2ND QUARTER

MIDDLE ENGLISH & MEMOIRS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29 BELLWORK

Make a list of words and phrases that you use when you want to sound fancy, educated, or sophisticated. What are the normal versions of these words? Under what circumstances do you use your fancy vocabulary?

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 BELLWORK

It takes all kinds to make a world! old saying What books, movies, or TV shows can you think of that show the audience a cross section of society? That is, what texts show you all kinds of people, from all different walks of life? What kinds of people would you include in a Canterbury Tale about FHS?

CHOOSE A CHARACTER:
Knight Squire Yeoman Nun Monk Friar Merchant Oxford Cleric (student) Franklin Skipper Doctor Woman from Bath Parson

READ ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER, & ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

How does the narrator describe your characters physical appearance? (Looks, clothes, bearing, etc.)
Use at least one quotation (& cite the line number!)

How does the narrator describe your characters personality?

Use at least one quotation (& cite the line number!)

Where does this person fit on the social ladder? (Nobility Peasant) Who would you pick to play this character in a movie? What is your overall impression of this character? (One complete sentence).

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 01 BELLWORK

What do you think women want, more than anything else?
Write what you think women want, and explain why you think this.

Are womens desires (in general) different from mens desires (in general)? Why or why not?

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06 BELLWORK

What is a memoir? What is the difference between a memoir and an autobiography?

Answer in sentences OR in a venn diagram

Why do you think memoirs are so popular these days?

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 BELLWORK

Make a list of issues and social problems that are related to your book. (Example: alcoholism, child neglect, civil rights, unemployment, etc.) What search terms might you use to look for articles on these topics? Have you ever researched any of these issues before? If so, which ones? What class was this research for? Example:
Issue: eating disorders
Search terms: anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder, healthy body image, thinspiration, thigh gap

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 BELLWORK

What do you think of your book so far? Write about what you like and dislike about your book.
What can you relate to in your book?

What is foreign to you?

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 BELLWORK

Read page 31, & the top of page 32 of Frames of Mind. Based on what you have read, write a definition of analysis in your own words.
Analysis is____________________________ Or To analyze is to__________________________________

How can this definition of analysis help you improve your dialectical journal?

ANALYZING A PICTURE

What are the parts of a picture? What components can we break an image into?