Lit 12 Fri. Feb. 4

We edited our literary paragraphs and marked them out of 18. 6 for content, 6 for style, 6 for format.
You must have someone edit your paragraph and you must edit someone's paragraph. Contact someone in the class for assistance. Marks for how well you write and how well you edit.
Good copy stapled to the edited draft due Monday.

Due Fri. Feb. 11
Choose one of the topics below or create one of your own. Pass the idea by me first.

BEOWULF CREATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

DUE DATE: _______________________________________________

1. Write a series of poems entitled, “You Bring out the _________ in Me” Substitute the blank with Beowulf, Grendel, Hrothgar, Kennings, Caesura, Heroic Traditions, Epic Poem, Alliteration, Christian, Pagan, 4 Accented Beats, Funeral Pyre etc. Have fun. Minimum: seven poems.
2. Write an original episode for Beowulf. Create some new foe for him. Try to follow the Anglo-Saxon style.
3. Write a resume for Beowulf. Include name, origin, height, experience, skills, goals, position applied for, cover letter, reference letters etc.
4. Research medieval foods on the internet and/or in the library and re-enact the feast at Herot. Include invitations, decorations, recipes, seating protocol, serving protocol.
5. Write a scene from Grendel’s point of view. Look closely at his motivations, his lineage, his blatant evil, his disconnection and banishment from God. How does he feel? How does he cope? What are his living arrangements like?
6. Design a poster advertising positions for heroes. Include all the characteristics one would need. Experience, education required, proof of loyalty, altruism, honour, valour, no fear of death, etc.

 Have a good weekend.