- Beowulf
- Review Answers
- Begin
- Due Thursday
- Read and Annotate Through Line 1250
- Journal 4: Beowulf and Grendel
- What advantage does Beowulf have over other combatants against Grendel? Why could no other man prevail against Grendel?
- What does Grendel leave behind when he flees?
- What four treasures does Beowulf receive? What were the eight added to this?
- What should the prince have learned so far in the tale (lines 1057 ff).
- What purposes could the minstrel's songs about Sigemund and the dragon serve?
- Thesis Class
- Due Fri: Three thesis statements of varying qualities for your junior project.
Thursday, 8/30
- Continue Beowulf
- More background notes
- Read and Annotate Next Handout Section
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Friday, 8/31
- Quiz 1
- Readings
- "Caedomon's Hymn" (not yet memorized, though)
- "The Seafarer"
- Beowulf
- Terms and Notes
- Thesis Review
- Reading
- Note: we didn't get to the creative writing yet, so we're just reading and annotating for homework. No written work beside annotation will be due on Tuesday.
- A review of what you're reading in case you feel lost: After the battle with Grendel's mother, Hrothgar presents more gifts to the mighty warrior; Beowulf and his men return to Hygelac, their king and king of the Geats, in southern Sweden; there Beowulf presents gifts to king Hygelac and rehearses the story of their adventures.
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