Engl 12 9/5/22
Mon, Sep 5, 2022
No School - Labor Day
Tue, Sep 6, 2022
Assignment: Watching The 13th Warrior
Notes
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).
Wed, Sep 7, 2022
Assignment: Watching The 13th Warrior
Notes
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).
Thu, Sep 8, 2022
Finishing The 13th Warrior
Working on essay
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 9, 2022
Portfolios Due
Assignment:: "The Seafarer" an Elegy; "The Wife's Lament" an Elegy
Read and discuss Build Background, Cultural Context and Meet the Authors pg 60
Assign journal writing - Reader's Context pg 60
Review literary terms mood and elegy
Read pg 61-65 "The Seafarer" - Reflect on Mirrors and Windows (M&W)
Read pg 66-68 "The Wife's Lament" Reflect on M&W
Complete Refer and Reason questions 1-5 pg 69
Objectives
read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate two elegies that express the personal thoughts and feelings of the speakers
understand how the culture of the Anglo-Saxon Period influenced these poems
exhibit and understand mood and elegy
compare and contrast the moods and elements of elegy in the two poems