Essay on Poster: Beowulf & Grendel

Due Thursday 25, 2008

You will create two posters on the epic poem’s major characters: Beowulf and Grendel. This assignment will assess your ability to interpret the author’s use of characterization and your ability to connect literature to real life.

Answer the following questions on a poster.

Grendel’s Poster

Literature is a reflection of society. What does Grendel represent in this society?

Beowulf’s Poster

What makes Beowulf an epic hero?

What does he represent?

Requirements:

Specific Descriptions

Excerpts from text reflecting at least THREE examples of STEAL

Brief composition answering the question

Pictures (Please no more pictures from the last Beowulf movie!)

Visually attractive

Creative / Unique

Reflects research

Here it is: Week 3!!!

Week 3 already?! Wow, time is flying by and before you know it, it'll be December. Yay!
So what should you have learned from these past couple of weeks? Hopefully the words goals and main idea comes to mind quickly, along with the words visualization and characterization.

We spent about a week setting our goals, which is a very important (if not the most important) part of success. You must know exactly what you are striving for and, why you are spending hours upon hours reading and writing and figuring out chemical formulas. When you know where you wanna be, it is easier to push yourself. so...

Set your mind on your goal and PUSH!!!!

So far we've been spending a lot of time on main idea and supporting details. Although this is not my favorite thing to teach (and I hate being tested on it) I recognize its value when it comes to comprehension. What's more, most of you can't state the main idea, yet. I'm confident you will.

But remember, practice makes perfect.

Please ask questions, come to me after school, do your homework, and push. . .

Remember time is flying by and when winter vacation comes, we'll have time to relax... yeah!!!

Think of where you want to be in just 10 weeks

Hopefully not here :/

So meet again

I can't believe I'm going to be teaching y'all. I'm so excited! You were my first students when you were freshman babies. Remember that? I can't wait to see you and see how much you have grown physically, intellectually, and emotionally. I feel like this will be a great year. Woot, woot!