Remote Learning Re-Start & Beowulf vs Grendel

UPDATED: Now that we've gone totally remote a few important things to remember:

1. Be present. This means of course doing your best to attend class meets, but also being responsive - check your email daily, comment and respond in classroom under assignments, be current and don't fall behind in your work. 
2. Class schedule is the same as when we were in school. You will follow the same schedule, but virtually, Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri. English will post in Google Classroom Wednesdays as well as possibly holding open Meets to review or reinforce any skills and help with current assignments. We will also have "Office Hours" throughout the week, but you can still reach out whenever you need. 
3. Be organized. Please do your best to stay current with the reading and assignments. We will do our best to make things easy on you. If you need help getting organized - ask.
4. Monday (11/30) and Tuesday (12/1) we will be live in your class Google Meet to review Remote Learning expectations, go over Office Hours, answer any questions you have and offer help getting caught up with the first half of "Beowulf." We will also be discussing ideas covered in last week's reading and questions as well as brainstorming thoughts on the One Pager or Essay.

On to Beowulf - this week we are going to focus on a number of things. Please be prepared to discuss and write about the following:

• Theme
• Symbolism
• Values
• Setting
• Character Traits

What is the setting of the story and the comparison between Grendel's lair and King Hrothgar's mead-hall/palace. What do the stark differences between the two symbolize?

What are the major character traits of the two main characters of Beowulf and Grendel? How does the matchup between the two represent the theme of the story? Think: Heaven and Hell, God and the Devil, Good vs. Evil, Light vs. Dark, and so on...

In modern times, we still read, watch and consume stories about a hero taking on villains.

And to document what we read and discuss as we approach the halfway point of Beowulf, you're going to be asked to cite, annotate and infer from the Grendel excerpt and the fight chapter:

Citations - quotes from the text. Find any line that you feel is important to the story and cite it.

Annotations - What do you want to remember about this quote or the section of the story? Make a note to help.

Inferencing - Take what you already know and jot down what you think is going on or make a well reasoned prediction.

The movie Beowulf is now available on Netflix if you want to watch. Here is the scene when Beowulf defeats Grendel:  

And an older version (1999):