General prologue, The Knight's Tale,
Wife of Bath’s Tale, Miller’s Tale,
Pardoner’s Tale, ppt on Chaucer and
medieval society, reading guides on the
tales and prologue, ppt on Courtly Love
in medieval society, tone worksheet,
theme worksheet, satire worksheet,
irony worksheet
Annotations:
See "Canterbury Tales Unit" under "Daily Work" in Blackboard:
https://oxfordk12.blackboard.com/
plot, setting, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, imagery, metaphor,
simile, alliteration, personification, allusion, theme, conflict, estate satire, hierarchy of medieval
society, rules and stages of courtly love, code of chivalry, characteristics of medieval romances ,
fabliaux, and exemplums, irony
Speech Unit
basic parts of a speech, strategies to combat
speech anxiety, parts of effective introductions
and conclusions, functions of transitions,
functions of introductions and conclusions
Resources
ppt on the Basics of Writing a Speech, ppt Introductions and Conclusions, Sample Intro
and Conclusion handout, Fear of Public Speaking Shut Up and Speak excerpt, Basic Speech
Outline template, Speech Transitions handout
Annotations:
See "Senior Speech Resources" in Blackboard:
https://oxfordk12.blackboard.com/
Research Unit
Resources
12 CP and 12 AC Research Project Specifications , Thesis Paper Graphic
Organizer and Sample Thesis Paper Graphic Organizer, Practice with
in-text citations, SPQ When and How,
Annotations:
See "Research Paper Resources" area in Blackboard:
https://oxfordk12.blackboard.com/
parts of an essay/research paper, parts of effective
introductions and conclusions, purpose of a thesis statement,
what constitutes plagiarism, MLA formatting (header, spacing,
font, indentation, in-text citations, works cited page)