What we did:

• Journal: being good/being bad
• Write introduction and conclusion paragraphs for “Hero/Villain” essay

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Write in journal
• Finish intro paragraph
• finish conclusion paragraph

What we did:

• Journal: pet peeves
• Body paragraphs for Beowulf hero vs villain essay

Homework:

• Finish journal
• Read for 20 minutes
• finish body paragraphs
• hero vs villian chart due tomorrow (8 entries total)

Today we went to the library! We turned in:

1. The reading log and

2. The outline for the “Beowulf: hero or villain?” essay

Please check your grades for missing assignments. If you are missing an assignment, please turn it in ASAP. Remember that not extra credit can be applied until all assignments are turned in for the term. Thanks!

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Check your grades

What we did:

• Journal: jump rope
• outline essay using graphic organizer

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Finish journal
• finish outline

Outline

What we did:

• Journal: Christmas
• Read-aloud of shortened Beowulf as review

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Finish journal entry
• tomorrow is the last day to bring in food for the canned food drive!

What we did:

• Journal: Write about England
• We read Beowulf for the remainder of the period

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Finish journal

Periods 1, 2, and 4 have read up to and including section 37

Period 6 read up to and including section 36

Period 1 has read up to and including section 32

Period 2 has read up to and including section 32

Period 4 has read up to and including section 33

Period 6 has read up to and including section 30

What we did:

• Journal: Trees
• Read Beowulf as a class (chart on where each class got to today will be published at the end of the day)
• Write “found” poems as individuals

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Finish journal
• **Optional: bring in food for food drive!
• **Optional: book group will be reading up to and including chapter 2 of Frankenstein for next Thursday!

What we did:

• Journal: flags
•  Finish groupwork on “found” poems
• Read Beowulf as a class

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• Finish journal entry

What we did:

• Journal: traveling
• Quiz!
• Teacher modeling: how to write a “found” poem
• begin groupwork: writing “found” poems from Beowulf

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes
• finish journal