My apologies for not sending out an e-mail before this with the homework for next week. Our family is hosting a fundraiser at our house for our son Ryan who is in Thailand with Youth with a Mission. The past two days have been full of cleaning, baking, and jewelry making.
Firstly, a reminder of the homework that was due for this Thursday which you should bring to class next week:
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Read to page 30 in Beowulf
-- Read the background information about Beowulf.
-- Bring to class 2 discussion questions for the assigned reading.
Notes for Next Week's reading and writing:
Because we will have read all of Beowulf, we will be discussing both individual sections and the book as a whole. The original assignment for next week was to write briefly about the heroic element in the story. I'd like to adjust that a bit. The major themes of this book are heroism, loyalty, generosity/hospitality, revenge, identity/heritage, and religion/pagan beliefs. (For a general overview of these themes, check out Sparks Notes and Cliffs Notes pages) Choose one of these themes and bring to class at least 3 specific references (including page numbers) from the text that can be applied to the theme you have chosen.
Notes for Next Week's reading and writing:
Because we will have read all of Beowulf, we will be discussing both individual sections and the book as a whole. The original assignment for next week was to write briefly about the heroic element in the story. I'd like to adjust that a bit. The major themes of this book are heroism, loyalty, generosity/hospitality, revenge, identity/heritage, and religion/pagan beliefs. (For a general overview of these themes, check out Sparks Notes and Cliffs Notes pages) Choose one of these themes and bring to class at least 3 specific references (including page numbers) from the text that can be applied to the theme you have chosen.
Assignments due Jan. 30
-- Finish Beowulf
-- 3 specific references from the book that illustrate a theme
Extra Credit options:
-- Make up your own Quick Write. Choose any topic and write for 7 minutes.
-- Make your own "Word of the Day" list of 3 unusual words along with their definitions.
I've made a new Dropbox folder for this semester's class. For those who are new to the class, all of the handouts (grammar worksheets, study guides, writing guidelines, syllabus, etc.) are on this site. I also attach any handouts with the weekly Class Notes. AND, most of them are in a format so that they can be read on the blog. It is not necessary to use all three of these sources.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Stay warm!
Mrs. Prichard
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