Unit 1:

Epic Heroes/ Moral Tales

Unit 1: Readings

  1. Beowulf
  2. Iliad
  3. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  4. Ramayana
  5. The Canterbury Tales
    1. The Prologue
    2. The Pardoner's Tale
    3. The Wife of Bath

Characteristic of an Epic Hero

  1. The hero, generally male, is of noble birth or high position, and often of great historical or legendary importance.
  2. The hero’s character traits reflect important ideals of his society.
  3. The hero performs courageous-sometimes even superhuman – deeds that reflect the values of the era.
  4. The actions of the hero often determine the fate of a nation or group of people.
  5. The setting is vast in scope, often involving more than one nation.
  6. The poet uses formal diction and serious tone.
  7. Major characters often deliver long, formal speeches.
  8. The plot is complicated by supernatural beings or events and may involve long and dangerous journey through foreign lands
  9. The poem reflects timeless values, such as courage and honor.
  10. The poem treats universal themes, such as good and evil or life and death.

Seven Deadly Sins

  1. Pride/ Vanity Excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God.
  2. Envy Desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation
  3. Gluttony Inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires
  4. Lust Inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body
  5. Anger/ Wrath Manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury
  6. Greed/Covetousness Desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual
  7. Sloth Avoidance of physical or spiritual work

Character ANALYSIS: Writing Workshop

Assignments

Have write on the following prompt:

o Considering the list of Epic characteristics, explain why Beowulf or Achilles is considered an epic hero? Use specific examples and quotes to support your argument.

o Pick one character to focus your essay on

o Look through the story write down examples that you can use make an argument.

Essay do on Saturday 9 November bu 11:59 pm.

Writing Paragraphs

"The CANTERBURY Tales: THe Pardoner's Tale"

"The CANTERBURY Tales" By Geoffrey Chaucer (pages 111-166)

"The CANTERBURY Tales: THe Prologue"

Assignments

25 October 2019

•Complete the Vocabulary for “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” 154

24 October 2019

Thinking Through the Literature

  • Connect to the Literature: Complete Sentences
      • What Do You Think?
      • Comprehension Check
  • Think Critically: 10-12 Sentences each
      • #2 Active Reader: Predictions
      • #6
  • Extend Interpretations: ½ page answer
      • Connect to Life

15 October 2019

  • Complete the vocabulary for The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner’s Tale page 141

PowerPoint

The Canterbury TalesPardoner New

Audio

from The Canterbury Tales_The Pardoner's Tale.mp3

Assignments

14 october 2019

Thinking Through the Literature

    • Connect to the Literature: Complete sentences
        • What Do You Think?
        • Comprehension Check.
    • Think Critically: 8-11 sentence paragraph
        • 3 & 5
    • Extend Interpretations:
        • 8 (1/2 page answer)

Quiz on story Tomorrow

Quiz on Characters Wednesday

10 October 2019

  • Read from "Merchant" to "Manciple"
    • Complete t-notes and active reader

9 October 2019

  • Read from the "Nun" to "Friar".
    • Complete t-notes and active reader

8 October 2019

  • Read and take t-notes on the "Prepare to Read" and pages 113-116

7 October 2019

  • Read and take T-notes on:
    • Author Study: Geoffrey Chaucer p. 107-110

4 October 2019

  • Complete the vocabulary for:
    • The Prologue: The Canterbury Tales p.111

PowerPoint

The Canterbury Tales Prologue (1).pptx

Audio

from The Canterbury Tales.mp3

from "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (pages 209-221)

Assignments

3 October 2019

  • Take Quiz
  • “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” is an Arthurian Romance, but it also depicts many epic characteristics.
      • Look over the 5 epic characteristics on page 29
      • decide which ones are depicted in the story.
      • For each, identify the page and scene, and explain how it depicts to the respective characteristic.

2 October 2019

Thinking Through the Literature

  • Connect to the Literature (Complete Sentences)
      • 1. What Do You Think
      • Comprehension Check
  • Think Critically: (10-12 sentences each)
      • #2 & 6
  • Extend Interpretation: (1/2-1 page answer)
      • #8

30 September - 1 October

    • Read the story and complete the t-notes and Active Reader

27 September 2019

    • Read take t-notes on pages 210-214

26 September 2019

    • Read and take t-notes on "Preparing to Read" 209
    • prep the Active Reader
    • Read the first two sentences of the story

25 September 2019

    • Complete the vocabulary for from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight on page 209

PowerPoint

Sir Gawain & The Green Knight.pptx

Audio

from "The Iliad" (pages 66-80)

Assignments

23 September 2019

Thinking Through the Literature (P. 81)

  • Connect to the Literature:
      • What Do You Think?
      • Comprehension Check
  • Think Critically
      • #4 & 6 (10-12 sentences)
  • Extended Interpretation #8: (separate sheet)
      • Write a formal compare and contrast essay:
          • I am looking for how well you can make connection between both stories.
          • Organization
          • Structure
          • Use of quotes and in-text citations

16-20 September 2019

  • Read The Iliad and complete the t-notes and active reader

15 September 2019

  • Read and take t-notes on the "Prepare to Read"


PowerPoint

Iliad.pptx

Audio

Clips from the movie "Troy"

These clips will NOT help you in the quiz. They are too different, but close enough to make sense.

Just how good was Achilles ?

Troy: Achilles kills a Trojan.mp4

Hector "fights" Achilles

Achilles vs Hector in TROY.mp4

Priam begs Achilles for Hector's body.

Brad Pitt Peter OToole I have kissed the hands of the man who killed my son Greek subtitles.mp4

from "Beowulf" (pages 30-60)

Assignments

12 September 2019

  • Complete the vocabulary for “The Iliad” on page 67,
    • The same way you did for “Beowulf”
      • Copy down the entire passage.
      • Do not cut them short!
      • Period to period

11 September 2019

Thinking Through the Literature p. 63

    • Connect to the Literature: Complete sentences
        • What Do You Think?
        • Comprehension Check
    • Think Critically:
        • 2, 4, & 6 [ 10-12 sentences per answer]
    • Extend Interpretation:
        • 8 [ ½ page] or [1 page= wide-ruled paper]

10 September 2019

  • Read and take t-notes on:
    • "The Death of Beowulf" pages 56-59
    • "Mourning Beowulf" page 60
  • T-notes and Active Reader due tomorrow.

9 September 2019

  • Read and take t-notes on "Beowulf's Last Battle" pages 52-55

6 September 2019

    • Read and complete the t-notes on
      • "Grendel's Mother" pages 45-46
      • "The Battle with Grendel's Mother" Pages 47-51
    • Add to your t-notes: "Thinking Through the LIterature" page 51

5 September 2019

  1. Read to page 44
  2. On a separate sheet)
      1. Thinking Through the Literature [44]
      2. 1-4
      3. Well developed answers.
        1. 8-10 sentences each
  3. •Due tomorrow
      1. TTL Questions:
      2. T-notes
      3. Complete the Active Reader (at least 6)
      4. List of characteristics are on page 29

3 September 2019

Read pages 33-35 and complete the t-notes questions.

30 August 2019

Read and take notes on the "Preparing to Read" and prepare Active Reader

29 August 2019

•Complete the vocabulary for “Beowulf” on page 30

28 August 2019

•Identify the Epic Hero characteristics used in the video clip and explain

27 August 2019

•Read and take T-notes on pages 18-26

"The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of bath's Tale" (155-166)

Assignments

PowerPoint

The Wife of Bath's Tale

Audio

from The Canterbury Tales_The Wife of Bath's Tale.mp3