Grendel and Lord of the Rings

January 16, 2020

Standard:

RL.11-12.3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.

Obj: I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of Beowulf.

Starter

Pick one archetype and find at least two characteristics about it. 

Understanding Personality

Vocabulary 

Word: Good

Part of Speech; Noun

Dictionary Definition: that which is morally right; righteousness.

Your definition

Activity:  Find an image that represents good to you.

Word: Evil

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition:  profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

1. Your Definition: 
2. Activity: Find an image that represents evil to you. 

Activity: 

1.  Grendel and Lord of the Rings

Grendel: Study Sync pages 11-14.

Lord of the Rings: Study Sync pages 60-64.

Today, we are practicing annotating.

Annotations Requirements

Circle key words and phrases.

Underline topic sentences or main ideas. 

Summarize at the bottom of the text.

Ask questions in the margins.

Define unknown terms.

Add any additional notes that will help with clarification and connections.

While you are working on the second activity, I will be coming around to check your annotations.

Questions for Discussion

Why did Gardner choose to portray Grendel the way he does?

How does perspective impact ideas of good and evil in these stories?

What can you learn about humanity from fantasy?

2.  Socratic Seminar Tomorrow

Topic

Heroes and Villains

Good and Evil 

Driving Questions:

How does perspective shape what is considered good and evil?

(Make sure to refer to the texts we've read in this unit, but you may also connect this to situations in real life.)

How does Grendel's outsider status relate to the themes of pain of isolation, good versus evil, and the dangers to misrepresent reality?

Explain whether humans become evil, or if are they evil by nature, or if they desire goodness, or some combination, or something else?

Preparation 

Socratic Seminar Question Writing

Review the document above.

You must create THREE different HOT questions for the seminar tomorrow.

Textual Evidence

You should have evidence to support your ideas.

This can be pulled from any text read in this unit and/or additional resources.

If you did good annotations earlier, you might already have good evidence to pull from.

Closure

Based on Grendel in StudySync, do you think he is the villain/monster or has your opinion changed?

Explain your response.