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Sorry this is so late, I had trouble getting on the site.

First we talked about the Coat of Arms assignment and were given three bonus opportunities. There were to make a Coat of Arms, with blazon and essay, for Beowulf, our class, or Mr. Lazarow. We spent the rest of class talking about English history which gives us a background for Canterbury tales. After 1066, French was spoken by the upper class, and English was spoken by the peasants. After the Black Plague a middle class, who spoke English, was created. Chaucer was in the middle class and he wrote some poetry in his free time from his job as a civil servant. His poetry was important since it was in English and showed that English could also be used for literature.

-Andrew Burke

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Hey everybody,
Today, we took the Canterbury Tales memorization quiz on the first 18 lines. After that, we were given the opportunity to recite the lines for extra credit. Everyone did really well, especially Ken who recited it in Middle English. Also, Laz reminded us that our Coat-Of-Arms t-shirts, blazons, and essays are due next Friday. Don't forget to do it!
-Sarah

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i hope everyones doing well with the poem..i know im not but sarahs commenst seemed helpful! today in class we went over shapes of the sheilds and what they ment. We went over reasons as to why they woudl change( marraige, disputes between families,new honors, new accomplishments) Mr. Laz showed us the NJ and PA sheilds as well. Our assignment FOR THE BLOG! (MEEEER) is to find the coat of arms for the colleges were looking at and talk about why whats on them is. Secondly, our assignment due in a week and a half (MEEER MEER) is to make a coat of arms for ourselves and put it on a tea shirt, with the blazon on the back. WEAR THEM TO SCHOOL! An explination (ESSAY OF COURSE) goes alongside the shirt.

Hope everyones studying is going well
kaitlyn

Memorization Tips

Hey everybody,
So a few people said they had problems memorizing the poem and I used to do memorization a lot at BC Footlighters so I can help a little. It definitely helps to break the poem down and memorize it in chunks. Do it 2-4 lines at a time. Also, it's easier to write the poem than it is to speak it so once you have it somewhat memorized write it over and over again. Once you get the quiz, your hand and your mind will just start writing it, kind of like muscle memory. Another important thing to remember is to make sure you understand the poem or else you really won't know the lines as well as you could. Anyway, that's all I got. Hope it helps.
-Sarah

Hey guys,
I was attempting to memorize the poem and was wondering what it meant. I think I would be easier to remember if I actually understood what I was reading.

HEI GAIZ!

This'll help!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE0MtENfOMU

I know it's a little late, but you still have time to memorize the Middle English version. Hope this helps everyone!

~Ken

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Today in class we continued our discussion about Coats or Arms. We started off talking about charges. Charges are a part of the shield, and are usually land animals, fish and birds, but there are many different objects that can be charges. Of course like everything else on a coat of arms charges all have meanings, especially animals. Such things as a tongue sticking out means that you are fierce. Also when making a blazon if the animal is facing to the right it is called "dexter" while if it is facing the left it is called "sinister".

Jordan Levy