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Friday, January 16th•What am I learning today?• Language: Demonstrate the correct use of vocabulary and grammar in my writing. (ELACC12L1-6)

• Writing: Identify and analyze elements of good writing; engage the reader by

including these elements in your own narrative writing. (ELACC12W3, 4, 5)

•What am I going to do today?• Submit VOCAB SENTENCES to the tray• Show Ms. Curley your interview Questions• SILENTLY READ INDEPENDENT NOVEL!

•What will I do to show I learned it?• Interview ANSWERS due Wednesday, 1/28• Choose someone to interview, compose interview questions,

conduct the interview and compose a narrative (feature/family story) based on the interview using techniques we analyzed in other writing samples

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1. Turn in

BELLWORK

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Groups! (4th)Kenning Allusion Alliteration

ColeWhitneyAndrewAmberAustinAlyssa HParkerBrieMichaelChloeMakaylaTyler

MannyCalebSamanthaTaylorCaylaSethRossDavinaAlexKelseyBlakeSarah

GustinaMatthewRachelElizaAlyssa RJakeMadisonMorganHayleyRyanClay

As we read, your job is to keep a running tally of line numbers that exhibit these literary devices!

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Groups! (5th)Kenning Allusion Alliteration

BenTrevorSarahJessicaKatieNickByronRodine

GabbyJarvisKylerYoussefLoganNadineJackKevin

IsaiahKellyMicahRaymondKathrynAustinJonMia

As we read, your job is to keep a running tally of line numbers that exhibit these literary devices!

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYsD4DPg4ls

Old English

To quote lines:

• “… him who of all the men on earth/Was the strongest” (364-365).

• “… Higlac’s/Follower and the strongest of the Geats– greater/And stronger than anyone anywhere in this world…” (109-111).

EQ: How is Beowulf an epic hero?

EQ: How is Beowulf an epic hero?

Let’s get ready to read!• On a your top sheet of blank paper, write the word “hero” in the middle. • As you listen to the epic poem, you will complete a "doodle sheet" (sounds official, huh?!), with the word HERO in the center, adding graphic representations (words, images, drawings) that connect to the poem

Creating Questions

• What, when, why, where, how• Progress• Proximity• Conflict• Stereotypes• Examples and anecdotes• Question Starters:• “Tell me about …”• “What was going through your mind …”• “Tell me, moment by moment, exactly what happened …”

• “What first came to your mind

when …”• “How did you feel when …”• “What did you see/hear/touch?”• “How did it look/sound/feel?”• “Looking back, how would you sum it up?”• “What does ___ mean to you now?”• Two Ending Questions• “Is there anything you would like to add?”• “Can I get back to you if I need to?”