Journal #17 - Describe your worst nightmare.
News Article #10 - Summarize and discuss how the article could be improved. Guest Speaker
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Students read lines 1251 to 1924 of Beowulf. They were asked to write a 5-paragraph essay on the following prompt: Write an essay in which you evaluate the value of vengeance in the poem. How does this value connect to the appreciation of courage and the pursuit of fame, wealth, and glory? Evaluate whether you think this value is sustainable. Is what binds the tribes together also what destroys them? If you are struggling, looks specifically at lines 1384 - 1389.
Students did Journal #16 - Would/do you ever fight your friends' battles for them? Explain. News Article #9
Students read Lines 1007-1250 Vocabulary carnage coffer bereft keens boons The teacher read with the students Lines 662-1007 and discussed the reading.
Students noted (word, definition, sentence from the book, own sentence) a number of vocabulary words that should be placed in the 'Vocabulary' section of their notebooks: Bane Baleful Canny Ignominious Lament Requite Students had one of four options for their homework assignment: 1. Write a 12-line poem about "valor" as it relates to this reading. It must include six similes or metaphors. 2. Write a 12-line poem about "terror" as it relates to this reading. It must include six elements of sensory detail. 3. Do a character sketch of Grendel. 4. Do a character sketch of Beowulf Students read lines 320-661. Created a creative lesson for teaching the class.
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