Assignment Calendar
The School of Athen by Rafaello Sanzio (Raphael), 1511
Wed., May 30: Revised draft of Research Essay (CCA) is due. This draft must be submitted to Turnitin.com by Monday, June 4 for you to receive credit for the assignment.
Wed., May 16: Unit Test: Greek, Roman, Medieval. (No A.V. test.)
Fri., May 11: Complete 1st draft of your Research Essay (CCA) is due. Your draft must include the following:
1) an introductory paragraph;
2) at least three body paragraphs;
3) source references cited in your text (preferably using a signal phrase the first time cited);
4) at least 4 different documented sources, at least 2 of which must be traditional print-media sources (even if you obtained them online);
5) a Works CIted page, in correct MLA bibliography format.
For guidelines, resource links, and sample Humanities research essays, be sure to check the "Research Essay" page for this class (see the link on the left side of this screen) and the SKHS English Department's "Research Resources" page: <http://hs.skschools.net/English/Research%20Resources>
Fri., Apr. 27: "My Own Private Inferno" Project is due.
Thu., Apr. 26: Draft outline of Research Essay (CCA) is due. Your outline should be a hierarchical outline (see "Outline Model" handout), should have a minimum of three body sections, and be at least two levels deep (preferably three ) in most sections.
Fri., Apr. 13: Submit a rough draft, sketch, or proposal for your idea for the "My Own Private Inferno" project. If you are doing the verbal (poem or story) option, you may submit either a rough draft of part or all of your narrative, or summary of what you plan to include. If you are doing the visual (poster) option, you may submit a rough sketch of your design or a description of what you plan to depict. If you have any idea for a different option that still meets the project's main requirements, you may submit a proposal for that instead. These proposals or drafts do not need to be more than one short (5-6 sentence) paragraph, but should clearly indicated what your plans are.
Wed., Apr. 11: Read the "Chivalry and Courtly Love" handout and write a brief (3-4 sentence) summary of each of the two articles; be sure to label your notes with a heading and title. Also, complete the "Good Deeds" freewriting assignment begun in class if you did not already do so.
Mon., Apr. 9: Unit Test: Greek, Roman, and Medieval Units.
Wed., Apr. 4: A.V. Test (art and architecture) on Greek, Roman, and Medieval units.
Fri., Mar. 30: 2nd set of 10+ note cards (on 4"x6" index cards OR the Research Notes Graphic Organizer) containing information from your sources relevant to your topic.
Wed., Mar 21: Complete the "Planning Your Own Hell" worksheet.
Mon., Mar. 19 - Fri., Mar. 23: (In class) Read and discuss Dante's Inferno (from The Divine Comedy), Cantos 1, 3, 5, and 34. Complete the Inferno Guided Reading Questions as we read.
Thu., Mar. 15 Tue., Mar. 13: 10+ note cards (on 4"x6" index cards OR the Research Notes Graphic Organizer) containing information from your sources relevant to your topic.
Mon., Mar. 12: Revision/Final Draft of "Today's Hero" essay, and Essay Correction Form for this essay. (Even if you choose not to revise your essay, the Essay Correction Form is still due, along with your first draft of the essay.)
Tue., Mar. 6: Preliminary bibliography of 5+ sources relevant to your Research Essay topic, in correct MLA bibliography format.
Fri., Mar. 2: Complete Exercise 11: "Practice Taking Notes" in the packet "Three Kinds of Notes" (distributed Tuesday in class).
Fri., Feb. 17: Complete first draft of "Today's Hero" essay assignment due. Keep in mind that this is a FIRST draft, so please make every effort to get it in on time even if it is not complete or up to the standard you might expect of yourself.
Fri., Feb 10 Mon., Feb 13: Read Beowulf to the end of the reading packet. Complete Questions 1-2 on the "Beowulf Parts II and III Guided Reading Questions." On separate lined paper, answer the "Analysis and Interpretation" questions on the "Beowulf Parts II-III Guided Reading Questions" (only two answers are required for Part III).
Tue., Feb. 7: On separate lined paper, answer the "Analysis and Interpretation" questions on the "Beowulf Part I Guided Reading Questions." Be sure to put a heading on your answer page, and answer in full sentences; you do not have to write out the questions, as long as your responses are self-explanatory without them.
Fri., Feb.3: Read Beowulf up through page 17 of the reading packet, and in the "Beowulf Part I Guided Reading Questions," answer up through question 13. (Questions 12 and 14 are identical, and don't need to be answered anyway.) The "Analysis and Interpretation" questions at the end of that worksheet will be assigned for homework due Tuesday.
Wed., Feb. 1: Read up through page 5 of the Beowulf packet, and answer Guided Reading Questions 1-5 for Part 1 of Beowulf.
Fri., Jan. 13: Complete the Research Assignment #1: "Narrowing It Down," Steps 1-3, including bibliography information for five different sources, one for each of your assigned topics.
Fri., Jan. 6: Complete the "Metamorphoses Mini-Essay" assignment. You will have one opportunity to revise this assignment, if necessary.
Tue., Dec. 20: Unit Test on Ancient Rome unit (including A.V. section on Greek and Roman art and architecture).
Tue., Dec. 13: Read "The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe" and "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus" from The Metamorphoses by Ovid, and answer the questions to those two stories on the Guided Reading Questions for The Metamorphoses. (You don't have to answer the questions on "The Creation," which we will be reading together.)
Wed., Nov. 30: Revised draft of complete "Personal Odyssey Essay" due. If you email or deliver your essay to me by Thursday, Dec. 1, it will count as being in on time.
Tue., Nov. 22: Draft of 3rd body ¶ and conclusion of "Personal Odyssey Essay."
Mon, Nov. 14: Draft of intro and two body ¶s of "Personal Odyssey Essay."
Mon., Nov. 7: Unit Test on Ancient Greece. (See the Unit 1: Greek page for a copy of a practice test.)
Tue., Nov. 1: "Oedipus the King Mini-Essay" due.
Fri., Oct. 28: In-class text-based discussion of Oedipus the King.
Wed-Thu, Oct. 26-27 (in class): Read Oedipus the King (abridged). The text can be found in the Greek Unit folder on this page, so if you are absent please read the text on your own.
Wed., Oct. 26: Read the handout "Ancient Greek Drama" which you were given in class. (You can also find a copy in the Greek Unit folder on this page.) In each paragraph, highlight or underline the two or three most significant facts or concepts.
Tue., Oct. 25: Revision of "'Ithaka' Essay Assignment" due.
Fri., Oct. 21: First draft of "'Ithaka' Essay Assignment" due.
Thur., Oct. 13: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 15-16 (pp. 129-172) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Fri., Oct. 7: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 13-14 (pp. 106-128) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Wed., Oct. 5: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 9-12 (pp. 82-105) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Mon., Oct. 3: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 8 (pp. 71-81) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Fri., Sept. 30: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 6-7 (pp. 41-70) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Tue., Sept. 27: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 5 (pp. 27-40) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Mon, Sept. 26 Fri., Sept. 23: Revise your Response to Summer Reading essay. If possible, please type and print your essay (but I will accept neat handwritten copies for full credit -- just be sure to include a heading and a margin on all four edges). Attach the original draft with your revised draft when you hand it in.
Fri., Sept. 23: Read The Adventures of Ulysses Ch. 2-4 (pp. 4-26) and answer the questions in the Guided Reading packet.
Tue., Sept. 20: Read the Prologue and Chapter 1 (pp. viii-xii, 1-3) of The Adventures of Ulysses and answer the questions for Chapter 1 in the Guided Reading packet.
Wed., Sept. 14: "Pick a God/Make a God": A) Choose one of the ancient Greek or Roman gods as your personal guardian divinity, and briefly explain why he or she is the appropriate god for you. If you can cite relevant information regarding what the ancients believed about this god (relations to other gods, origins, appearance, personality, symbols or events associated with the god), so much the better. B) Invent a Greek god for modern times: e.g., "Mytwitterboochus, god of social media." Complete this assignment in your notebook; be sure to label it with a complete heading, including the name of the assignment.
Mon., Sept. 12: Bring a 3-ring binder for class. You will be expected to bring this to class every day.
Fri., Sept. 9: Finish reading "Class Procedures" and bring in signed consent slip.
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