Seniors 1/6/16

Seniors

1. I can list three groups of people who invaded the British Isles between 49 and 1066.
2. I can give three examples of films or books I've seen or read structured as frame narratives.
3. I can give three reasons why Canterbury Cathedral was a "draw" for medieval pilgrims based on the documentary from class.

Agenda

1. Bathroom passes + return vocabulary cards
2. Go over learning targets for the day
3. Check Syllabi (for 5 points Extra Credit)
4. Read pages 4 and 5 in the textbook and make a timeline with 8 entries form the text on the pages (Do not simply re-write the timeline at the bottom of the page) Turn in for credit.
5. Background information about Canterbury Cathedral and Thomas a Becket (see video)

Alabama Course of Study

2.) Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. [RL.11-12.2]

5.) Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. [RL.11-12.5]

8.) Demonstrate knowledge of foundational works of European literature with a concentration in British literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. [RL.11-12.9] (Alabama)