August 28

JOURNAL TOPIC: ["Twenty Questions" by The Beastie Boys; "Philosophers Stone" by Van Morrison]

Reflect for a moment on your study of Beowulf. Summarize the knowledge you have acquired, describe your thought process and experience of gathering information, and list any questions you have.

AGENDA:
1. Journal/turn in resumes (BTW, does anyone know how to insert accent marks in blogger? It's a little embarrassing to keep typing REH-zu-may as ree-ZOOM.)
2. Vocabulary
3. Beowulf mastery exchange: characterization, literary elements, themes

HW:
1. 15-30 mins. study vocab
2. Read "The Beginnings of English" in textbook (p.12); fair game for quiz Friday