For tonight please read the intro history on pgs 1-10 in most of your anthologies. Please expect a real short quiz on your reading.
Your "skits" today, made my day. I know that it is early in the year, but it was nice to see some of you having fun while you were learning. Both classes proved that the oral tradition of storytelling still does not preserve a story....
Thursday we will begin Beowulf, and start class by taking some intro notes, and examining what it means to be a hero. Get ready for some bloody good monster reading.... and some sound effects to set the mood as we plunge into fear.
We will also be trying to create our own original monsters, and talk about what triggers our fear of the unknown, and how fear played a large part in early British Literature. Grendel is coming....... and he is hungry.... and mad........
Sophmore Lit.:
Tonight you will meet Holden. What are your first impressions? Remember to ask those around you for their experiences. Were they allowed to read it?
We will begin talking about vocab this year, and you will be given your first set of words. Remember, new words give us great power.....
Cover your book- you know who you are....
4 days where we can pretend that it is still Summer, and be grateful that we will get out almost a week before those who go back to school next Tuesday. Enjoy the great weather- but don't forget your Summer reading. If you have not read yet, there is still plenty of time- it is an easy read- so find a good tree and read!
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