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. 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. What kind of learner are you?. Howard Gardner. Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero. 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. Summary. Drinking, singing, and loud banging were main staples at the Herot mead hall. However not everyone was enjoying the nightly festivities. Grendel, a demon forever cursed by god was not pleased with the change from his quiet life style in a cave directly under the mead hall. Therefore he begins to terrorize the Danes above coming in the night and eating everyone in the hall. Herot became deserted and it seemed that not even the king Hrothgar could bring Grendel down.. Phone: Gardner-Webb VolleyballCancun Vacation FundraiserPhone: Gardner-Webb VolleyballCancun Vacation FundraiserPhone: Gardner-Webb VolleyballCancun Vacation FundraiserPhone: Gardner-Webb VolleyballCa 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. 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. United Kingdom = England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. Celts (Mother Goddess/Arthur). Romans (55 . BC. Julius Caesar). Angles and the Saxons . (Germanic). Jutes . 410-800. Danes. Anglo-Saxon life. Johannes Vermeer, . The Concert. , c. 1663-1666. . Oil on canvas, 28.5x25.5in. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. (Stolen March 18, 1990). 1807-1869. French art critic, collector, and connoisseur. He is willing to risk his life in order to earn fame by killing . Grendal. .. What weapon does Beowulf use to kill . Grendel. ?. His hands. To what does the poet give credit for Beowulf’s victory over . Beowulf. (pg. 18 ). Beowulf. in Old English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7VTH8ii_8. Music Video. http. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBaSqO7n9U. The Monster Grendel. …. 1. What phrase points to Grendel’s evil nature?. 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…...