1. Welcome! January 22nd, 2018 Monday
Do Now
Take a weekly Bell Ringer sheet from the front table. Once the bell rings, we’ll watch a video, and you will have five minutes to respond to the question in at least five sentences.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Click on the link below to watch a video clip
Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:
Some people say that age is just a number. Putting your real age aside, what do you think is your ‘mental’ age? Explain why.
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3. The Monster’s Lair
Word
Connotation
Snake-like
Snakes are frightening and associated with the devil
Read the description of Grendel’s Mother’s lair with your groups. Together, create a T-chart. On one side, list all of the words that contribute to the mood of the description (eight words minimum). On the other side, list the connotations of these words. Remember, connotations are the ideas or emotions associated with the word outside of its technical definition. For example, guest vs intruder, or frugal vs stingy.

4. The Battle with Grendel’s Mother
IXL: I.1 and I.2
The Battle with Grendel’s Mother
After reading, you have two activities to complete
Complete the Beowulf’s Epic Hero Traits activity. Find evidence from the text to support Beowulf’s epic hero qualities. For each box, you need to write a short 3-5 sentence paragraph that includes context, a supporting quote, a citation (Raffel pg#), and an explanation of your supporting quote.
Complete the Anglo-Saxon Poetry Devices activity. Find examples from the text that prove your knowledge of how the Anglo-Saxons used these devices. Quote examples directly from the poem with proper MLA citations (Raffel pg#).