Senior English: Communication for Life

Fall 2007-2008

Instructor: Penny Kennedy, Room 302

Tutor Session Worksheet Attendance Policy Course Outline
AUGUST
Class Activities, Due Dates, Assignments

13 M AB, 14 Tu C

Intro to the Year!
Beowulf Unit Intro: "Story Time"
Activity: Beowulf--Heros/Villains
Lecture/Fill-in-the-Blank Notes: Middle Ages/Beowulf

Assignment: Read Beowulf (parts 1 & 2): * The Coming of Grendel & The Coming of Beowulf

15 W AB, 16 Th C

Quiz: Beowulf (Parts 1 & 2)

ICW (In-Class Write) : Loyalty
Lecture/Discussion: Beowulf Intro & Parts 1 & 2
Activity: Kennings

Assignment: Read Beowulf (part 3 to end):
* Unferth's Taunt, The Battle With Grendel,
2 Summaries, & The Burning of Beowulf's Body

17 F ABC

Quiz: Beowulf (Parts 3 to End)

Lecture: Beowulf (Parts 3 to End)
20 M ABC
(Picture Day + Wk of Prayer 20-24)

Test: A Tale of Two Cities or The Scarlet Pimpernel

21 Tu C, 22 W AB

ICW: Epic Brainstorm
Lecture: Research Basics 1
Activity: Research-1
23 Th C, 24 F AB Lecture: Beowulf (Emphasis on Epic Qualities)

Assignment: Write your own Epic with you as the hero. Begin with an outline
Length: 2-4 pages (1st draft may be hand-written--Final Draft is Typed, DS)
27 M AB, 28 Tu C

Due: Outline of Your Epic

Writing Workshop: Begin Draft 1 of your own Epic (Computer Labs)

29 W AB, 30 Th C

Due: 2 pages of draft 1 completed

Writing Workshop & Peer Edit: Draft 1 (After peer edit, finish draft in class.)
(Computer Labs)

31 F AB

 Library Training: Peel & Ross (Class meets in the library.)
SEPTEMBER
03 M ABC (Labor Day)
No School

04 T C, 05 W AB
(Cross Country Race 8 a.m)

Writing Workshop & Peer Edit: Draft 2 (Computer Labs)

DUE: Draft 2 of Epic--Completed by End of Class

06 Th AB, 07 F C (Ecol Trip: 6-9 (F))

Writing Workshop & Peer Edit: Final Draft (Computer Labs)

DUE: Final Draft of Epic--Completed by End of Class

10 M ABC (S.A. Picnic)

No Class

11 T C, 12 W AB (Bible Conf: 12-16)

Brief Unit Intro : Chaucer /Canterbury Tales
History of English Language

13 Th C, 14 F AB

Free Reading Friday (10 min. w/report at end)
Parody Example

17 M AB, 18 Tu C

Finish Parody Example

Assignment: Read The Prologue (57-78)

19 W AB, 20 Th C

 Quiz: The Prologue
Lecture:Chaucer & The Prologue

21 F ABC

 Free Reading Friday (10 min. w/report at end)
Activity: Classification--Types of People
24 M AB
 		Lecture: The Prologue (Continued)

Assignment: Career Choice Exploration
Complete the following...(Due Next Class Period)

1. Choose a Career Path (at least one)
2. Find out what is required:
---A. Educ: degree(s)/number of credit hours to complete
---B. Experience Required (internships, volunteer programs...)
---C. Talents/Qualities needed to enter this program...
25 T C (View Southern)