1) Jessica receives an Introduction to Shakespeare Presentation Assignment where she is asked to answer questions about the Renaissance Time Period, The Elizabethan Theater, and Shakespeare's life. Using credible websites like Biography.com, and/or pbs.com, as well as historychannel.com, Jessica researches the above information to strengthen her ability to discern between credible and non-credible sources.
2) Jessica presents her research findings and we discuss each of the aforementioned topics, providing clarity and discussion when necessary.
3) Jessica is asked to watch the Academy Award winning film Shakespeare in Love, taking notes on how the film interprets the life and works of William Shakespeare, as well as what the film says about Queen Elizabeth, women's rights, Elizabethan theater, and the ability of literature to portray human values.

Discuss election types and the process. Focus on primary, general, referendum/initiative, and recall elections.

Discuss origins of political ideology and identity for individuals.

Review and discuss chapter 13. Focus on party identity, political identity, and polling.

Discuss reading from text on formation of political parties. Focus on the evolution in US democracy of parties and their effect on the American political culture.

1) Jessica is given time during class to finish up her Pilgrim in a wrap-up of our Chaucer/the Canterbury Tales Unit.
2) Read and discuss the Introduction to Elizabeth I Biography on pgs. 740-751 in the Norton Anthology of English Literature: How has the role of women in English society changed from our reading of Beowulf to the Canterbury tales and finally the Renaissance? How does the shift from Catholicism to the Church of England manifest the values of the literature of the period?
3) Read and discuss the Queen's 1560 speech to the Members of Parliament on the the issue of marriage and succession: Why is Queen Elizabeth so vehemently against the idea that the state has control of her body? How is this issue manifested in today's society? How does Queen Elizabeth assert her authority within this work?

-Types of taxation:
.direct/indirect
-Purposes of taxation:
.government's needs to serve
.legal basis for taxation
-Categories of taxes:
.income,social insurance,sales,excise,estate,gift,tariff,etc.
.describe each (levels of government using each type)
-Progressive tax;regressive tax,proportional tax,flat tax
.match each with categories of taxes
.decide which is fairest(?)
-If time allows: Chap. 14 test.

-Review previous presentation:
.private v public sectors of the economy
.role of govt. in economy
.the Federal Budget
.surplus,deficit,balanced
-Government action affecting the economy:
.emphasize limits
.taxes
.increased govt. spending
-Administer Chap. 13 test
.review and correct

Jess took the chapter 3 test on Describing Relationships.

1) Oral Quiz on the Pardoner's Tale: Who is the Pardoner? What does he argue is the most abhorred sin? Why is this ironic given what he reveals in the Prologue of his tale?
2) Quotatin Assignment: Jessica presents three quotations that she highlighted during her reading of the assignment, pointing out what she feels is the significance of each quote. Together, we discuss what each quotation reveals about Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pardoner, and the textual themes of the "Pardoner's Tale"
3) Discussion Questions: What is the setting if the tale? How does the setting contribute to the ethos of the story? Why do the three drunken men decide to kill death? Why is this ironic? Are there any modern adaptations of this story? What is the purpose of the old man that the three men encounter? How does this character suggest that age is a means of wanting death and discarding riches?
4) Song Assignment: Jessica searches the internet (and or her itunes) for songs that she feels best represent the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner characters from The Canterbury Tales. Afterwards, Jessica plays both songs and explains how the lyrics represent both characters.