Chekov's The Bet

Homework for Wednesday Night:

pp. 1003-1008

Song of Roland & Candide

Quiz:  "Bisclavret"

Mr. Stone read through the introductory material to the Song of Roland (877) and the selected passages in the text (879-884), providing commentary and explanation.

Homework:  Read pp. 960-966, "Meet Voltaire" and from Candide.  There will be a quiz over these pages at the beginning of the next class period.

Ragnarok & Bisclavret

Mr. Stone read through the introductory material (870-871) on Ragnarok:  the Twilight of the Gods and the excerpt from Sturluson's Prose Edda included in the text (872-874). 

The class viewed a movie trailer for Ragnarok and a youtube video about the Icelandic myth of Ragnarok.

Mr. Stone read the introductory material (886-887) on Marie de France and her "Bisclavret: The Lay of the Werewolf."  Mr. Stone read the first 115 lines of the lay (888-891).

Homework:  Students should finish reading "Bisclavret" (891-895).

Quizlet Sets Available to Study for Southwest and South Central Asia Test

Students have had a review sheet for the Southwest and South Central Asia test since the beginning of the unit, but Mr. Stone has made available four Quizlet sets for last minute study:

Title-Country

Author-Title

Title-Genre

Significant Facts

Surrah 12 Citation and Citing the Bible

“Quran: 12. Surat Yusuf (Joseph): Arabic and English translation HD” YouTube, uploaded by The Meaning of Islam, 29 January 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR611FNDTKM.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/

Don Quixote, Frederico, & Editing of Comparative Analysis Paper

Students viewed thirty minutes of Don Quixote.

Quiz:  Frederigo from the Decameron

Mr. Stone went over changes in MLA using Purdue University's Owl.

Homework:  Edit comparative analysis paper.  Bring final hard copy to class on Wednesday.

Beginning of European Unit

Students took turns reading the introduction to Early Europe (862-868).

Mr. Stone then turned the class' attention to Petrarch (919-921) and read the sonnet "Laura" from Canzoniere.  He described the characteristics of a Petrarchan sonnet.

Homework:  Read Federigo's Falcon from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron (926-932).