Ms. Fuller

Read with Me Project - 1, 2, and 5 Periods

The Read with Me project is in full swing. Every student should have chosen a reading partner (over the age of 30) and a book. Students should complete their reading no later than Feb. 10. This is the day will do some in-class writing about the book they chose. After each partner has read the book, I hope you will have a thoughtful discussion about its characters, plot, and themes as the student prepares his or her presentation for the class. Presentations will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The books were completely self-selected, so I hope this will be an enjoyable experience for everyone. Happy Reading :)

Lord of the Flies Study Guides

Welcome back! It's going to be a busy Spring semester, especially in terms of outside reading.To help you along the way, I may post study guides and other tools for you to use as you read. The links below include not only study guide questions for Lord of the Flies but also an anticipation guide to get you thinking about some of the "big ideas" that Golding is presenting in his short novel.

I highly recommend that you take a couple of minutes to read and think through the anticipation guide right now (even if you've already started to read the book). The hardest part of reading a book on your own is identifying and understanding the thematic aspects. The test over this book will be Thursday, Feb. 2. Happy reading!!

Download Lord of the Flies anticipation guide

Download Ch 1 Study Guide

Download Ch 2 Study Guide

Download Ch 3 Study Guide

Download Ch 4-7 Study Guide

Download Ch 8-12 Study Guide

ALL CLASSES - TEST TOMORROW, DECEMBER 5!!!

Check out MY answers to the study guide we did in class for Sir Gawain. Shoot me a message on facebook or an email if you have any trouble downloading.

Download Sir Gawain and the Green Knight answers PDF

Honors Schedule for Nov 28 - Dec 2

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break!! We needed that bit of relaxation to get ready for these final three weeks before the end of the semester. Here is a schedule of what you can expect this week, as well as some upcoming due dates:

Monday:  Review calendar; Discuss Code of Chivalry

Tuesday:  Discuss "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"; Analyze as medieval romance; Analyze symbolism

Wednesday:  Finish Sir Gawin Analysis; Complete Excalibur / Arthurian Legend study guide

Thursday:  Quiz over Background, Arthurian Legend, and Sir Gawain

Friday:  Background notes over Chaucer

VOCAB 7 QUIZ - Thursday, December 8

"London Bridge" QUIZ - Monday, December 12

On-Level Schedule for November 28 - December 2

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing break. We have three more weeks of classtime to finish out our studies for this semester. For Brit Lit that means focusing on the literature of the Middle Ages. Here's a schedule of what you can expect this week:

Monday:  Discuss Arthurian Legend; Begin reading "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

Tuesday:  Finish reading "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"; Begin working on study guide

Wednesday:  Finish study guide; Discuss rules of chivalry and characteristics of Medieval Romance

Thursday:  Analyze Sir Gawain's story as medieval romance; Analyze Sir Gawain as an ideal knight

Friday:  Background notes on Geoffrey Chaucer; Begin character analysis if time permits

Websites for Arthurian Legend Research

Use these websites to begin your research about your character from the Arthurian Legend

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/arthurian/articles.html

http://www.kingarthursknights.com/default.asp

http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/

FALL 2011 - Technical Aspects of Research Paper

Download the test from the link below. SAVE A COPY of the test to your flashdrive BEFORE you begin the test. Good luck!!!

Download Csa-technical-parts-of-research-paper-1

Honors Calendar Reminders and Changes

Happy Monday! We've got several things going on this week, so I thought everyone could use a quick update.

First, the literature part of the Anglo Saxon unit test has been moved to Wednesday. We took the history / culture part today, but I thought we needed one more day to talk about Beowulf. We'll have a final discussion tomorrow.

Second, everyone should be reading the next TWO chapters in London, "The Conqueror" and "The Tower". These chapters go together as some of the characters are the same or only one generation removed. The quiz over this reading will be Monday, November 7 just as orginally planned. It's a longer reading, but since we don't have any other homework going on for Brit Lit I think it's more than fair.

I will post a revised calendar sometime later this week, as I am making a few other changes to our Medieval unit.

And finally - I am getting very close to wrapping up the scores on the research project. Sorry it's taken so long. I fully intend to have all those grades included on the progress report coming out soon.

Honors Calendar!

In order to keep everyone on track, I am posting a TENTATIVE calendar of assignments, activities, and due dates for the rest of the semester. I know that it's next to impossible to adhere strictly to a schedule that's planned so far in advance, but I wanted everyone to have a rough idea of what's coming. I will update the calendar when necessary. Any revisions or reminders will be posted here on the blog. Please note that next several weeks will be very busy ones, so we all need to work diligently and stay focused.

On a side note, I am still grading research assignments and magazines. Those grades that show up blank in Pinnacle are simply ones that I have not entered yet. They are NOT counting as zeroes. If humanly possible, I would like to have all the research grades completed this weekend. No promises, but here's hoping! :)

Ok, here's the calendar for you to download.  Download Calendar 2011 2

Calendar for Unsolved Mysteries Project - 1st and 5th Periods

We have begun our research unit in 1st and 5th periods! This year we are using Unsolved Mysteries as our common theme. I think everyone will really enjoy this. Both classes received a handout with 101 possible topic choices and a parent permission slip. Only one student will be able to research each topic. Don't worry; there's plenty to choose from! Our topic choice "lottery" will start tomorrow (Friday) morning, so get in line early in you want to get one of your top choices. I plan to be there about 7:45, but that doesn't mean kids won't get in line earlier.

I am linking the tentative schedule for project. Basically, it's a day by day overview of what we'll be working on but understand that everything is subject to change. We never know how things will progress once we get started. At the very least, this calendar serves as a reminder of major due dates, hopefully it will help keep you on track throughout the project. I will update the calendar as necessary and post any changes.

Download Calendar Unsolved Mysteries Research Paper 2011_1