Mr. Paddock Spring, 2011 5th/6th Period
NOTE: All individual assignments should be created on your individual wikis unless specifically told otherwise.
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/paddockexists
Tuesday
1. Journal: Analyze ONE of these ideas in terms of Beowulf: woman, honor, revenge, heroism, or materialism. Think about how the epic poem addresses the idea in a variety of ways.
2. Write three open ended questions about Beowulf that are suitable for a Socratic Seminar. Please try to think of sharp questions that will invite us to think about specific moments in the book. (No, "Did you like the book?") Write these on a sheet of paper and turn in the basket. Multiple people may write their questions on the same sheet of paper.
3. Finish Archetype Chart
4. Fix any aspects of the revolution videos.
MONDAY
1. Journal: What are heroes in modern times? How does Beowulf compare and contrast with modern views of being a hero?
2. Finish Beowulf questions
3. Archetype Chart (Current Unit--> near bottom)
Read the explanations of archetypes and then start the chart.
Beowulf Questions
Google Doc: "E4H Beowulf Q ___last name___"
Google Doc with questions
Era Overviews
Revolution Country Videos
Egypt Research Assignment
Egypt Prezis
Socratic Seminar Resources:
http://www.todaysmeet.com/paddockbnw
Back Channel Transcript
Personal Profile
Writing, publishing, and sharing tool for written assignments
All assignments are named using this convention: "E4CP [assignment name] [last name]"
Example: E4CP Journal Paddock
Be sure to share all documents with me: jpaddock@richland2.org
Postman Response
Neil Postman's "Informing Ourselves to Death"
1. Create a Google Doc called "E4H Postman (last name)"Double Entry Journal
2. Read the article.
3. DEJ (Double Entry Journal): Record 3 quotes that resonate with you. (Affected, surprised, reaffirmed, questioned, etc.) Respond to each.
4. SUMMARY: Summarize Postman's argument in a detailed paragraph.
5. RESPONSE: Ultimately, do you agree or disagree with Postman?
BNW Research
Purdue's OWL Website (MLA Citations)
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