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English 10ASeptember 22 & 25, 2017
Agenda - 9/22/2017
Collect Signed Grade Sheets & Hijab Golfer Article
Journal/IR
Epic Heroes and the Hero’s Journey Review
Beowulf
Literature Circles
Homework: Finish Hijab Golfer Article.
Writing Prompt –
My Heroes – 9/22/2017
Who do you think qualifies as a
hero? Who are the heroes in your
life? Why?
Beowulf Unit Objectives
Students will be able to recognize the formula for a heroic journey in
multiple works. They will also be able to clearly define what makes a literary
hero and be able to identify whether a work contains a heroic journey. At
the end of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge for the
following essential questions:
What elements make Beowulf an epic hero and how is the pattern of the Hero’s
Journey represented by various cultures around the world in various time periods?
How has Germanic culture influenced literature and cultural values, including the importance of weapons and attitudes about life, death, and material possessions.
How have different religions influenced literature and cultural values?
Review of The Hero’s Journey
Call to Adventure
Departure
(Enters the Special World)
Trials
Treasure
Returns and makes the Ordinary World better
Group Assignments – Block 2
Group One: “The Arrival of Beowulf”
Shannon, Nick, Eduardo, *Anthony T., Gifty, Frankie, Rene
Group Two: “The Battle with Grendel”
Alyssa M., Luis, *Wilfredo, Asia, David, Alison, Kervin, Johnathan
Group Three: “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother”
Joseph, Kevin, Amy, Tony, Johanna, *Alyssa B., Angelica
Group Assignments – Block 8
Group One: “The Arrival of Beowulf”
*Ashley, Harold, Jackie, Kevin, Josue, Heidi
Group Two: “The Battle with Grendel”
Davionn, Darian, Aysle, Marina, *Jade, Carlos, Anthony
Group Three: “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother”
Alex, Wendy, Madina, Corina, *Joice, Brayan, Addison
Literature Circles
1. Read/Annotate provided story
2. Discuss in your groups the following focus questions:
What parts of the Hero’s Journey represented in your part of the
story: Call to Adventure
Departure
(Enters the Special World)
Trials
Treasure
Returns and makes the Ordinary World better
3. Complete individual jobs
Jobs/PosterJobs
Summarizer
Questioner/Discussion Director
Connector
Illustrator
Vocabulary Enricher/Word Wizard
Travel Tracer
Literary Luminary
Poster
Once you have completed
your individual job, your
team must create a poster
that incorporates all of jobs
into a one-stop shop for
anyone that hasn’t read your
part of the story. This poster
should include the title of
your section as well as all
group members names.