Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Review Letters of Application
Discuss samples of Thank You letters
OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion, students will have created a complete portfolio representing their skills, experience, and educational background for the purpose of gaining scholarships, internships, or employment.
demonstrate knowledge of and familiarity with the nature of technical writing and the qualities of technical style through resumes, letters of application, thank you letters, and scholarship essays.
gather, analyze, and organize needed data and documentation for the compilation of a personal portfolio;
interact collaboratively with other students to complete various course assignments;
interact with business leaders in the community through mock interviews to gain knowledge and confidence when pursuing scholarships, internships or employment.
demonstrate an understanding of computer technology by using hardware and software to complete various course assignments.
demonstrate time management skills by meeting various deadlines, as well as scheduling a mock interview and arriving on time, professionally dressed and professional in demeanor.
Tue, Aug 30, 2022
Explain Scholarship Essay
Hand out British Lit Textbooks
Review Contents in Brief viii-xi
Read and discuss Historical Background of Unit 1 pgs 4 - 9
Read in class Understanding Literary Forms -- The Epic pg 22
Assignment: excerpt from "Beowulf"
List Objectives at the top of your questions
Review Build Background (BB) + Set Purpose (SP) + Analyze Lit (AL) pg 23
Journal: Reader's Context pg 23; Short write and brief small group discussion
Read pg 25 - 36 Canto 14-18
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
Assignment:
Complete Reading through end of Beowulf pg 50.
Do Mirrors and Windows (M&W) pg 48
Do ??? 1-5 and Analyze Lit pg 54
Read "Grendel" by John Champlin Gardner pgs 51-53
Do Review Questions 1-3 pg 53
Answer Text to Text Connection pg 53
Objectives: After studying this lesson, students will be able to
read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a heroic epic focusing on a chieftain's battles with three monsters
understand how the Anglo-Saxon Period influenced this piece of literature
analyze and understand alliteration and motif.
Thu, Sep 1, 2022
Discuss Beowulf M&Ws and questions
Discuss Grendel questions and text to text
Watch Benjamin Bagby video
Listen Ballad of Beowulf by Tim Duggan
Assignment: (College Students Only) Writing Options, "Beowulf and the Ibn Fadlan Report"
Read the following essay -- "Age of Legend: Beowulf and the Ibn Fadlan Report"
Then follow the directions given. Post to Google Stream by Fri, Sep 2, 2022 11:59pm
Respond to classmates No later than Sun, Sep 4. 11:59
Objectives
Students will compare and contrast characteristics of the modern film The 13th Warrior relates to the ancient epic "Beowulf"
explain how the Anglo Saxon period influenced both Beowulf and The 13th Warrior
consider how the themes of each work relate to the Germanic society of its time
consider how the themes of each work relate to modern society
use the primary rules of writing using introduction, body and conclusion
Use appropriate format for writing such as font, font size, spacing, grammar and sentence structure.
* Research on schema theory and prior knowledge has clearly shown that students construct meaning by using their prior knowledge to interact with the text (Anderson & Pearson, 1984). Responses to literature are important to literature-based instruction. By encouraging and allowing students to respond to literature, we promote the active construction of meaning(Martinez & Roser, 1991).
Fri, Sep 2, 2022
No School