio Vasari and Cristoeano Gherardi
• HW due Fri. 2/19/16: Read and annotate The Miller's Tale

2/15/16

• Canterbury Tales
• QUIZ: Knight's Tale, sections 3&4
• Viewing of video of The Knight's Tale
• Notes & assignment on Knight's Tale parts 3&4
• HW due Wed. 2/17/16: Complete the 8 themes at the bottom of the noteguide to turn in.

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.

2/11/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• 2A- optional written supplement for Canterbury Tales General Prologue test.
• General discussion of notes on the Knight's Tale parts 1&2
• Group discussion & notes on chivalry. An assignment was turned in, so complete it on your own if you were absent.
• HW for Mon. 2/15/16: Read and annotate sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale (Here is a handy Roman / Greek gods chart)

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.

2/15/16

• The Canterbury Tales
• QUIZ: sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale
• Discussion & notes for sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale
• Viewing of film representation of the Knight's Tale
• HW for Wed. 2/17/16: Read and annotate The Miller's Tale. Watch for evidence that the Miller is responding to the Knight's Tale.

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.

2/9/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Optional written supplement for Gen Pro test.
• Class time to work on annotations on Knight's Tale.
• HW for Thurs 2/11/16: 
• Complete Guidesheet for the Knight's Tale Parts I & II (#1-8). Be prepared to discuss your annotations in class.
• Find information on the purpose for medieval chivalry and the rules that governed it. Come to class with facts, ideas, and questions.
• HW for Mon. 2/15/16: Read and annotate sections 3 & 4 of The Knight's Tale

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.
• If your mentor does not email you after this weekend, please let me know.

2/4/16

• Canterbury Tales
• TEST: General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales
• HW for Tues 2/9/16: 
• Complete items 1-3 on the Guidesheet for the Knight's Tale Parts I & II
• Find information on the purpose for medieval chivalry and the rules that governed it. Come to class with facts, ideas, and questions.
• The test scores were not great. You will have the option to complete an additional essay topic on the General Prologue next week in order to supplement your score from today's test. So, continue studying and reviewing the GP. You can start with trying to identify all of the pilgrims in this video: http://youtu.be/vvHvksbUayc.

• Research Project
• Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have further clarification questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.
• If your mentor does not email you after this weekend, please let me know.

2/2/16

• Canterbury Tales
• Completed notes on the General Prologue 
• HW for Thurs. 2/4/16: Study for Canterbury Tales Gen Pro test on Thurs. Here is a study guide for the pilgrims, but there will also be questions about the beginning and end of the Prologue.
• HW for Thurs 2/4/16: Read and annotate parts 1 & 2 of The Knight's Tale for class 

• Research Project
• 2A: You should have sent your email to your mentor. This was due yesterday, 2/1/16. Check your email each day for your mentor's response. Remember that you should continue a dialogue with your mentor. If you have questions about their response to you, send a follow up email.
• 4A: You should have already send me the draft of your mentor email. Check your email for my response. Send your email to your mentor (and copy me on it) by Thurs. 2/4/16.