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. 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. 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.. 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”. October 9-10, 2014. Bellringer. In your NOTEBOOK, write today’s date and answer the following question. . (2pts.). What are we humans solely responsible for? In other words, what are some things that only we can do for ourselves, and can’t expect others to do for us?. Grendel. : Chapters 3 and 4. Sophists. Sophists (In Greek “. sophia. ” means “wisdom”): Ones that are wise and that impart wisdom; . wise men. 5. th. Century . b.c. . (Athens). Sophists. Group of thinkers who taught skills of debate and rhetoric. 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. 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. SWBAT. . compose a thesis statement and outline in preparation for an analytical essay. . Review: . Beowulf and the Monomyth. Workshop. : . Thesis & Outline . Video: . Beowulf . Learning . Objective. © Big Brain Works, Inc.. GRENDEL APPLICATION SUITE. © Big Brain Works, Inc.. GRENDEL APPLICATION SUITE. © Big Brain Works, Inc.. GRENDEL APPLICATION SUITE. © Big Brain Works, Inc.. © Big Brain Works, Inc.. 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…... my.hrw.com. Username: ggruet1. Password: ggruet1. Beowulf. Warm-up: what are the characteristics of an epic poem?. Enrichment Activity. Take out vocabulary words.. Using your list of words, select ten that you feel comfortable with using.. English 10 8/31/16 Beowulf Anglo-Saxon period Also called Old English period. The Old English language was harsher in sound than our English and was written phonetically, with no silent letters. Anglo means English or from England. Saxon means Germanic or from Saxony, Germany. 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 .