Today we will… read, annotate, and discuss Grendel English 12 9/25 Yesterday we… took Grendel Ch. 1 -3 quiz and worked on Grendel packet 1 Today we will… read, annotate, and discuss Grendel Homework: Read and annotate Grendel through Chapter 7– quiz on Ch. 4–7 Friday Grendel Vocab 3 flashcards due Monday

Daily Genesis Read Grendel – record the page numbers. Write down 2 similes. Note the page numbers. Explain the meanings. Write down 2 words that you do not understand. Write the definitions (see hard dictionary or your phone). Summarize what you read today.

Yesterday we… read, annotate, and discussed Grendel English 12 September 27 Yesterday we… read, annotate, and discussed Grendel Today we will… Daily Genesis – Imagery 2 Vocab 3 Flashcards Homework: read Grendel 4-7- quiz Friday

Imagery- 2 Consider: Analysis: Apply: And now nothing but drums, a battery of drums, the conga drums jamming out, in a descarga, and the drummers lifting their heads and shaking under some kind of spell. There’s rain drums, like pitter-patter pitter-patter but a hundred times faster, and then slamming-the-door drums and dropping-the-bucket drums, kicking-the-car-fender drums. Then circus drums, the cocunuts-falling-out-of-the-trees-and-thumping-against-the-ground drums, the lion-skin drums, then wacking-of-a-hand-against-a-wall-drums, the beating-of-a-pillow-drums, heavy-stones-against-a-wall drums, then the-thickest-forest-tree-trunks-pounding drums, and then the-mountain-rumble drums, then the-little-birds-learning-to-fly-drums and the-big-birds-alighting-on-a-rooftop-and-fanning-their-immense-wings drums… Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Analysis: Read the passage aloud. How does Hijuelos create the auditory imagery of drumming? How do the words imitate the sounds they represent? Hijuelos repeats the word then eight times in this passage. What does the repetition contribute to the auditory image of drumming? Apply: Write a paragraph in which you capture two different sounds at a sporting event. Try to imitate the sounds themselves with your words. Don’t worry about correct grammar. Instead, focus on creating a vivid auditory image.

Vocabulary Flashcard Format (FRONT OF CARD) (BACK OF CARD) Pronunciation POS 2 synonyms Word Definition Grendel Quote (see handout) Sentence using the word

Imagery- 2 Consider: Hijuelos creates the auditory image of drumming first by the sound and rhythm of the words themselves. The strong consonant sounds and the hyphenation give the passage a fast-paced, drum-like sound. In addition, each separate, auditory image evokes a specific, concrete sound. From the sharp crash of the slamming-the-door drums to the flutter of the little-the-birds-learning-to-fly drums, Hijuelos constucts his images with the exact detail needed to re-create the sounds. The repetition of the word then acts as another rhythm instrument, holding the drums in counterpoint. It reinforces the auditory image of drumming.

Yesterday we… imagery paragraph in the Daily Gen; worked on Vocab 3 English 12 September 28 Yesterday we… imagery paragraph in the Daily Gen; worked on Vocab 3 Today we will… Written response Daily Gen Read “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” Homework: read Grendel 4-7- quiz Friday

wiles (104) – a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device; artful or beguiling behavior She lay beside the sleeping king--I watched wherever she went, a crafty guardian, wealthy in wiles--and her eyes were open, the lashes bright with tears.   brooding (107) - preoccupied with depressing or painful memories or thoughts The bear irritably watched the dogs. Then others sang. Old Hrothgar watched and listened, brooding on dangers.

Yesterday we… read Beowulf: The Battle w/Grendel’s Mother English 12 September 29 Yesterday we… read Beowulf: The Battle w/Grendel’s Mother Today we will… Written response Daily Gen Continue reading Beowulf  Homework: Read Grendel 4-7- quiz MOVED TO MONDAY

Yesterday we… read Beowulf: Beowulf’s Last Battle Today we will… English 12 Friday, Sept. 30 Yesterday we… read Beowulf: Beowulf’s Last Battle Today we will… Daily Gen: Derby Write Finish Beowulf Begin Newspaper Project Homework: Read Grendel 4-7- quiz – MONDAY OGR 1 – due Thursday, 10/6