Tale Sentance Summaries

This is for the one sentence explaining each tale!

Canterbury Tales Test Review

Post any questions or answers about the Canterbury Tales review worksheet here!


-lu-

Creating Own Coat of Arms

Hey everyone!

I found an awesome website that is helping me with my project. It is http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm I hope it can help you too. If anyone else has any other resources that they are using that are helping you, comment here!

Heather C

Individual Analysis Presentations

Post anything here that deals with our individual presentations! - k fahey

Coat of Arms

Hey everyone! Post anything related to the Coat of Arms here!


-lu. l

Canterbury Tales-Prologue

Hey Everyone, this is for any and all questions to the prologue! Explanations would be helpful to all!

Information Discussed in class/ Last Minute Questions

Hey everyone! This post is for any last minute questions/ concerns! Fell free to comment on anything relating to the test on Beowulf! - K Fahey

Beowulf's Funeral

When I was reading, I noticed that after Beowulf died and the men came back, no one talked about him being dead. All wiglaf was talking about was how they were going to be attacked and different strategies. Was this common back then, or were Beowulf men just showing their fear of what wouldd happen? Chris C

study group for beowulf test

Hi everyone, I am having a Beowulf study session on this coming up monday after school for as long as it takes to be prepared for this test. If anyone wants to come feel free, the more the better! Please bring study guides, notes and whatever else you have that will be helpful! It will be at my house, 3 Cambridge Court, in north west estates. Let me know if you want to join!

Study Worksheets: Part 6 & 7

Page 6: "Another Celebration at Heorot"
Page 7: "Beowulf Returns Home"

Any questions on page 6 or 7, comment here!
-Heather C

Study Worksheets: Part 5

Page 5: "Another Attack" & "Beowulf Fights Grendel's Mother"

Any questions on page 5, comment here!
-Heather C

Study Worksheets: Part 4

Page 4: "Celebration at Heorot"

Any questions on page 4, comment here!
-Heather C

Study Worksheets: Part 2 & 3

Page 2: "The Hero Comes to Heorot"
Page 3: "The Feast at Heorot" & "The Fight with Grendel"

I am combining these sheets together because there are not as many questions on these sheets compared to the others. Any questions on page 2 or 3, comment here!

-Heather C

Study Worksheets: Part 1

Page 1: Beowulf & Anglo-Saxon Literature; Intro, "Prologue", "Heorot is Attacked"

Since the test for Beowulf is coming, I think that it is smart to make a post for each of the 7 worksheets that we got in class on Friday. If you have any questions that you couldn't get or understand on that sheet, make a comment and everyone will try to answer them.

-Heather C

Absent Post

Hey guys, I am making this post because I believe that whenever we are absent we can post here with the date we missed and ask what work went on that we can do to catch up in class easier.

So I guess I will start first since I am writing this at home sick, What did I miss today in class on October 9th?

-Doug Z

Grendel's mom

No this is not a thread of "yo momma" jokes on Grendel, though there are alot...

Anyway my real question is, during tonites reading when Beowulf goes into the haunted lake area, it says he gets grabbed under water but then all of a sudden he is in some lair with weapons and he fights Grendel's mom there, so my question is, does anyone know how Beowulf got from the water to this secret underwater cave that is not flooded with water?

Beowulf

Here is the new post for Beowulf. Anything Beowulf related goes here! -Heather C

Welcome to the 2007 MHS English 4 5/6 Blog!

Welcome, MHS Class of '08! It's a great pleasure to welcome you to your home on the web--your class blogsite.

Ever since we first began using online bulletin boards as a way to converse about literature and writing (all the way back in the early '90's, and please don't feel the need to comment about how long ago that was, or how old you were then), it was always my intent to do the same in my classroom. Admittedly, it took a little longer than I thought, but here we are.

I have put this space together for the benefit of your academic pursuit--to expand your ability to converse about the texts we will be discussing. This space is essentially yours to post relevant--and presumably intelligent--comments and questions regarding our readings. At the moment, that will shortly consist of Seamus Heaney's translation of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf." No doubt you have many question to pose--you can be certain that I did, when I first read it.

Please note the following rules:

1. ONLY students enrolled in MHS English IV Pd. 5/6 may post comments here. This is not a discussion board intended for the world--or any other MHS students.

2. Anyone who posts must do so with their REAL first name. Any posts found to be made using names other than real (for example, posting using another student's name) will be dealt with according to school disciplinary policy. And what's more, you won't receive due credit if your name isn't linked with your post.

3. All discussion will proceed in respectful, scholarly manner.

4. To ensure that #3 is obeyed, I will personally monitor all discussions on this blog. It's not that I don't trust teenagers to behave in responsible ways. . .oh, wait--yes, it is. I don't. Don't take it personally.

5. Do not expect me to comment on every posting, even if a question has been directly asked of me by one of you. I am much more interested to see whether your fellow scholars are capable of suggesting viable answers and explanations. I reserve the right to comment when and if I deem it necessary. Frequently, I will allow a discussion thread to continue unabated, in order to bring that thread into class for further investigation.

6. From time to time, if the mood strikes me, I may make a comment or pose a question, or refer you to some additional reading I've discovered. Just because I've done that does not make you obligated to respond. . .at least, not yet.

7. Just in case you haven't been told this yet--or you have, but forgot--please remember: this course is designed to prepare you for the traditional Composition class required of all college freshmen. Reconcile yourself to the gravity of that reality right now, and be prepared to handle the work that will reasonably emerge for you this year--if you must, remind yourself that the work you do now will pay larger dividends wherever you find yourself next year. Conduct yourself with that level of academic responsibility in mind.

8. Oh--and, yes, the blog will be a required element of your grade each marking period, so make it a part of your daily online ritual. Check it frequently, and post or comment consistently. The concept of "participation" is now no longer restricted to the classroom walls!

That's all I can think of at the moment, but I also reserve the right to change/adjust/modify/ invent as we go along. Because I can, that's why.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts, and seeing you all in in class each day.

MR. LAZ