Mrs. Melissa Billeaud – English IV

Virtual Days (2 Days): Students will be required to write a 2 full page story that illustrates the first four steps of the hero’s journey: The Call to Adventure, Supernatural Aid, Crossing of the First Threshold, and the Belly of the Whale. Students must highlight each section of the hero’s journey in a specified color and submit to me on Google Docs.

 Week 7

• Students will read p. 127-185 of Beowulf as students read along (informal discussion throughout), then complete the accompanying reading from Joseph Campbell’s Hero with 1000 Faces [“Rescue from Without” and “The Crossing of the Return Threshold”].
• Students will complete the Hero vs. Beowulf Chart based on the reading above and submit as a summative assessment.
• Students will take a quiz on p. 127-185 of Beowulf as a summative assessment/reading comprehension check.
• Students will read p. 185-213 of Beowulf as students read along (informal discussion throughout), then complete the accompanying reading from Joseph Campbell’s Hero with 1000 Faces [“Master of Two Worlds” and “The Freedom to Live”]
• Students will take a quiz on p. 149-185 of Beowulf as a summative assessment/reading comprehension check.
• Students will complete the last row on the Hero vs. Beowulf Chart based on the reading above and submit as a summative assessment.

This week, we will continue our Beowulf unit as well as continue preparing for Senior Project Presentations.

Students will be writing an in-class literary analysis essay comparing Beowulf to the modern novel Grendel. Also, students will have graded practice presentations toward the end of the week and at the beginning of next week.

Senior Project Presentations are Thursday, 2/11. Students will go to lunch after and need money. Students will need their presentation, product, and portfolio completed for this date. 

This week, we will continue our Beowulf unit.

–Wednesday, 1/13: Test on Intro to Beowulf unit (multiple choice)

–We will begin reading Beowulf in class and completing close reading assignments on it. Students should expect reading quizzes on what we read throughout the week.

UPCOMING SENIOR PROJECT DATES:
–Product and Presentation due Monday, 1/25. Practice presentations begin!
–Portfolio and Presentation Day: Friday, 2/12. Followed by senior lunch.

This week, we will begin our Beowulf unit.

Students will receive intro notes to the unit early this week and should begin studying them in order to prepare for their quiz on the material on Wednesday, January 13th.

We will complete some in-class assignments and reading for Beowulf. As with everything we read, students should expect reading quizzes on what we read.

Finally, senior project presentations take place in February! Revisions for final essay are due THIS Friday, January 8th. 

Monday, January 25th: Product, presentation due; graded practice presentations begin.

• MONDAY, 12/7: Final reading quiz on Hamlet.
• WEDNESDAY, 12/9: Senior Research Paper due. (students have time to work on it Monday and Tuesday of this week).
• Culminating Task for Hamlet: Argumentative Essay discussing whether Hamlet is truly mad or just mad in craft. Students have approximately 3 class days to work on this assignment, as well as prepare for exam. This essay will be due Monday, Dec. 14th.

This week, we will continue our Hamlet unit.

Tuesday, 11/17: 4 full pages of research essay due + Works Cited.

This week, students will have quizzes on Act 3 of Hamlet, which we read solely in class. For help with this, students can review SparkNotes summaries online at SparkNotes.com.

Friday, 11/20: Grammar Quiz on objective case pronouns.

3 mentor hours due after Thanksgiving break!

This week we will continue our Hamlet unit. All reading is done in class; students should be working on senior project for homework. **If students need help reviewing for reading quizzes on Hamlet, they should consult SparkNotes online.

Grammar Focus quiz Friday, November 6th.

Senior Project: Monday, November 16th = due date for first 4 pages of research essay. Students must turn in “Yes Test” and Works Cited with essay.

Students should continue to get mentor hours! The requirement has been reduced to 3 hours due to so many restrictions with COVID-19. Mentor hours due Dec. 1.

This week we will continue our Hamlet unit. Students should expect at least 2-3 reading quizzes this week. Although reading is done in class, if students need to review, SparkNotes has a great review.

Our grammar focus for this week is nominative case pronouns.

Any work not finished in class is most likely for homework!

MONDAY, 10/26: Shakespeare Notes Test.

Friday, 10/30: Quiz on nominative case pronouns.

Senior Project: Be working on first half of research essay. Your portfolio and page protectors should be turned in. Get your mentor hours (3 needed) completed; be sure the mentor hours form is initialed and signed!

This week we will continue our Hamlet unit. Students should expect reading quizzes each week. Reading will be done in class, but if students need extra help reviewing the content of the play, Sparknotes is a great resource.

Monday, 10/26: Shakespeare Notes Test.

SENIOR PROJECT:
-This week, students need to bring in portfolio and page protectors.
Wednesday, 10/21: Annotated Bibliography and Outline due.

This week we will begin our Hamlet unit. This is a difficult play, and some reading may be assigned outside of class. Students should expect 1-2 reading quizzes per week, and Sparknotes can serve as a huge help for reviewing for these quizzes!

Students will receive Shakespeare notes this week, and there will be a test on these terms next Monday, 10/19.

This Friday, 10/16: Grammar quiz on apostrophes.

Senior Project: Annotated Bibliography and Outline due on Wednesday, October 21 (was originally the 19th). Most of this will need to be completed OUTSIDE of class. Students should also be working on scheduling and completing their 4 mentor hours.