Free Response Exam over Le Morte d'Arthur
Today's Learning Target: I can write about Le Morte d'Arthur in an organized essay.
Free Response Exam over Le Morte d'Arthur
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What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? Work on dichotomies assignment. Please turn this in at the end of class. Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? 1. Opening Assignment: More Alliteration and Kennings Practice 2. Dichotomies found in Beowulf. 3. Translations Assignment 4. Closing: Finish assignments. What is not finished will be homework. Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? A. Opening Assignment: AP FLASHCARDS 1. Chaucer's passage, "He feathered Pertelote in wanton play / And trod her twenty times ere prime of day," nicely describes a rooster's sexual relations with a hen. This is an example of what? 2. What is anaphora? 3. What is iambic pentameter? B. Finish reading Beowulf. C. Kennings and Alliteration practice D. Dichotomies found in Beowulf. E. Closing: Work on these assignments. Test Preparation
Learning Target: I can demonstrate familiarity with test formats and test administration procedures to increase my speed and accuracy when taking standardized tests. Practice MC Test Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? A. Opening Assignment: AP FLASHCARDS 1. To what does style refer? 2. What is an appositive? 3. To what does denotation refer? B. Continue reading Beowuf, beginning on page 45. C. Closing: Comprehension Check or Discussion Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? A. Opening Assignment: Characterize Grendel. Describe what you think he might have looked like. Speculate about his motives for his actions. Describe what you think his thought process was when he was fighting Beowulf. B. Peer Revision for Urban Legend (Author's Circle) C. Closing: Work on any of the numerous assignments for this class. Test Preparation
Learning Target: I can demonstrate familiarity with test formats and test administration procedures to increase my speed and accuracy when taking standardized tests. Practice MC Test Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? A. Opening Assignment: AP FLASHCARDS 1. The phrase "The night is long that never finds the day" is an example of what? 2. After Lennox describes an evening of storms and earthquakes (on the night of the king's murder), Macbeth says in reply, "Twas a rough night." This is an example of what? 3. As Huck Finn chooses to help Mary Jane and her sisters, the reader becomes prepared for Huck's decision to help Jim. This is an example an example of what? B. Begin reading "Beowulf" as a whole class. C. Closing: Discuss what we have read to this point. Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition? What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to these characteristics? How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history? Work Day for Task Rotation, Satire, Urban Legend, and Le Morte d'Arthur. |
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