Monday, 10/20/14: Gawain

* Open
  • Grammar review; copy and choose thy verb cleverly:
    • The number of people with wheat allergies (has or have) increased in recent years. 
    • A number of my friends (has or have) decided to eat seaweed.  
    • More Practice: ChompChomp! Screen time? 

* Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Part IV: Journal 11: 3 Sentences of Three or More for Each (due Tuesday)

  1. Note elements of the story you find interesting.  What is the style like?  How does the author describe things?
  2. Identify potential symbols in the story.  What makes you think this (item, color, location, character, etc.) is symbolic?  What might it symbolize?  If you have found nothing symbolic by the end of the poem, you should do some rereading. 
  3. Since numerology had an enormous impact on and in medieval and Renaissance works, take note of any numerological elements (also, check out the link here to help you make sense of numerological meanings in the poem). You won't find a great deal here...but the subtle reader will find a few instances.
  4. Note juxtapositions you encounter in the narrative and consider their dramatic effect. 
  5. How do Beowulf and Gawain compare, both as heroes and as examples of the heroic narrative?  
  6. What is effects does the bob and wheel have in this chivalric romance?
  7. Which AP Open Essay Prompts would work well with this narrative? 
 HW: Journal 11

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