Monday, December 21

Silent reading.
Amnesty Announcement. (No regular reading log due day after break).
Reminder: will collect today's 2 DEJs plus 2 DEJs on The Wife of Bath's Tale together on Wednesday; Character posters due Wednesday.
Began reading The Wife of Bath's Tale. (178--184).  Finish as homework, with DEJs, for Wednesday!

DUE DATES

MONDAY, January 4: Bank/amnesty logs accepted: 1 past log can be submitted w/o penalty on the Monday after break; up to 2 future logs can be banked.
WEDNESDAY, December 23: 

• Canterbury Tales character posters due.
• Wife of Bath's Tale reading quiz. 
• 2 Wife of Bath's Tale + 1 DEJs on Summoner, Pardoner, Host will be collected.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 18

"Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

COLLECTED DEJs on "The Miller," "The Manciple," and "The Reeve."
Read "The Summoner," "The Pardoner," and "The Host."
Assigned 2 DEJs as HOMEWORK for Monday.  (Will hand in with "The Wife of Bath's Tale" DEJs.)
Assigned character posters (due Wednesday).

DUE DATES

MONDAY, January 4: Bank/amnesty logs accepted.
WEDNESDAY, December 23: Canterbury Tales character posters due.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 17

Choice of vocabulary study or reading.

Groups finished reading "The Miller," "The Manciple," and "The Reeve" (157--159).
Students added 2 notes to DEJs.
Shared and presented DEJs.  (Will COLLECT tomorrow.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 16

Choice of vocabulary study or reading.

Reviewed and finished the discussion of "The Wife of Bath," "The Parson," and "The Plowman" (155--157).
Discussed professions noted for their integrity or lack of it.
Groups began reading "The Miller," "The Manciple," and "The Reeve" (157--159).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 15

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Finished Star Trek episode, "The Changeling."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, December 14

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Began Star Trek episode, "The Changeling."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 11

Study session with the Wife of Bath's Tale vocabulary list.
Individual students finished recording their 2 DEJ entries on "The Wife of Bath," "The Parson," and "The Plowman" (155--157).
Discussed "The Wife of Bath" in detail.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, December 10: Final draft responses to Campfire Quiz due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 10

Choice of silent reading, vocabulary, or last touches to Campfire Quiz questions.
COLLECTED quizzes.
Discussed Quiz questions and the process.

Groups read and discussed "The Wife of Bath," "The Parson," and "The Plowman" (155--157).
Individual students created 2 DEJ entries on any of the three.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, December 10: Final draft responses to Campfire Quiz due.
FRIDAY, December 18: "Wife of Bath's Tale" vocabulary quiz.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 9

Choice of silent reading or wrapping up drafts of Campfire Quiz questions..
Groups discussed their answers to the Campfire Quiz questions; students began to revise to their final drafts.

Described the upcoming poster project.
Read and discussed "The Doctor" as a whole class (154--155).

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, December 10: Final draft responses to Campfire Quiz due.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 8

Choice of silent reading or wrapping up drafts of Campfire Quiz questions..
Groups briefly checked in around time needed to complete drafts; discussed questions that had arisen.

Final draft answers to the questions due THURSDAY after warm-up.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
THURSDAY, December 10: Final draft responses to Campfire Quiz due.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, December 7

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Groups continued Campfire Quiz process, reading 150--154 together.
Individuals began work on rough drafts answering the question set on the reading.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
WEDNESDAY, December 9 (tentatively): Final draft responses to Campfire Quiz due.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 4

Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2)
Silent reading (short).

Groups began Campfire Quiz process, reading 150--154, discussing characters for understanding as they go, before beginning the question set on the reading.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 3

Vocabulary or silent reading (short).

Discussed characteristics of religious leaders who are admired or otherwise in the past or present.  What do we expect of a religious person?
Read and discussed "The Monk" and The Friar" in Canterbury Tales (147--149).
Distributed Campfire Quiz directions.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 2

Choice of vocabulary work or silent reading.

Reviewed objectives for the DEJs on The Canterbury Tales.
Read "The Squire," "The Yeoman," and "The Nun" and recorded 2 DEJs from them.
Groups wrapped up discussion of DEJs and forming an answer to the question on"The Nun" (146).
Presented exemplars DEJs and discussed the question and the character of "The Nun."
COLLECTED a total of 4 DEJs on Canterbury Tales.

Began discussion of what makes a religious figure corrupt or admirable in our own time.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 1

Introduced Part 2 Chaucer vocabulary.

Reviewed objectives for the DEJs on The Canterbury Tales.
Read "The Squire," "The Yeoman," and "The Nun" and recorded 2 DEJs from them.
Groups met to share DEJs and discuss the question on"The Nun" (146).  (Will present tomorrow.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Quiz on Chaucer vocabulary (Prolog Part 2).
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.