PPT-Grendel by John Gardner

Passages amp Dialectical Journals Chapters 14 Chapter 1 What is the meaning of life Is T H I S all that there is Images of emptiness Images of darkness Concepts Motifs of loneliness purposelessness and indifference. in . Grendel. The foundation. Man is a conscious being rather than a thing to be predicted or manipulated. Existence precedes essence. the individual is the source of all value. the individual is free to choose his or her own character. by John Gardner. Passages & Dialectical Journals. Chapters 1-3. Chapter 1. What is the meaning of life? . Is T H I S all that there is?. Images of emptiness. Images of darkness. Concepts / Motifs of loneliness, purposelessness, and indifference. Epic . Approximately 3,200 lines long –. Relatively short as epics go!. Estimates of the date of composition range between 700 and 1000 . a.d. .. genre . ·. Alliterative verse; elegy; resembles heroic epic, though smaller in scope than most classical epics. by John Gardner. Passages & Dialectical Journals. Chapters 1-4. Chapter 1. What is the meaning of life? . Is T H I S all that there is?. Images of emptiness. Images of darkness. Concepts / Motifs of loneliness, purposelessness, and indifference. Essay. Common errors in the . Grendel . timed essays, tips for improvement, and metacognition.. AM prompt. The Parts of the Prompt. “…uses literary devices”. “…to bolster scenes of violence and establish implications of said violence”. Chapter 6. Passages and Quiz Materials. Based on the following passage:. Create a dialectical journal.. Provide a . lead-in. Pull a section from the larger passage for the quotation portion of the . dj. Grendel. Chapter 5: The Dragon . Existentialism and . Nihilism. Existentialism. A philosophical school . of thought that presupposes the absence of . God [therefore a higher moral value] . and a total lack of meaning in life. . st. , 2. nd. and 3. rd. Reads for . The Battle with Grendel . Together. 3. rd. Read: CORNELL . NOTE TAKING . Essential Question: . Explain and prove with textual evidence which motif-good vs. evil, pride vs. . Beowulf Bell-Ringers. Bell Ringer - Beowulf. From either the . Grendel. or . Beowulf. sub-section that we have read so far, find ONE example of the following:. Kenning. Alliteration. Evidence of a Christian Monk narrator. Self-study Process. John N. Gardner, President. Andrew K. Koch, Executive Vice President. Foundations of Excellence 2013 Winter Meeting. February 22, 2013. Orlando, Florida. ®. Overview . Welcome. Who We Are. Grendel. ”…. What do you think will happen?. Predict the outcome with details.. 2-4 sentences. Make sure you have a book and your packet. . . Beowulf part III. Viewing Art. When away from the safety of their home, Vikings relied on the dragon for protection and good fortune. . Grendel. ”…. What do you think will happen?. Predict the outcome with details.. 2-4 sentences. Make sure you have a book and your packet. . . Beowulf part III. Warm Up. Let’s say you are bragging…... A Closer Look at Chapter 1 of Grendel. The story begins with Grendel at home in his underground realm watching an old ram stand stupidly at the edge of the cliff. . Grendel yells at the creature, stamps his feet, and throws stones at it, but the ram refuses to acknowledge him. . Alice Jorgensen. School of English. Trinity College, Dublin. Gliding through the shadows came. the walker in the night; the warriors slept. whose task was to hold the horned building, . all except one. It was well-known to men that .