WORD OF THE DAY -- insatiable (adj):  a hunger or desire so great it can not be satisfied

Period 1
English 12AP

Finished our discussion of "The Seafarer" and began work on "The Wanderer."  

Homework:  finish reading "The Wanderer" and read also "The Wife's Lament."  There will be an in-class essay on Friday, 9/28 on the theme of exile in the three poems.

Period 3
English 12CP

Together as a class we read "The Coming of Beowulf" and discussed the passages that demonstrate epic conventions.  

Homework:  read the hand-out -- the Unferth passage -- and also "Battle with Grendel" in your literature books.

Period 4
English 12CP

Discussed the meaning of the Prologue that students read for homework.  Also read the introduction to Beowulf written by B. Raffel (the translator of the poem).  Together as a class, we read "The Wrath of Grendel" in our literature books.

Keep up with your outside reading and don't forget your vocabulary words.  Twenty words and the quiz is just around the corner!! 

Have a great night everybody!  See you tomorrow...