1. Speech Outlines, Beowulf Vocabulary and the
Characteristics of an Epic Poem
September 7, 2017

2. Agenda 9/7 Bell Work-Knight Time Sign up/assignments upload
Warm-Up- “What to Remember”
Speech Development-Closing Statements
Kenning Practice-I.D. Kennings in “The Wanderer”
Vocabulary from Literature-Beowulf
Closure

3. Daily Objectives
REVISE and EDIT your conclusion.
Identify Kennings in “The Wanderer”. Close Read Epic Poetry Excerpts. Knight time sign up is on my weebly! Homework: Make sure all classwork is submitted Books Due by Friday 9/8 Final Speech Outline Due 9/8 15 Hours of service due 10/20

4. Essential Questions
What are the steps to Re-Stating your thesis statement?
What are the features of a strong concluding statement?
What are the characteristics and types of kennings?

5. List THREE things you want the audience to THINK, DO, FEEL, or REMEMBER about your speech/topic after you leave: 1. 2. 3.
Warm-UP
What do you want your audience to remember about your speech after you leave the room?

6. Speech Development
-Revisit your primary source (junior research paper) and synthesize information from the paper into the speech.
-Research additional data and a visual aid for use in your speech.
-Revise and edit the language of your speech to make it appropriate for the medium and your audience.

7. Conclusions/Closing Statements
The following are some potential strategies to close your speeches effectively:
Bookend Close-refer back to the “hook” to come full circle.
Challenge Close-Provide a “call to action” for the audience.
Echo Close-focus on a specific word or phrase and use repetition for emphasis.
Anecdote/Quotation Close-use a researched story or quotation that relates to your topic.

8. The Wanderer
p.108
Kennings practice

9. Kenning Practice 1-
Close read “The Wanderer” for 2 examples of each type of kenning (individual)
Kenning Type
Example (Direct Quote)
What is being described?
Open
Hyphenated
Possessive
Prepositional
Two examples for each

10. Close read “The Wanderer” for examples of kennings (GROUP)
Kenning Practice 2-
Close read “The Wanderer” for examples of kennings (GROUP)
Kenning Type
Example (Direct Quote)
What is being described?
Open
Hyphenated
Possessive
Prepositional

11. Vocabulary in Context Vocabulary Context Strategies:
Identify key context words in the sentence.
Use your own word to fill in the blank.
Know the part of speech needed in the blank.

12. Use The Context Strategies To Fill in the Blanks:
Beowulf opens with a generous king who gives __________ to his people including building a spectacular hall in their honor.
Grendel, the epic’s angry antagonist, attacks the Danish people because he is __________ by his exclusion from their joyful celebrations.
The brave Danes are reduced to fearful pawns as they __________ from Grendel’s vicious attacks, eventually closing the great hall altogether.
Bold and __________, Beowulf arrives in Denmark determined to rid the Danish people of their nightmare under any circumstances.