Beowulf Journal Entries (To be handed in at the end of the unit!) Name: ______________________ Date: ________

What is a hero? Explain your definition and give examples. Entry #1 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- What is a hero? Explain your definition and give examples. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you agree that everyone should respect and follow a hero? Explain. Entry #2 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you agree that everyone should respect and follow a hero?  Explain. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #3 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- People should not travel to foreign lands to help defend its inhabitants against any threats because it is not their affair.  Agree or disagree.  Explain. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #4 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- How would you define courage? Give three examples of acts of courage that you have experienced personally. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________

Entry #5 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- What qualities do you believe a good leader should possess? Discuss leadership in our society. Name some modern leaders. What are the characteristics of contemporary leaders? What do we admire about them? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #6 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- What does it mean to be loyal? Tell about a time you were loyal or someone was loyal to you. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #7 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- What modern day “monsters” scare you? Explain ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #8 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is a reputation important? What factors influence a person’s reputation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #9 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Where does evil originate?  Is it intrinsic in people, animals, and monsters, or is it learned? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #10 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is generosity important? What does it mean to be generous? Write about or discuss the most generous person you know. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #11 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- What makes seemingly or otherwise “normal” people commit terrible, violent crimes?  Have you ever known a “normal” person who did terrible things?  Explain. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #12 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you think parents should get involved in their children’s problems with their peers?  Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #13 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you ever felt obligated to take a chance/risk on something for someone else’s sake?  Explain. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry #14 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Describe your worst nightmare. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write about a time when you were someone’s hero. Explain. Entry #15 Date:________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Write about a time when you were someone’s hero.  Explain. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________