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12th GRADE—WEEKLY SNAPSHOT—UPDATED DAILY! 
Tuesday-Friday, September 22-25, 2015
ENTRY TASK:
If applicable, turn in the following assignment:
 College Essay/Personal Statement
CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK:
SENIOR TEXTBOOK
 OVERVIEW: CONTENTS (p viii-xxiii)
 PREVIEW: The Anglo-Saxons—449-1066 (p 1-16)
T-W. Read/Outline sections.
TH.
Team-Teach—Assign Teams/Sections; Create Visual.
[Additional document will be provided.]
F.
Team-Teach. 
Monday, September 28, 2015
ENTRY TASK:
If applicable, turn in the following assignment:
 College Essay/Personal Statement
 Anglo-Saxon Notes
CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK:
Present college essays/personal statements!
[Peer Feedback and Participation Points]
AND
SENIOR TEXTBOOK; READ pp. 16-20
 P. 16
Quickwrite—Respond thoughtfully.
[Use Anglo-Saxon text pages/notes.]
 P. 17-19
Read/Outline briefly.
[Student Presentation to follow]
 P. 20
Beowulf—read; outline main points
Reading Focus—read; outline main points
Quickwrite—read; follow directions
Elements of Literature—read; define: epic & epic hero
ALSO:
Words to Own (10)—locate throughout text and define!
NOTE:
Tomorrow, we will start reading epic Beowulf! Readers needed!
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12th GRADE—WEEKLY SNAPSHOT—UPDATED DAILY! 
Tuesday-Friday, September 29-October 2, 2015
Entry Task
Have out the following:
Elements of Literature—6th Course (Senior Textbook)
This week’s work (Beowulf)
Be prepared to read/study Beowulf (p. “21-51”)
REVIEW
p. 18 Beowulf: People, Monsters, and Places
PREVIEW
p. 38 Reviewing the Text/Making Meanings
Class Work
Beowulf Reading Schedule:
Tuesday
Complete through p. 32, Stanza 7.
Wednesday
Complete through p. 39, Stanza 11.
ALSO:
p. 28 Connections—A Novel
from Grendel
Thursday
Complete p. 38: Reviewing the Text, a-e.
IQIA; Responses require textual evidence
[Include direct quote and line numbers.]
Complete p. 38: Making Meanings, 1-9.
IQIA; Responses require textual evidence
[Include direct quote and line numbers.]
AND additional analysis of the textual evidence
Friday
Discussion
Guest—Mrs. Sprick
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12th GRADE—WEEKLY SNAPSHOT—UPDATED DAILY! 
Monday-Friday, October 5-9, 2015
Entry Task
Have out the following:
Elements of Literature—6th Course (Senior Textbook)
This week’s work (Beowulf)
Be prepared to read/study Beowulf (p. “21-51”)
REVIEW
p. 18 Beowulf: People, Monsters, and Places
PREVIEW
p. 48 Reviewing the Text/Making Meanings
Class Work
Beowulf Reading Schedule:
Monday
Complete through p. 46, Stanza 17.
ALSO:
p. 47 Connections—A Magazine Article
Life in 999: A Grim Struggle
Tuesday Complete p. 48: Reviewing the Text, a-d.
IQIA; Responses require textual evidence
[Include direct quote and line numbers.]
Complete p. 48: Making Meanings, 1-10.
IQIA; Responses require textual evidence
[Include direct quote and line numbers.]
AND additional analysis of the textual evidence
Wednesday
Complete p. 48: Elements of Literature, 1-4
[Alliteration/Kenning]
Complete p. 51: How to Own a Word
Using Context Clues
Try It Out
Preview p. 50 Choices: Building Your Portfolio
Thursday
Discussion
Summative Assessment
Epic Hero Characterization—Details TBA
UPCOMING:
M-W
Film Adaptation (114 minutes)/Related Assignment—TBD
W, 10/14 Schoolwide Testing (12th grade—SAT)
TH-F, 10/22-23:
F, 11/6:
Senior English
Early Release/Student Conferences
First Semester Midterm
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12th GRADE—WEEKLY SNAPSHOT—UPDATED DAILY! 
The Literature of Britain
The Anglo Saxons, 449-1099 (pp. 1-16); Beowulf (pp.17-48)
Summative Assessment—Epic Hero Character Analysis
Review Beowulf, both the literature and your work.
Create succinct notes of the following in preparation for class.
Class Discussion and summative assessment preview to follow.
1. List the attributes of an ANGLO-SAXON EPIC HERO.
2. Outline the literary elements for the sections we studied of Beowulf.
Plot Stages
Exposition
Rising Action (Complication)
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Conflict(s)
External Conflict(s)
Internal Conflict(s)
Setting(s)
Character(s)
Point of View(s)
Theme(s)
Symbolism
Senior English
The Literature of Britain
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12th GRADE—WEEKLY SNAPSHOT—UPDATED DAILY! 
The Anglo Saxons, 449-1099 (pp. 1-16); Beowulf (pp.17-48)
Summative Assessment—Epic Hero Character Analysis
LEARNING TARGET
Character Analysis [Epic Hero] 
WRITING PROMPT:
How is Beowulf the embodiment of the quintessential epic hero?
Identify the intrinsic characteristics of the literary epic hero.
Explain how these characteristics are naturally embodied in the character of
Beowulf and as such revealed through the literary element of characterization, i.e.
the following five aspects:
Appearance/Words/Actions/Thoughts/Others in relation to him
ENTRY TASK (Friday)
Write The Song of Beowulf via Haiku!
Create Haiku for the epic hero Beowulf.
Reminder: Haiku has three lines.
1st and 3rd lines have 5 syllables
2nd line has 7 syllables
ClASSWORK (Friday & Monday—class; Tuesday—Library)
Write The Song of Beowulf via Shakespearean Sonnet
Create Sonnet for the epic hero Beowulf.
Reminder: Sonnet has 14 lines.
Each line has 10 syllables.
The rhyme scheme is as follows:
Stanza 1 (4 lines): a b a b
Stanza 2 (4 lines): c d c d
Stanza 3 (4 lines): e f e f
Couplet (2 lines): g g
Create a comprehensive statement that directly responds to the prompt and reflects
the content of your characterization analysis sonnet.
For example:
Beowulf is the quintessential epic hero because he embodies the attributes of
________________________________________________
(adjectives, qualities, traits required of an epic hero)
As shown through his ________________________________________
(Appearance/Words/Actions/Thoughts/Others in relation to him)
NOTE: You may create a second characterization analysis sonnet for extra credit.
Summative Assessment must be typed. [Library is reserved M & T, 10/12-13.]
Heading should follow MLA; sonnet may be creatively formatted but must fit onto one page.
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12th GRADE—WEEKLY SNAPSHOT—UPDATED DAILY! 
Wednesday-Friday + Monday-Tuesday, October 14-16 + 19-20, 2015
Senior English
The Literature of Britain
The Anglo Saxons, 449-1099 (pp. 1-16)
Beowulf (pp.17-48)
Class Work
Turn in ALL work related to our study of Beowulf.
Summative Assessment
Epic Hero Character Analysis (Sonnet + statement)
Typed copies of assessment sonnets due Wednesday.
Typed copies of extra credit sonnets due Monday.
[Presentations Tuesday]
Film Adaptation
Related Assignment—TBD
At minimum, you will respond to a prompt following the film.
How did the film develop the character of Beowulf?
How did it stay true to the text version?
How did it deviate from the text version?
Does the film version honor the basic definition of “epic hero”
as portrayed in the Anglo-Saxon culture? How and how not?
Is an Anglo-Saxon epic hero allowed to have human fallibility?