Current TLA
A Night In Heorot
| T.L.A. TITLE: | A Night In Heorot |
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| WRITTEN BY: | 1997 ABA Seniors |
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| SCHOOL: | Baker County High School |
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| DATE: | Current Date |
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| Subject Area: | English Honors IV |
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| Grade Level: | 12th |
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SITUATION SCENARIO: You are a member of the city commission committee that is responsible for Heritage Week.
RESOURCES:
| People: | 3 - 6 |
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| Information or Knowledge: | Research, Word Proccessing, Reading, and Teaming Skills |
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| Tools/Equipment: | Computer, CD Rom, Internet, Copy Machine, and any other |
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| Materials: | Paper, and any other |
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| Capital: | If any, see instructor |
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| Energy: | Human |
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| Time: | 14 Class Hours |
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1. Choose one committee to work on for the
Heorot party.
A. Design, make, and distribute invitations.
(Research the writting of the time
period.) The invitations must be
approved by the class. Report to the
class.
B. Research the food and drink of the
period and plan the menu for the number
of guests invited. Report the menu to
the class.
C. Research the clothing styles of the
period. Report to the class for costume
suggestions.
D. Research the entertainment of the
period and later periods adjacent
then plan the evenings entertainment.
Report to the teacher.
2. Define the following vocabulary words from
the poem.
A. perpetrate
B. atrocity
C. ravenous
D. dais
E. guys(lines 1540-41)
F. carouse
G. retinue
H. fledgling
3. Choose one of the following writing
assignments. Remember what you have learned
about writing summaries. Your paper must be
word processed and can be no shorter than
ten sentences.
A. Summarize Beowulf's battle with
Grendel.
B. Summarize Beowulf's battle with
Grendel's mother.
C. Summarize the use of fate and
Christianity in the poem.
D. Summarize the ideal Anglo-Saxon
warrior and king as seen in the
poem.
4. Selected Speech II students are to give
informative speeches for the group.
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