THU, AUG 27, 2009
Pd4
1. College/Application Essay handout
2. Free write at least 300 to 500 words about an experience you had and what you learned from it. If you like the results, use the best parts for your essay. If you don’t, write about a different experience & what you learned.
Pd 2
1. Check summaries
2. Check passages 2 & 3 analyses
3. Discuss "gift from God" analysis: symbol & inference
HW: Due Mon: Copy & analyze Passages 4 & 5. Write intro ¶ and conclusion ¶. Look at the “Essay Analysis Form” sheet, front and back, for expectations about writing literary analysis essays.
Pd 6
1. Qz :Beowulf parts1-10.
2. Discuss imagery, allusions, symbolism (evil-what is it?), Christian and pagan elements (animism and Norse myths), source of the story and author’s nationality and faith.
HW: Read Beowulf pp 30-38 & 2 articles: The Mark of Cain & Comment on the Epic
