Happy Wednesday! September 19, 2012

1. Happy Wednesday! September 19, 2012 Enter the classroom quietly. Place your homework (T-SAT/ Where I’m From) in the homework bin. Grab your IR books and read! Complete Reading Journal. (Check Monday!) Return books.

2. BeowulfVocabulary Previewing the Vocabulary resoluteadj.: determined. vehementlyadv.: violently infallibleadj.: unable to fail or be wrong furledv.: rolled up. lavishadj.: extravagant assail v.: attack extolledv.: praised

3. BeowulfVocabulary Previewing the Vocabulary: Activity resolute furled extolled assail vehemently lavish infallible Which Word…… • is often used in reference to a flag?________ • describes someone who is stubborn?________ • describes how someone might argue about a subject he or she feels strongly about?___________ • is a synonym for praised? __________ • describes someone who cannot fail?_________ • describes someone who gives generous gifts?________ • is another way of saying attack? ________ furled resolute vehemently extolled infallible lavish assail [End of Section]

4. Review/ Reminders Beowulf Quizzes from Last Week Our class website: http://englishwithmscohen.wikispaces.com/Our+Journey+Starts+Here+... Updates around the room Updates for procedures Due Tomorrow: Vocabulary Activity One Due Friday: Beowulf Unit Guide Summary 2 and examples

5. Setting When and where a story takes place

6. Stop and Jot

7. 4 Types of Setting • Physical setting • Geographical setting • Cultural setting • Historical setting

8. Physical Setting • Time of day • Season • Weather/Temperature • Indoors/Outdoors

9. Physical Setting • Type of room/building • Objects • Colors • 5 senses: • Sights • Sounds • Tastes • Smells • Touches

10. Geographical Setting • Country • Region • City • State • Neighborhood • Floor/Level (ex: basement, attic) • Rural/urban

11. Cultural Setting • Values, ideals attitudes of a place • Example: A church. What kinds of values or attitudes affect the setting? • What would happen in this setting? What wouldn’t?

12. Historical Setting • Time period • Year • Major events, transportation, etc.

13. In the Great Debaters, Culture and Historical setting is important to the book The Great Debaters

14. Group Work • You will be working in groups of four. • Your voice must stay at a whisper. • Student 1: Draw a visual of one of the 1st two battles in Beowulf. • Student 2: Find three lines from the poem that describe the visual. • Student 3: Find three literary devices from the poem that describe/ relate to the visual. • Student 4: Present to class.

15. Gallery Walk! • Feel free to leave post- it notes on other students’ posters with your comments or questions. • Keep in mind: How does imagery and setting relate to the mood of this section of Beowulf?

16. Exit Slip! Complete on a separate sheet of paper. Use complete sentences and evidence. During Beowulf’s battle with Grendel’s mother, how does the poet use language to add tension and excitement to the struggle? In what ways is the account of the struggle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother very contemporary? How does the poet create suspense in the narrative? Refer to line 526- 528. What symbols do the author employ here? Where else is this symbolism used?