1. Pick up Handouts 2. Get out Vocab Books— “Choosing the Right Word” pg. 27, # BELLWORK

2 Monday, January 26 th What am I learning today? ELACC12L1-6: Demonstrate the correct use of vocabulary and grammar in my writing. ELACC11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. What am I going to do today? Bellwork: vocab in context (unit 2) Immigrant Song—musical connection warm up CEI Discuss “Tenants of Belief” & Answer 3 questions (whole class) Literary Devices Share Elements of the Epic Hero group work Notes on Blue Graphic Organizer What will I do to show I learned it? Vocab “There’s a Word for That” Unit 2 due NEXT Friday 2/6 Beowulf Musical Connection assignment DUE THURSDAY Interview ANSWERS due WEDNESDAY 1/28

3 Friday, August 15th What am I learning today? Demonstrate the correct use of vocabulary and grammar in my writing. (ELACC12L1-6) Identify and analyze elements of good writing; engage the reader by including these elements in your own narrative writing. (ELACC12W3, 4, 5) ELACC11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. What am I going to do today? Submit work due today Bellwork: # VOCAB page 20 Introduce Research Project Activator: Connect “Immigrant Song” (Led Zeppelin) to Beowulf Continue reading Beowulf & taking notes! What will I do to show I learned it? Beowulf Musical Connection assignment Submit work for all stages of the research project Interview ANSWERS due 8/25

4 Musical Connection In a paragraph, connect a lyric from Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” to Beowulf. Cite sources. Use the sample paragraph on your blue “Musical Connection” handout for help. Paragraphs should develop with the following format: C--claim E--evidence I--interpretation

5 “Immigrant Song” –Led Zeppelin Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands, To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore. Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords. On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore. So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins, For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.

6 Musical Connection Assignment Remember to use CEI for in EACH paragraph: Claim: Should be your first sentence introduce your claim/topic sentence/thesis Evidence: 1+ line from song 1+ line from Beowulf Make sure to utilize Lead-in/Signal Phrases Don’t forget to CITE! Interpret: 4-5 sentences of explanation Connect the dots for your reader SHOW your thinking Be convincing! Other Criteria 1 vocab word per paragraph, underlined. 1 higher-level sentence, underlined. MLA format “Song Titles” (quotation marks) Epic Poems (italics) “Lines of poetry that break / On to the next line look like this” (47-8). Literary present tense Grendel rips (ripped) the heads off the Danes Revise & Proofread

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