vocabulary midterm

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joey buelow, cogglemaster

Thanks to Joey for introducing me to Coggle.  This is the platform we'll use to organize your Canterbury Tales-esque stories.  Joey will send out invitations to share/edit over the weekend.

october 3

JOURNAL TOPIC:
What's the value of learning vocabulary?  How are you using it?  How is it helping you?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab midterm

HW:
1. Please follow the Canterbury Tales narrative recipe and post to your course blog (and copy/paste to Coggle per Joey's email invitation) by Monday.

october 2

See Lord of the Flies and October 1

law of unintended consequences (part II)

First: ARRRRGGHHH!

  

Second: In honor of the four-person discussion in period 4 today, today's agenda (Oct 1) will now be tomorrow's (October 2).  Today will be dedicated to the connections between Canterbury Tales, creative writing outcomes, Big Questions, and Masterpieces.

law of unintended consequences

As a result of well-intended efforts (the hillside lawn, College Boot Camp) Room 608 now has more flies than students.

october 1

JOURNAL TOPIC: ["Let's Get Lost" by Chet Baker; "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin; "Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith]

Today one of your characters will get lost.  This will be disorienting and stressful, but in finding his/her way this character will discover something about him/herself.  Describe a time you got lost.  How did you respond?  Why is this such a disconcerting experience, and what can it teach us?  What did it teach you?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Didn't know which vocabulary list to study last night?  (Hint: Midterm October 3.  Answer: All of them.)
3. Get lost
4. Pick a Canterbury tale for your group to read and present tomorrow in class

HW:
1. Read the Canterbury tale your group chose and post a summary to your blog (title: TALE OF A CANTERBURY TALE).  In addition to summarizing, answer the following questions: 1. Explain the central character of the tale by analyzing five (5) examples of indirect characterization; 2. What is Chaucer's purpose in telling this character's tale?  Is he satirizing society, giving the voiceless a voice, or trying to accomplish a different goal?  [Support your argument with textual evidence.]
2. Study vocabulary (midterm Friday)
3. Work on literature analysis #2 and plan to finish by Friday, October 17