For Tuesday, November 19

Today, we read up through Chapter 18 in Beowulf.  Thanks for letting me read to you today; I love to read Beowulf out loud!   We will continue on Tuesday.

Mrs. Fox's AP 11

Pick up a copy of Beowulf, translation by Burton Raffell.  The translation is extremely important, so be careful with your purchase.  

You will also need to get a copy of Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe.  You will read this novel independently as we study Beowulf and Antigone as a class.  I will help you with a reading schedule and Study Guide.  I will get these things to you on Tuesday and get you started in the novel.  No worries if you do not have this novel on Tuesday, just know you will need it soon.

Write a 1 1/2 page letter home to your parents from Hrothgar's Court.  Pretend and get creative.  Our class has taken a trip to see the Danes and Geats gathered at Hrothgar's Court.  You decide whether Beowulf has killed Grendel yet or not.

We probably landed there in our 20th century clothing, so we will need to find garments to wear in order to "fit in."  What might have happened so far on our field trip?  What adventures have you and your classmates been on?  How long do you plan to stay?  Did you happen to fall in love while you were there?

Please do not answer each of those questions literally; I am just trying to get you thinking.  Use a kenning or two.  Write with some alliteration.  Include all your classmates.

Thank you for working so hard on your C.S. Lewis essays.  I am proud of you!