January 17, 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
Free Write Friday
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.
- Your Definition:
- Activity: Find an image that represents evil to you.
Activity:
1. Socratic Seminar
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
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.
Please use the peer observation sheet to track your partners contributions to the discussion.
Closure
Write a five sentence reflection on the quality of the seminar.
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