Bellringer

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BellringerIMAGERY9 minutes

• Explain the IMAGERY that is conjured by two of
  the following descriptions or kennings
• twelve winters of grief (35.62)
• sorrow heaped at his door/ by hell-forged hands
  (35.63-64)
• shadow of death (35.74)
• shepherd of evil (41.273)

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English III

• Its a Hero Time Tuesday!
• February 21, 2012
• Mr. Houghteling

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BellringerIMAGERY9 minutes

• Explain the IMAGERY that is conjured by two of
  the following descriptions or kennings
• twelve winters of grief (35.62)
• sorrow heaped at his door/ by hell-forged hands
  (35.63-64)
• shadow of death (35.74)
• shepherd of evil (41.273)

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AGENDA

• BellringerIMAGERY
• The Beowulf Study Guide
• Identify KENNINGS, ALLITERATION, and IMAGERY as
  they appear in pages 33-35.
• Meeting Beowulf (pages 36-39).

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Reading Journal / Notes

• Every day we read Beowulf, you should have on
  your desk a notebook or notepaper onto which you
  will create notes about the reading.
• We will highlight certain things as we read your
  job is to write these down and study them as we
  progress throughout the epic.

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The Beowulf Study Guide

• In addition, after every reading, you should
  figure out and answer all of the questions from
  the study guide.
• This study guide helps you understand the poem as
  well as keep you accountable for the readings.

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Study Guide Answers

1. descendants of Cain

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• 2. Grendel will continue killing!

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Study Guide Answers

• 3. Grendels killing represents that evil or hate
  is winning the battle of good vs. evil.

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• 4. Hrothgars sad news was heard all over the
  world.

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• 5. Grendels hands are the hardest, the toughest,
  the deadliest because they were formed in the
  fires of hell.

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• 6. Grendel will always be evil he cannot be
  saved.

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• 7. The Danes

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• 8. Grendel HATES the Danes.

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• 9. Evil

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• 10. Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
  are all types of figurative language. Find some!

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Study Guide Answers

• 11. (35.90-91)
• (35.88)

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Homework

• Read pages 36-39.
• The Kenning Game is tomorrow!
• 5-Column Vocabulary Sheet for Beowulf is PAST
  DUE.

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