Twelfth Night Worksheet

I have had a few questions about the handout from yesterday.

It is basically a worksheet to guide you in collecting information about the play. You can't complete it all because we haven't read the whole play yet.

You are to locate definitions for the terms listed at the bottom (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) and also do a bit of research to find out what you can learn about the five-act play structure. You can find this in your textbook and also online.

You are to fill it out as much as you can (only exposition and rising action on the plot diagram) with what we were assigned to read. We will use that to lead discussion and participate in lecture in class on Thursday this week.

In class on Thursday last week, I assigned reading Act I and Act II (this includes all scenes in Act I and Act II). I have not assigned any further reading beyond that. DO NOT COME TO CLASS WITHOUT READING ACT I AND II.

Test Questions - Important

You cannot do questions #3, #5, and #14 cannot be completed because those items have been taken off your reading list. Please do not attempt these questions! Thank you!

NCLive Remote Password

When on campus or in a public library, you do not need a password to access the databases in NCLive. To access it from home, however, you will need to select your institution and enter its password.

When you have selected Gaston College as your institution, enter the word buckhear as the password. The password is good until the end of the fall semester (December 2012). A new one will be issued in the beginning of the spring semester. If you forget the password, cards with the login information can be obtained at the campus library or the Writing Center.

Conferences with Walker

If any of my wonderful Early College students signed up for conferences with Mrs. Walker on Monday or Tuesday next week, please see her to reschedule since those dates are fall break days. Thank you!

Class Recap and Homework for 10/4

Class Recap:

• In class today, we discussed pronunciation of Middle English vowels and consonants. Get class notes from a friend if you were absent so that you have the guide for this. Alternatively, you may search online for a ME pronunciation guide and find many audio clips to listen to as examples. 
• We read (orally) the first 50ish lines of "The General Prologue." If you are unsure of which lines you have been assigned, look for a blog posting later today that has everyone's name and the lines for which he/she is responsible. The oral reading of these lines counts as a class participation grade. You are not graded on accuracy, but participation and effort. It is an important part of the class to work with literature in the original texts.
• We discussed the structure of The Canterbury Tales. We also learned the meanings of some new words: "pilgrim," "misogynist/misogyny," and "experience" (ME contexts for all). Important - know the difference between the prologue of each character/speaker and his or her tale. 
• Homework reading assigned (Read before class next Thursday) - "The Wife of Bath's Prologue" and "The Wife of Bath's Tale." Try to gloss over these without assistance on the first reading. Use the footnotes and annotations in the text only. Once you have done this, you may then use NCLive to access an e-book (downloadable) to hear the texts read out loud, if you feel that would assist your reading and comprehension. You may also consult sites like enotes.com and www.sparknotes.com to find summaries and "modern translations" that will help you understand the reading. PLEASE, PLEASE, PUH-LEASE try to read these first before you use any aids.
• After lecture/class, we went to the computer lab to finish final edits on Short Essay #1. I gave out grading rubrics to show how the essays would be graded. I accepted any papers that were completed at the end of class. THE DUE DATE FOR THE FINAL COPY OF YOUR REVISED PAPER IS OCTOBER 11TH. Make sure you have turned in the essay by this date.
• The due date for your essay test is TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH. By this time, we will have covered the "Wife of Bath" and Chaucer enough for you to have completed the test. 
• You should have all of your grades back no later than Thursday, 10/18 so that you have an average.
• Please e-mail Ms. O with questions. Remember, NO CLASS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH due to student/faculty fall break. :) Enjoy! Also, please continue to check the blog for updates and helpful hints.

Class Recap from 10/2/12

Homework was to revise introduction. Copy and paste your introduction into a new Word document. Have two classmates proofread for you. E-mail it to me after it has been proofread twice.
 

·      Next, work on making revisions from the copy that Ms. O gave back to you. Correct everything marked as best as you can. Work on this throughout the class period. If you finish typing your corrections, you may go to the Writing Center to have a coach proofread your work with you. If you go to the WC, please get a blue sheet.

For next class on 10/4: We are coming to the computer lab. Bring your paper (it could be in a finished state, or not). We will take a few minutes to work on the computer and print revised copies if needed, and then we will move on to Chaucer, so please bring your book.

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