For the first week of school, classroom procedures will be discussed briefly each day at the beginning of class. The remainder of the class period will focus on academics.

M: The students will be introduced to the time period A.D. 499 – 1485 in Great Britain and the types of literature prevalent during those years. Read and discuss pages 4 – 5; complete Names and Terms to Know handout.

T: The students will discuss the background of the epic, Beowulf. They will define and discuss the terms epic and kenning, and read and discuss Focus of Literary Forms on pages 34 – 35. Copy Beowulf vocabulary, pg. 38.

W: The students will read and discuss Beowulf, pgs. 40 – 43. They will find kennings and discuss their meanings. The students will identify examples of pagan and Christian ideas represented together.  Group activity.

Th: The students will read pgs. 44 – 51 of Beowulf and identify and analyze kennings. The students will continue to find examples of Christian and pagan ideas. Students will set up their journals.

F: The students will review part one of Beowulf and complete its study guide.

ELA 12.01, 12.02, 12.03, 12.05, 12.17, 12.24