Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tues. Jan. 29



Bell Ringer:
List at least three major differences between the film Beowulf and the literature itself.

 Key Vocabulary: Define the words below.



Anglo-Saxon, epic, epic hero

Learning Goals:
3.) Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed). [RL.11-12.3]
13.) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in The Federalist No. 10). [RI.11-12.4]

Essential Questions:

How does one recognize Anglo-Saxon elements in Beowulf?
How does one recognize various types of phrases?

Agenda:

  • Students will complete grammar handouts from workbook pages 52-54  - Identifying Phrases
  •  Teacher will go over answers. 
  • With partners, students will complete questions 1-11 on page 42 in literature book.
  • Continued partner work: Students will give examples from the text of the literary devices used.Provide two examples from the text of each literary device: alliteration, foreshadowing, personification, simile, metaphor, kenning, and symbols . Include line numbers with a two to three sentence explanation of how each device functions as a way to help the reader.
  • The movie Beowulf - Students will continue viewing the film Beowulf, making note of differences.

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