I think we can agree that the epic hero is not always the moral, sacrificial person that he is supposed to be! All classes are at different stages of the epic hero quest, which will speed up next week to move into the cerebral craziness that is Grendel's mind.
If you have yet to take the toolbox quiz, you have until Monday to do so.
2: We finished up our discussion of Beowulf, identified the Anglo-Saxon ideologies in the text, reviewed vocab for the quiz on Monday, and almost completed our in-class discussion of Gilgamesh. For Monday, you have the Iliad to read and note its epic hero qualities.
4: We completed vocab quiz 3, which will be our last foray into vocab for the next couple of weeks as we finish up epic literature, Anglo-Saxon ideologies, and your first multi-draft essay. In the meanwhile, you have "The Wife's Lament" to close read - I would recommend using the English translation for this activity instead of trying out the Old English version - and the first 4 chapters of Grendel. I think you will see quite the change of narration when Grendel takes over this version of the epic.
7: Once again, this is the hopeful conclusion to seventh hour's class today: we finished our Beowulf group discussion, identified Anglo-Saxon ideologies within its 13 sections, completed vocab quiz 3, lamented the life of 999, and started our Gilgamesh discussion, which will most likely finish up on Monday. Reading-wise, you will need to add The Iliad to your reading list and notes.
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