Monday, October 15, 2007

Honors English 12 (October 15, 2007)

In Class:
  • (Group Work) Finished discussing/ answering questions on page 127 (1-8) in the text...15 pts.
Imagery Exercise:

Choose one of the 26 characterized pilgrims and at least two lines of iambic pentameter from The General Prologue, and illustrate these lines using Chaucer's poignant accuracy.
(15 pts)

HOMEWORK:
  • Quiz on the 26 pilgrims characterized in Chaucer's prologue. (30 pts)
  • Read The Prologue to The Pardoner's Tale
  • Consider which Pilgrim appeals most vividly to you

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My basic social character is that of thirty year-old, rambunctious and FULL of energy, 5’3”, red haired, green eyed, sportier of retro/ colorful clothing who lives in an old Victorian house. I teach Critical Thinking, English Composition, and Effective Speech at Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI), and I was born in Pittsburgh, but raised in Butler, PA; I was formerly a senior high school English teacher who taught British Literature to seniors for four and a half years at Butler Area Senior High School (BSHS, Butler, PA). I have been teaching college classes since 2008, when I graduated with my Master's degree in Instructional Leadership and English.