4th: 23 September 2008

Journal "Ideals": At the time Beowulf was composed, the ideals of the Anglo-Saxons included loyalty, valor, unselfishness, and a sense of justice. Those are still highly regarded ideals, but they are not the only ones. List four other ideals that are important to Americans today. Tell why they are important OR give examples of/describe them.

Journals will be turned in Monday, Sept 29. Remember, they MUST be in a composition book. I will not accept them otherwise.

Beowulf background:

• National Epic of England
• First epic poem composed in the English language
• Set in Scandinavia - Geatland and Denmark
• Herot - mead hall

Beowulf translations: Students read 5 different translations of the opening lines of Beowulf. They ranked them according to easiest - most difficult to understand. They then made educated guesses as to which year the translations were made (they had years to choose from).

Active Reading: Dave Barry article. Students made an MLA bibliographic entry for the article. They then read the article and answered questions that follow.

Homework: (1) Forbes magazine article. MLA bibliographic entry. Active Reading. Answer questions. (2) Found poem due Thursday.

Class will meet in computer lab 121 on Thursday.