1. Honors British Literature
Week 2

2. Objectives
SWBAT…
Check and compile information about the Middle Ages from the web search
Read a ballad from the Middle Ages
Understand how to annotate a text

3. Summer Reading
Hand in summer reading packets

4. Homework check
Middle Ages Web Search

5. Medieval Ballads Poems that were sung Tells a story
Popular entertainment
Ballad: “Edward, Edward”

6. More about ballads Characteristics: Tells a story Originally sung
Popular entertainment
Usually 4-line stanzas
Usually ABCB rhyme scheme
Usually syllables
Has a refrain

7. Annotation and Active Reading
Active reading vs. Passive reading
Passive reading is enjoyable, but what you read can go in and out of your mind
Active reading means reading with a determination to understand and evaluate the text for its relevance to your needs
What is annotation?
A conversation with the text
Enhances memory of the text
Helps to focus attention on what matters
Creates a record of your thought process while reading

8. Sample Annotation What sorts of annotations do you see?
What other kinds of annotations could you use?

9. Diagnostic Essays Look over your diagnostic
Guide to marks on essays—on course website
Opportunity to revise and edit your diagnostic for a star

10. Homework Read and annotate “Barbara Allen’s Cruelty”
Syllabus Quiz Thursday

11. Objectives SWBAT… Evaluate annotations of “Barbara Allen’s Cruelty”
Practice proper use of information for sources and citations

12. Homework Check
Take our your annotated copy of “Barbara Allen’s Cruelty”

13. Barbara Allen’s Cruelty
What themes from the Middle Ages can we see in this ballad?
What common characteristics of a ballad does it follow?

14. Evaluating Annotations
Trade annotated poems with a classmate
Use the rubric to evaluate your classmate’s annotations

15. Evaluating Annotations
What were some positive qualities you observed in annotations?
What are some things about annotation that are difficult for you or your partner?

16. Using Information from a Text
Summary vs Paraphrase vs Quotation
When should you use each?
Parenthetical Citations
Look like (author’s name page #).
When do you need an in-text parenthetical citation?

17. Social Classes Article
Read the article about social classes in the Middle Ages
Imagine that this was a source for a research project. Select 2 quotations and 2 sections to paraphrase. Write them out, including correct citations.

18. Article Review Quotes should look like this:
“Sentence” (“Social Classes” 84).
Paraphrases should like this:
Sentence (“Social Classes” 84).

19. Article Review
What did you learn about social classes in the Middle Ages?
Nobility
Peasants
Townspeople
Clergy

20. Social Classes: Roles
Everyone will get a social class to learn more about
Homework is to watch a video that will teach you about your class
Peasants: Terry Jones’s Medieval Lives: The Peasant
Nobility: Terry Jones’s Medieval Lives: The Knight
Clergy: Terry Jones’s Medieval Lives: The Monk
Women: Terry Jones’s Medieval Lives: The Damsel
Write down at least 5 interesting or important things you learned from the video

21. Homework
Watch video/write down facts
Syllabus Quiz Thursday

22. Objectives
SWBAT…
Demonstrate understanding of course objectives and policies
Learn about the Magna Carta and negotiate a class charter
Teach classmates about social classes
Use KWL charts to identify areas for further investigation

23. Syllabus Quiz

24. The Magna Carta
carta-an-introduction

25. The Magna Carta What was it? When was it made? Why was it made?
Why was it important?

26. Our Magna Carta
You are rebel barons (students) concerned that the king (the teacher) will overstep his (her) power.
You must work together to decide your terms.
You are allowed to choose 3 conditions that you would like from the teacher this year in exchange for your loyalty.
What conditions will you ask for?
Remember, if your terms are not reasonable, the teacher will either negotiate or reject the whole charter and continue on with absolute power.

27. Social Classes
We will work in groups with one representative from each medieval social class
Share what you learned about your social class with the rest of your group

28. Middle Ages KWL
Know: Write 3 things that you have learned about the Middle Ages that you do not want to forget
Want to know: Write 3 questions that you still have or things that you are confused about
Learned: Use reliable web sources to try to find answers to your questions or clarify your confusion.

29. Homework
Finish your KWL chart

30. “Helen of Kirkconnel” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRBRznHQPe0
Meaning: What is the poem literally saying?
Response: What do we think about what the poem is saying?
Connections: How does this poem connect to other things we know?
Analysis: What poetic devices are there, and how do they affect the poem?

31. “Helen of Kirkconnel”
Keeping in mind the different types of annotations, annotate your copy.
Annotations will be collected.