For Monday's class, you are to answer the free response prompt (Choose a novel or play in which cultural, physical, or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character) in a handwritten essay. You are not allowed to use any of the texts in the rangefinders packet, and you should limit yourself to approximately one hour for the writing. We will peer review/evaluate during Monday's class. Since you don't need a text with you, everyone can write this essay!
Meanwhile...
2: We evaluated the rangefinders with the stunning example of free responsing (just made up the verb for this blog) with Crime & Punishment.
4: We started the first 3 sections of Beowulf and have already picked up on our sympathy for our that fiendish descendant of Cain, the juxtaposition of light/dark, God/devil, man/monster, and hero's imminent arrival. The rest of the Beowulf/Grendel section needs to be read for the block day.
7: After vocab experts, we broke into groups to read about the Anglo-Saxons culture, and then groups shared their notes in order to make a class list of cultural characteristics, which we will be returning to several times during our upcoming readings. To prep for our block day, read through Beowulf in the textbook, taking notes, of course, in how the scop is conveying the story, characterization, allusions, diction choice, and the like.
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