September 18, 2019

Periods 1 and 2: 
To begin class, I shared the Anglo-Saxon Research Project Guidelines, a project you will complete prior to finishing the reading of Beowulf. Over the next couple of days, you should consider what you want to research. By Friday, I will post a Google Form that will collect your project focus, and it will be first-come, first-served.

For the remainder of the class, you worked on the Beowulf Mind Mirror handout. If you are absent, here's a copy of the Mind Mirror document for you to print. The Mind Mirror is due Friday at the start of class.

Homework: Read Beowulf pages 101-116.

Periods 3 and 4:
Class began with a symposium for the reading of pages 104-127.

As a reminder, when you are reading, whether in class or at home, you should be entering excerpts into your dialectal journal. Do not wait to be prompted.

For the remainder of the class, we read The Alchemist, pages 127-139.

Period 6:
To start class, you were asked to write (in your notebook) about one of your "food" experiences based on one of the items from your list yesterday. Who knows? This may be the memoir you decide to draft TOMORROW.

After reading "Steak" by Jim Gaffigan yesterday, you were asked to respond using this chart (also below) that should be cut/pasted into your Notebook. 

General Memoir Questions:

Date:

Text Title:
Author:

What is the focus of this memoir?
What makes this memoir seem true? Be specific.
What relationship or relationships are explored in this memoir?
What kinds of sensory details and/or description does the author use? Find three examples
How do you think the author feels about this experience? Why?
How would you describe its structure? Why?:

Homework: Be prepared to flash draft your memoir TOMORROW. Think of it as a two-minute story.