Olivia Hardison
• What is a hero in your eyes? What is an epic hero? An antihero? A tragic hero? A classic hero?
• No limit requirement as long on you answer the questions to the best of
your ability
• Literary Terms (MONDAY Define and Draw)- Central idea,
character development, climax, dialect, diction.
• Vocabulary Terms Define and Draw- Page. 40: Reparation,
Solace, Purge, Writhing, Massive, Loathsome.
• Write down what you learned from the timeline you completed
Monday.
• As much as you can remember
• Paragraph form or bullet form
• Vocabulary (Tuesday- Vocabulary only, find one synonym and
one antonym for each)- Page. 40: Reparation, Solace, Purge,
Writhing, Massive, Loathsome.
• If you do not know any off hand, grab the thesaurus and do them as a
class calmly and orderly!!!!
• Write a boast poem of 10 lines about yourself!
• Does not have to rhyme
• 3 lines should contain alliteration
• A caesura- a pause between lines
“Then, when darkness had dropped, Grendel
Went up to Herot, wondering what the warriors (caesura after Herot)
Would do in that hall when their drinking was done.”
• Two kennings- a specialized metaphor made of compound words.
• “So mankind’s enemy continued his crimes” (Grendel)
• In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac’s Follower and the strongest of the
Geats” (Beowulf)
• You are bragging about yourself!
Hail to my classes!
I, journeyer of the Hardison clan,
Born by the Atlantic Ocean,
Descendant of Wahhabi Indians,
knowledge-giver and wizard of words stand before you,
Bringing books of brain-broadness to bored teens.
• Literary Terms (Wed. One example of the word)- Central idea,
character development, climax, dialect, diction.
• Vocabulary (One sentence using the word) Page. 40:
Reparation, Solace, Purge, Writhing, Massive, Loathsome.
• Copy down the bubble map on the board and fill it in. Epic hero
should be in the middle and Beowulf’s qualities that make him
an epic hero should go in the outside bubbles.
• Rhetoric is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey
to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading
him or her towards considering a topic from a different
perspective. How does Beowulf use rhetoric?
• What is an autobiography? What is a narrative? What is a
myth?
• No limit requirement, just answer to the best of your ability!
• Literary Terms Define and Draw- Central idea, character
development, climax, dialect, diction.
• Vocabulary Terms Define and Draw-Page 21, archetype, myth.
Page 51, assailant, apprehensions, avarice, improvident.
• Write down what you learned from the timeline on Monday.
• You may use paragraph format, bullet format, or a thinking map to
demonstrate your knowledge.
• Vocabulary Only- Copy these down!
• Vocabulary Terms one synonym and one antonym-Page 21,
archetype S-prototype A-atypical, myth S- fable A- non-fiction.
Page 51, assailant S- enemy A- friend , apprehensions S- doubt
A- certainty, avarice S- greediness A- generosity, improvident
S- reckless A- careful .
• Create your own narrative using the following: the desert, wild
animals, a small pool of water, and a bag of bread crumbs (do you
eat them or leave a trail?).
• 3 paragraphs
• 5-7 sentences each
• Complete sentences
• Proper Grammar
• Name and Date at the top right
• Title
• Literary Terms One example of each word: Central idea, character
development, climax, dialect, diction.
• Vocabulary Terms One sentence using each word: Page 21,
archetype, myth. Page 51, assailant, apprehensions, avarice,
improvident.
• Rhetoric is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey
to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading
him or her towards considering a topic from a different
perspective. How have the two stories used rhetoric?