2) What Were the Problems in Society That Necessitate a Certain Type of Hero?

Name: ______English 3 CP Heroism Unit Unit Questions: 1) What are the universal characteristics of a hero? How is heroism defined across the times and throughout different cultures? 2) What were the problems in society that necessitate a certain type of hero? 3) In what ways are good and evil defined? Are they related to each other? Religion? Behavior codes?

Reading Assignments:  “Seafarer” will be read in class on Friday, October 15th  “Wanderer” will be read in class on Tuesday, October 19th  Beowulf: Part I will be read in class together on Thursday, October 21st  Beowulf: Part II will be read in s mall groups Monday, October 25th and Tuesday, October 26th.  Beowulf: Part III should be read ON YOUR OWN. You will have in class on Friday, October 29th to read. It is due Tuesday, November 2nd. Unit Activities:

 WEEK 1 – Anglo-Saxon Intro & “Seafarer” (10/11-10/15) QuickTime™ decompressor and a o DGP Practice Week 4 are needed to see this picture. o Anglo-Saxon Notes (10/13-10/14) o “Seafarer” Poem & Questions (10/15) o Vocab 3 Hmwk (DUE 10/15) o Poetry in Music Moodle Forum (OPEN: 10/15; CLOSES: 10/21@7:45am)

 WEEK 2 – “Wanderer” & Beowulf Intro (10/18-10/22) o DGP Week 5 o Seafarer/Wanderer Practice Quiz (AVAILABLE: 10/21; CLOSES: 11/1) o Poetry Term Moodle Quiz (OPENS: 10/18; CLOSES: 10/26@7:45an) o “Wanderer” Poem & Questions (10/19-10/20) o Beowulf Part I (10/21) o Vocab 3 Quiz (in class 10/22)

 WEEK 3 – Beowulf: Part II (10/25-10/29) o DGP Week 6 o Beowulf: Part II Questions (DUE: 10/26) o DGP Quiz (in class 10/28)

 WEEK 4 – Finish Beowulf & Review (11/1-11/5) o DGP Week 7 o Beowulf: Part III Questions (DUE: 11/2) o Beowulf Boast (DUE: 11/4) o Vocab 4 Hmwk (DUE: 11/4) o Heroism Moodle Test (in class 11/5) . Test Re-Takes (DUE: 11/11@7:45am)

 WEEK 5 – Heroic Journeys & End of Marking Period (11/8-11/12) o DGP Week 8 o Write “Heroic Journeys” (11/8-11/10) Heroism Unit Grade Tracker

All of your assignments will still be kept in the PHS grade book system. Grades will NOT be posted on the Moodle site at all. In order to keep track of the grades on your own, here is a list of activities and assessments, along with how their point values.

WEEK 1 – Anglo-Saxon Intro & “Seafarer” (10/11-10/15)  DGP Practice Week 3 & 4 ______/ 9  Vocab 3 Hmwk (DUE 10/15) ______/ 8  Poetry in Music Moodle Forum ______/ 12 o (OPEN: 10/15; CLOSES: 10/21@7:45am)

WEEK 2 – “Wanderer” & Beowulf Intro (10/18-10/22)  Poetry Term Moodle Quiz ______/ 24 o (OPENS: 10/18; CLOSES: 10/26@7:45an)  Vocab 3 Quiz (in class 10/22) ______/ 40

WEEK 3 – Beowulf: Part II (10/25-10/29)  DGP Week 5 & 6 ______/ 9  Beowulf: Part II Questions (DUE: 10/26) ______/ 14  DGP Quiz (in class 10/28) ______/ 22

WEEK 4 – Finish Beowulf & Review (11/1-11/5)  Beowulf: Part III Questions (DUE: 11/2) ______/ 15  Beowulf Boast (DUE: 11/4) ______/ 18  Vocab 4 Hmwk (DUE: 11/4) ______/ 8  Heroism Moodle Test (in class 11/5) ______/ 76 o Test Re-Takes (DUE: 11/11@7:45am)

WEEK 5 – Heroic Journeys & End of Marking Period (11/8-11/12)  DGP Week 7 & 8 ______/ 9  Write “Heroic Journeys” (11/8-11/10) ______/ 45

TOTAL POINTS: ______/ 319 *MOODLE WEB-ADDRESS: http://moodle.parklandsd.org *CLASS WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://mcquillan.wikispaces.com

Characters are defined by money, honor (religious too), fame, BEOWULF – leader, honor, fame, gold, sent by GOD, fair/just – no weapons HROTHGAR – leader, Herot, fame, gold, (military), GOD protects throne GRENDEL - no wealth, no honor, and he in infamous as an evil killer. (corruption), spawn of evil, attacks at night

*how do we judge people today?

Why not give specifics on looks? Could be anything!

Symbolism: Pure evil (hatred of goodness), More sinister-revenge/anger, greedy society (needs help and they all flee) Battles as stages of life: youth, adult, elderly

GROUP CHATS With our Moodle, we have the option of conducting on-line chats. For chat sessions, each student will be assigned a group to conduct his/her in-class chat session. That means you will not be able to chat with everyone in the class, but only with classmates assigned to your group. In your chat QuickTime™ and a TIFFare (Uncompressed)needed to see this decompressor picture. session, you will have roughly 25 minutes to discuss the given prompt with each other. You should be respectful to each other's opinions, but, at the same time, challenge each other to have a detailed, insightful discussion. You must stay on task and use appropriate school language.

At the end of the allotted chat time, have one person in your group print out a copy of your groups chat BEFORE closing your screens and logging out. You must put all of your names on the printout and hand it in to Ms. McQuillan before you leave class. Each individual student will use the last 10 minutes of class to hand-write a brief summary of what was discussed and decided in your group chat.

FORUMS A forum is a platform to have group/class discussions on-line. They are not live. Students typically will respond to a given prompt or questions in a thoughtful and detailed paragraph (6-10 sentences). Then, by a given date, students will also have to go back and respond to two (2) classmates. You will be graded on your initial response (10pts.), as well as your responses to your classmates. You are required to reply to two (2) classmates in an insightful manner, so make sure you check back in to see what others commented on about your initial response. These responses are worth 4 pts. each.

JOURNALS Students also have an opportunity to work on and submit journal entries through the on-line Moodle as well. The prompt and/or specific information about the journal’s requirements will be located in the introduction to the journal assessment. Keep in mind, journal entries are private and no other students will be able to view your journal entries.

There will always be an “open” and “close” date given for each journal entry. You may not work on the journal until the date it is opened. On the given close date, the system will shut you out at 11:59pm. If you do not finish the journal in the given time frame, you will receive a zero.

READING CHECKS (under Quizzes) A reading check consists of a few basic questions based on the assigned reading to check for completion and comprehension. The questions are almost purely plot-based or focused on discussions from previous classes. You will have 25 minutes to complete the reading check once you’ve started. You only have 1 attempt to take this reading check and you may NOT log out of the reading check once you’ve started.

There will always be an “open” and “close” date given for each reading check. You may not take the reading check until the date it is opened. The reading check will typically be available to take for 5-7 days. On the given close date, the system will shut you out at 11:59pm. That means, you must complete this reading check BEFORE COMING TO CLASS. If you do not take the quiz in that time frame, you will receive a zero.

TESTS (under Quizzes) The unit test will be available to take on-line. Even thought it is on-line, it may consist of all types of questions, just like in class (multiple-choice, short answer, matching, essay, etc.). There will always be an “open” and “close” date given for each test. You may not take the test until the date it is opened. The test will typically be available to take for 5-7 days. On the given close date, the system will shut you out at 11:59pm. That means if you do not take the test in that time frame, you will receive a zero.

You will have 60 minutes to complete the test once you’ve started. You have two (2) attempts to take tests. That means, if you don't do well on the first attempt, you have can go back, study more, and take the test again. The second attempt will not open for one (1) hour after completing your first attempt.