In Class:
Journal-- What would go on your funeral pyre? What objects, materials, etc. represent you? What would you want to take with you after your earthly existence has passed?
Screened and discussed brief excerpt of video (14:08-16:49) on funeral pyres and Beowulf.
Discussed midterm plans and missing work make-up. Journals are due next Thursday at the end of class.
Reviewed the battle with Grendel's mother, focusing on Germanic heroic code, 'wergild,' and Christian superimposition.
Instruction on didactic texts, using "The Three Little Pigs" as an example.didactic: intended to teach moral, ethical, or spiritual ideas through storytelling.
Each student began working on an assignment due at the end of class on Monday, shown to the left.
Exit ticket: Which battle did you like more and why?
Homework:
Didactic Text worksheet.
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