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Does the literature book count?

=Well done...the Irish revolt of the early 20th century was brutally suppressed by this elite group of soldiers noted for wearing black and tan left over uniforms from WWI. Though Nike attempted to celebrate Irish heritage for St. Patrick's Day, they inadvertently insulted the nation by associating a shoe with an American blend of two Irish beers that the Irish would never drink along with a brutal group of British Imperialists. Know your history Alphas; it is learned through novels, poems, plays, and non fiction. Nike's faux pas undoubtedly was committed by one of "us".= = = =For the nike thing is it that the new black and tan shoes used to describe British forces mistreating Irish. Similar to the term taliban or nazi. Heres a link: alex halsey= []

It seems Alex is right- The "Black and Tans" were a British military force that attacked Irish civilians to suppress revolution in the 1920s. http://www.npr.org/2012/03/13/148536624/nike-kicks-up-controversy-with-black-and-tan-shoes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans -Julie Donna

====For the Nike thing, is it everyone because the shoes would actually be harmful as opposed to seemingly innocuous and would lead to addiction. But then again, it could be offensive to athletes who love the endorphin high of exercise that Nike is claiming could actually be addicted to it. -Jordan Gilbert====

Bravo on the attempt Jordan, but no....the hintlures in the name....Mr Simmins

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1. They're also known as Honours of Scotland. 2. They are the oldest set of crown jewels in the British Isles. 3.The existing set were used for the coronation of Scottish monarchs from 1543-1651. Caitlin Schott p7

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**Stone of Destiny**
-Jordan Browning
 * 1) Historically used in the coronation of Scottish and British kings
 * 2) Housed in the Crown Room of the Edinburgh Castle
 * 3) Macbeth references the original home of the Stone, Scone Abbey, when he says, "...[we shall travel to be] crowned at Scone..."

1323664824132366482413236648241323664824 __**Picture of the Scottish crown jewels**__ -The Sceptre of Scotland and the Sword of State were both gifts given to James IV by the Papacy, the sceptre in 1494 and the sword in 1507. -The Honours of Scotland are the oldest regalia in the British Isles. -The base circlet of the crown is made from Scottish gold and encrusted with 22 gemstones and 20 precious stones taken from the previous crown; freshwater pearls from Scotland's rivers were also used. __**Morgan Fortunski**__ 1323664824132366482413236648241323664824

- fortress that dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position atop of the volcanic rock (Castle Rock) - currently owned by the Ministry of Defence - an important symbol of Edinburgh and Scotland, appears on the the coat of arms of the City of Edinburgh & the University of Edinburgh
 * EDINBURGH CASTLE (FROM BOTTOM OF THE HILL)**
 * Emily Ly**

4. Eilean Donan Castle (Julie Donna)



Hogwarts Castle



Map of Castles in Scotland





Here's to 7th period! This is a link to the __A Bug's Life__ clip "I'm Lost!" [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwat_47tU6o&feature=related__] This link explains The Fool's Hat of the World a bit: [|http://miscellaneous-pics.blogspot.com/2010/09/fools-cap-map-of-world.htm] -KB I haven't had a chance to peruse this website. It concerns the mystery picture. []

" Fortitudine vincimus" ( " By endurance we conquer " ) For hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success.
 * MEN (unlike steven plamondon and corey bagford) WANTED**

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** Syllabus English 11 Pre- Advanced Placement **

** British Literature ** ** Corey L. Simmins ** ** Simmins_c@fairfield-city.k12.oh.us ** ** 513-942-2999  begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 513-942-2999 end_of_the_skype_highlighting  begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 513-942-2999   end_of_the_skype_highlighting  ext. 512 **

What would you say to a guy who has studied the literature of London at King’s College University, read poetry in John Keats’ living room, swam in the English Channel and Irish Sea, climbed Scotland’s legendary Arthur’s Seat mountain three times, followed in the footsteps of Virginia Woolf’s __Mrs. Dalloway__, stood where Horatio Nelson was shot on HMS Victory and wept at his grave, scaled to the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral dome, saw the opening performance in Shakespeare’s Globe Theater, partook in a street performance at Covent Garden, hiked in the Highlands of Scotland, traveled to the sight of William Wallace’s “freedom” speech from __Braveheart__, was personally invited by British troops to attend the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace, explored Bunratty, Blarney, Caernarfon, Edinburgh, Tower of London, and Warwick castles, ate a pound of Haggis (sheep guts) just to show off, climbed Irish mountains in the Ring of Kerry and Glendalough, argued politics with unsavory British citizens, marched in 4th of July parades waving a British flag, boated up and down the Avon river in Stratford (the birthplace of Shakespeare), biked through the hills of Ireland, understands the rules of Cricket, cheers for England during the World Cup, knew who Eddie the Eagle was, made one of Queen Elizabeth’s “silent” Royal Guards speak, “danced” in the famed “Hippodrome” night club, demanded to get into Buckingham Palace to have tea with the queen only to be denied by two Bobbies, visited the graves of British soldiers killed at the Battle of Concord, wished that he had died with Scott, fantasized about marching with Shackleton and has dedicated his life to the acquisition of all knowledge that pertains to the empire that at one time the sun never set upon! Well, some may say, “you are a crazy, obsessed and deranged Anglophile.” However, I hope that you’ll say, “I want you to teach me British Literature!”

This weighted junior course is a whole-language approach to British Literature.Reading, writing and vocabulary skills will be emphasized throughout the year. Furthermore, historical background will precede each major literary period. The genre covered from English writers will include novels, plays, short stories, poems and essays.




 * Warning**: In the process of developing literature’s greatest class, saving the world, solving Earth’s problems, becoming a mountain climber and pseudo astronomer, and maintaining my secret British identity, I sometimes have a mental lapse between my frontal lope and typing hand. Any typo must be construed as a purposeful display of artistic license, a faux pas, or God’s will. I am partial to the first.

In the name of Horatio Nelson and all the souls drawn, quartered, and beheaded I plan to accomplish the following:

Units:


 * Summer Readings Unit:** __Frankenstein__ and __Jekyll and Hyde__


 * Anglo-Saxon Period:** including __Beowulf__ and “Seafarer”
 * Middle Ages:** including __Canterbury Tales__ by Geoffrey Chaucer along with __Le Morte D’ Arthur__ and __Sir Gawain and the Green Knight__


 * Renaissance Period:** including works by Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Spenser, Marlowe, Raleigh, and Herrick


 * Restoration Period:** including works like Jonathan Swift’s __Gulliver’s Travels__ and __A Modest Proposal__ along with Defoe, Pepys, and Johnson


 * Romantic Period:** including works by Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Burns, Keats, Coleridge and Shelley-both of them


 * Victorian Period:** including works by Tennyson, Hardy, Houseman and Browning both of them


 * 20th Century:** works including Forster, Joyce, Huxley, and Orwell

Complete Works:
 * Macbeth – Shakespeare
 * Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
 * Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert L. Stevenson
 * A Passage to India – E.M. Forster
 * Silas Marner – Thomas Hardy
 * Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift
 * Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
 * 1984 – George Orwell
 * Dubliners – James Joyce
 * A Mystery Novel – My Pick

Writing Assignments
 * Essay questions or separate essays for each unit/ work
 * College research paper – MLA style

Other = =
 * Intensive vocabulary study
 * AP test simulations
 * Grammatical/ Mechanical writing instruction

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