1. Get out Canterbury Tales packet

2. Vocabulary unit 2 – “Completing the Sentence” #’s 1-10 (pg. 29)

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BELLWORK

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Friday, January 30th

•What am I learning today?• ELACC12L1-6: Demonstrate the correct use of vocabulary and grammar in my

writing. • ELACC11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text

says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

•What am I going to do today?• Bellwork: Turn in Beowulf Musical Connections assignment

• Read independent novel!

• Submit 6 quote cards & 1 bibliography card to Ms. Curley today!

•What will I do to show I learned it?• Beowulf Musical Connection: TODAY Friday 1/30• 6 Primary Quote Cards & Bibliography card: TODAY Friday 1/30• Vocab Unit 2 "There's a Word for That": Friday 2/6• Family Story: Monday 2/9

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Musical Connection Assignment• Remember to use CEI for in EACH paragraph:• Claim:• Should be your first sentence

• introduce your claim/topic sentence/thesis

• Evidence:• 1+ line from song

• 1+ line from Beowulf

• Introduce all quotes with lead-ins

• Don’t forget to CITE!

• Interpret: • 4-5 sentences of explanation

• Connect the dots for your reader

• SHOW your thinking

• Be convincing!

Other Criteria

• 1 vocab word per paragraph, underlined.

• 1 higher-level sentence per paragraph,

underlined.

• MLA format• “Song Titles” (quotation marks)

• Epic Poems (italics)

• Don’t forget: “lines of poetry that break / On to the next line look like this” (47-8).

• Literary present tense• Grendel rips (ripped) the heads off the Danes

• Address ALL required content:• plot, characters, conflict(s), theme(s),

cultural values, STYLE

• Revise & Proofread