Lit 12 - Big Dates Coming Up

Thursday, Feb. 24 - all characters due

Monday, Feb. 28 - Chaucer Presentations
Tues. March 1 - all text questions and three big questions due - final Chaucer discussion
Wed. March 2 - Gawain

Thurs. March 3 - Project Due Date
Fri. March 4 - first book discussions: Brave New World, The Joke

Mon. March 7 - "Bonny Barbara Allen" BNW, Joke essays due
Tues. March 8 - Medieval Test
Wed. March 9 - Renaissance Notes due
Thurs. March 10
Fri. March 11 - book discussions: The Plague, Remains of the Day

Mon. March 28 - Plague and Remains essays due
Fri. April 1 - Cat's Eye discussion

Mon. April 4 - Cat's Eye essay due.

Lit 12 - Feb. 17

Have notes and quotes for: Merhant, Oxford Cleric, Sarjeant at Law, Franklin, 5 Guildsmen, Cook, Skipper, Doctor and Wyfe of Bath.

Vocab #1 Due tomorrow

Projects will be given out - due March 3

Lit 12 - Feb. 15

Notes, quotes and symbolism for: Yeoman, Nun, Monk, Friar.

Lit. 12 - Feb. 11

Have Medieval Notes finished for Monday, Feb. 14

Notes for Knight and Squire

Eng. 11 - Feb. 10

Read "Beggaring Our Better Selves" for Friday, Feb. 11

Have 10 Vocabulary words ready.

Start essay - due on Monday.

I will be giving you time to work on the questions for Beggaring on Fri, but the questions will be due Monday, Feb. 14.

Eng. 11 - Feb. 9

Essay for the theme of "A Lady's Beaded Bag" due: Monday, Feb. 14

Lit 12 - Feb. 9

Beowulf test: Thurs. Feb. 10

Everything so far.

Lit 12 - Feb. 8

Question and Quote for "The Burning of Beowulf's Body"

#1-8 on page 30

Eng. 11 - Feb. 7

Read and answer questions for "A Lady's Beaded Bag" by Tennessee Williams. People who were away can find this on the internet.

Fill out both sides of the debate sheet answering whether the trashpicker is insane or not.


1. What is the tone of this story?
2. Do you think the trashpicker is of sound mind? Explain why or why not using quotes to back up your opinion.
3. What is the point of view? Why is it appropriate?
4. What does the purse symbolize?
5. Why does the trashpicker hand in the purse? What is his motivation?
6. What does this story tell us about the structure of society?

Lit 12 - Feb. 3

Question and Quote for "The Coming of Beowulf," "Unferth's Taunt" and "The Battle with Grendel"

lit 12 - Feb. 2

Grendel Drawing.

Eng. 11 - Feb. 1

Read and answer questions for "Hills Like White Elephants"

Lit 12 - Feb. 1

Anglo Saxon Notes

Define and explain (give examples from Beowulf) for the following terms:

Hero
Meter
Antagonist
Allusion
Alliteration
Heroic Epic
Caesura
Epic
Kenning


Question and Quote for "The Coming of Grendel"