Test Friday!!

Your test on Beowulf will be Friday, October 1st. You will need to know:

alliteration
kenning
caesura

The characteristics of an epic

vocabulary

How Beowulf is an example of the traits the Anglo-Saxons valued.

Beginning Beowulf!

If you missed class on Friday, there are some notes you will need to get. Get those from someone else in class or see me.

Also, the final copy of your college essay is due today. You should turn in the final, rough, and the outline if you have not already.

Thursday there will be a quiz on the characteristics of an epic, the notes from class today, and the vocabulary you will get tomorrow.

Schedule for writing assignment--college application essay

Graphic organizer-10 pts.
Outline-10 pts.(due 9/14)
Rough draft-50 pts. (due 9/16)
Final copy-100 pts. (due 9/20)

Here is some information from the College Board on writing application essays.

Back to school info...

You should have your signed course overview in to me by Friday, September 10, and your materials by Monday, September 13. The materials you need are as follows:

--folder/binder with looseleaf paper
--spiral notebook
--pen

We are starting college application essays and it's imperative that you have your supplies. I'll also be posting some helpful links (hopefully!!) soon to the site for college information.