Wednesday, October 15th

Happy short PSAT Wednesday!

Emma got in trouble....again.

HW:Beowulf test on Monday

Type and print a conference letter
one for Smith, one to give to your parents, drop it in drop box titled your name
Include...

• reflection, purpose
• assess your learning so far
• where do you want to be at the end of the semester?
• how are you going to get there?
• how can Smith help you achieve this?

Make sure you sing up for Hamlet fishbowls

Happy long weekend!!!

Friday, October 10th

I'm extremely sorry this is so late!

Marie Paul visits!

1. Turned in Scholarship project
2. Synthesis essay on Monday, save in class folder
(Anglo- Saxon back round, Beowulf the story (w/out author), The movie directed by Robert Zemechus

3. Finish watching movie
o Beowulf returns to Herot
o Unferth returns with the golden dragon horn
o The slave, Cane, found it on the moors
o Queen talks to Beowulf’s mistress
o Flaming cross
o Unferth says dragon
o Beowulf’s son. Agreement broken now that the horn has been returned
o The sins of the fathers
o Beowulf apologizes for giving in to temptation
o Wiglaf doesn’t accept Beo giving having faults, loyalty
o Beowulf confronts Grendel’s mom
o Beo chases an extremely angry dragon heading for hEROT
o Rides dragon for a while
o He realizes the gem, soft spot, Welthow, horn
o Rides again, engages in deep sea diving with the dragon
o Welthow saves mistress
o Beowulf hits a raw nerve, kills dragon in the most epic battle
o B Cuts off own arm to kill heart
o B loses knife, rips out heart with bare hand
o Wiglaf saves queen
o Water cleanses, washes away his son (dragon)
o Keep epic tale, Beowulf dies, too late for lies
o Hero’s funeral
o Wiglaf is king, finds horn, G’s mom takes Beowulf down

4. Started synthesis
(Example: religion, women, epic hero and how it compares/contrasts between Anglo-Saxon Culture, Beowulf story, and Beowulf movie
Include 2 outside sources
How is the movie different from epic hero qualifications?
Definition, Anglo- SSaxons, Beowulf story and movie
How does B be epic hero

· Kills G and mom, fulfills royalty ideal, tale told, nobility, brave, loyal, just
· In movie? More tragic hero rather than epic hero (flaw=gave into temptation, greed, pride (Oedipus)
· Anglo- loyalty, Wiglaf is loyal
· Movie- sins of the fathers, would Wigalf give in, queen “love” loyalty, Wiglaf refuses to believe B’s weakness
· Unferth- as: converts from Nors Gods to God Christianity (religion) co Beo: unferth’s challenge questioning epic hero, movie: changes opinion, comes around (full circle, Hrunting= Unferth’s sword)
· Women? AS: important, having kids, still unequal Beo: Welthow? wise queen, Movie: Women defeats Beowulf (man) No procreating, Welthow can't have kids

Fantastic Friday 10-3-08

EWL Week 7: Friday
Homework: scribe, begin creating connections between cultural background and Beowulf.
Scholarships due next Friday!!

Next Week: Monday and Wednesday watch movie in class

In Class Today: Read Beowulf 14-17
Answer the ten questions at the end of the story.
Be awesome campers and we won’t get homework over the big long break!
Tonight:
Volleyball game at 5:30 at Cherokee Trail/ Football game at 7:00 at LPS

Mrs. Smith is gone....

...a very sad day indeed.
Wow, it's October now!
And we got donuts today. with SPRINKLES! : )

We also had a sub today--no Mrs. Smith. : (

We took a quiz on Beowulf, Cantos 1-11.
Then we read Cantos 12-13 which was a snap.
For those who were absent, our homework is to read Gardner's Grendel on page 36, but we had time to read it in class.
Also, remember your writing conferences from those in class essays!

Oh, and a note for Habitat for Humanity: if you eat at California Pizza Kitchen tonight 20% goes to Habitat---So go eat some pizza!!!

Happy Donut fun-filled Wednesday!

Wacky Tacky Wednesday

We got donuts today!! YUM!

The last Oedipus group performed their play and we connected the modern version the actual play.

We watched Mad TV’s “Can I have your number?”
HAHAHAHAHA

We got with partners and took the Beowolf Quiz.

Super Hero Day tomorrow!
Happy Homecoming Week!!!!!!

Wacky Tacky Wednesday

We got donuts today!!!! YUM

The last Oedipus group performed their play and we analyized it and connected the modern version to the real play.

We watched Mad TV’s “Can I have your number?”
HAHAHAHAHA

We got with partners and took the Beowolf Quiz.

Super Hero Day tomorrow!!!
Happy Homecoming Week!!!!!!!!!

Happy Homecoming Monday!

Notes from reading (p. 2-19, 47):

• We have gained democracy and personal rights/freedoms through the Anglo-Saxon ideals
• People who have invaded/settled the island of Great Britain.
  
• Iberians (ancient)
• Celts
• The first settlers of Great Britain
  
• Among them were a group called Brythons (and from this we get "Britain")
• Animism--everything has a spirit
• Priests (Druids)--the link between people and the spirits
• Women are powerful (Hoorah!)
  
• Celtic stories are very different from the later Anglo-Saxon tales
  
• Romans
• Conquered Britain under Claudius
• Built roads and a great defensive road 73 miles long
• IN A.D. 409 they evacuated their troops from Britain leaving roads, walls, villas, and great public baths, but no central government.
• Introduced Christianity
  
• Angles and Saxon
  
• From Germany and Denmark
• English language became dominant (from this we get Engla land, or "England")
• England did not gain any more political unification. The country was divided into several principalities with their own "kings".
• Unified under the Christian church
• King Alfred of Wessex (Alfred the Great) brought many of these changes to England
  
• Women had rights--they weren't "property" to their husbands. Christianity allowed for many opportunities as well (becoming powerful abbesses).
• Life was dominated by the need to protect the clan and home against enemies. Loyalty was essential!
• Creating poetry was as important as fighting, hunting, farming, or loving. Bards (storytellers) sang of gods and heroes.
• Christian Monasteries were strongholds of the religion. They also preserved literature (ex. Beowulf)
  
• Religion much in common with Norse/Scandinavian mythology. Despite the growth of Christianity, Anglo-Saxon religion remained strong.
  
• Odin was the most important (god of death, poetry, and magic)
• Thor--god of thunder and lightning (we get the swastika from his symbol)
• Vikings
• Normans
  
• Invasions/settling helped this area to become diverse in ideas and culture
  

Beowulf:

• This story is to England what Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are to ancient Greece
  

People, Monsters, and Places:

• Beowulf-a Geat, son of Edgetho and nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats. Higlac is both Beowulf's feudal lord and his uncle.
• Brecca-chief of the Brondings, a tribe, and Beowulf's friend.
• Grendel-a man eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or a mountain lake. His name might mean "storm" or "to bellow".
• Herot-golden guest-hall built by King Hrothgar.
  
• Hrothgar-king of the Danes, built the Herot.
• Unferth-one of Hrothgar's courtiers, reputed to be a skilled warrior. His sword, called Hrunting, is used by Beowulf in a later battle.
• Welthow-Hrothgar's wife, queen of the Danes.
• Wiglaf-a Geat warrior. He is the only one to help Beowulf in his final battle against a dragon.

HOMEWORK:

• Take notes (if you didn't finish in class)
• Make sure you come in for your essay conference! (On an off hour Ms. Smith has! Not your off hour! Per Ms. Smith)
• Anna and Shelli are bringing donuts on Wednesday!