I modeled this process using a document camera (see below). Everyone then had the next half hour to work with the Beowulf story and take notes in this style for the discussion tomorrow. As mentioned in class, these notes can consist mainly of writing down facts from the story that relate to the question. They do not need to be full sentence responses (again see the example below from Gilgamesh).
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Next, I handed back Gilgamesh reading quizzes and we reviewed how to revise grades for these quizzes. I then handed back hero's journey note sheets for the Gilgamesh story. As noted in the feedback, everyone who got a 70 on this assignment fell into the same trap of forgetting to incorporate Gilgamesh's visit to Utanapishtim in the journey. Two possible revisions that we addressed in class are noted on this slide.
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Handouts:
Gilgamesh Quiz Revision options
Beowulf Discussion Questions
Hero's Journey Note Sheet
Homework:
Read chapters 1, 2, and 3 of "Beowulf" in the World Mythology text book (pgs. 267 -281)
Identify the archetypal characters and the first half of the stages of the hero's journey (roughly) for Beowulf.
Create notes of responses and questions on the Beowulf discussion sheet.
Complete missing work and revise any assignment that scored below a 92.
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