Mrs. Moore’s Senior English Class 1.Find your seat. 2.Complete the survey. 3.Sit by window if you need a seat. Welcome

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Levels of Education High School Diploma: Blackhawk School District  K-12 Associate Degree  2 years Bachelor’s Degree: Westminster College  4 years (Teaching) Certification: Westminster College  1 year Master’s Degree: California University of PA  2 years Doctoral Degree  Many years

Goals for Senior English READ WRITE GRADUATE

#2 Graduation Requirements (GRADUATE) 1. Cumulative grade average of 60% and above 2. Satisfactory completion of Graduation Project 3. The paper is due December The presentation is due February We will begin working on the paper in October.

#3 Grading Bell Ringers (Begin 8/27) Homework Tests Quizzes Papers Projects

#4 Required Materials Pen or Pencil If you do not have a writing utensil, I charge $.25 for one. Binder or Folder Notebook or Paper: Spiral Notebook or Loose Leaf Note: Keep all materials until posted in Power School!

#5 Policies & Procedures 1. Ask 1 st /Act 2 nd  Raise your hand and indicate what you need. 2. Keep It Clean  Demonstrate professional behavior at all times. 3. Keep It Real  Natural consequences will follow behaviors. 4. School Policy will be followed.  You are responsible for your own actions.

NO Walking Around Using Phone Talking out of Turn Entering Late Leaving Early NO Cheating Lying Lining up at Door Moving Seats Touching or Taking Others’ Belongings

#6 Course Overview (READ) Beowulf: Epic Poem The Canterbury Tales: Poetry & Short Stories Arthurian Legends: Poetry & Short Stories Macbeth: Shakespearean Tragedy Brave New World: Novel Tuesdays With Morrie: Novel & Poetry Dead Poets Society: Film & Poetry

#7 Course Overview (WRITE) Personal Narrative/Common Application Essay Résumé and/or Cover Letter Research Paper (Graduation Project) Literary Analysis Commonly Confused Words MLA Format & Style Integrating Quotes Modifying Quotes (Brackets & Ellipsis) Commas vs. Semicolons

British Literature Trivia Turn the survey over. Good Luck

#1 Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon 1.1. What day of the week is it? 1.2. Where did the names of the days originate? There are two sources. Saturday, Sunday, Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

#2 Unit 1: Anglo-Saxon 2.1 What holiday is on October 31? 2.2 What was the original “holiday” being celebrated? We still celebrate this holiday today. We usually listen to “Auld Lang Syne.”

#3 Unit 2-3: Middle Ages 3.l What nursery song ends when “we all fall down”? 3.2 What is this song really about? There are several correct answers or synonyms for the answer.

#4 Unit 4: Renaissance 4.1 What kind of joke incorporates the response, “who’s there”? 4.2 Who created this joke format? This format was originally dialogue from a play.

#5 Universal Application 5.1. What language do we speak and read? 5.2 True or False: England is larger than Britain. We are in English class.  England = English We read British Literature.  Britain = British

Trivia Answer # What day of the week is it?  Monday 1.2. Where did the names of the days come from?  Gods & Solar System Saturday, Sunday, Monday  Monday = Moon’s Day Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Tuesday = Tiw’s Day (God of War & Law)

Trivia Answer #2 2.1 What holiday is on October 31?  Halloween 2.2 What was the original “holiday” being celebrated?  New Year’s Eve (Gaelic Festival, Samhain) Hint: We usually listen to “Auld Lang Syne.”  Auld lang syne means “times gone by.” This holiday marked the change from life to death both seasonally and spiritually.

Trivia Answer #3 3.l What nursery song ends when “we all fall down”?  Ring around the Rosie 3.2 What is this song really about?  Bubonic Plague There are several correct answers or synonyms for the answer. The Black Plague or Black Death killed at least 20 million Europeans in five years.

Trivia Answer #4 4.1 What kind of joke incorporates the response, “who’s there”?  Knock, Knock Jokes 4.2 Who created this joke format?  William Shakespeare This format was originally dialogue from Macbeth. Shakespeare is credited with contributing thousands of words and phrases to the English language.

Trivia Answer # What language do we speak and read?  English 5.2 True or False: England is larger than Britain.  False The Angles called the island “Angle-land”.  England = English The Britons called the island “Briton”.  Britain = British The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.