College Planner Documents

I found the website address from U.S. News that I had made mention of in class when we spoke about your college essay. For some reason the hyperlink option is not working. Please copy and paste the address below into your search engine. You will find the "Tools" heading on the left hand column. Underneath the heading, you will find two AMAZING links: Test Dates and Deadlines & College Planner/Visit Guide. I find the worksheets on the College Planner link extremely helpful in selecting the "best" college for you. I hope this is something you find beneficial as well:

http://www.usnews.com/features/education/best-colleges/guide-to-admissions.html

Homework for the Weekend

Hi all!

Your assignment that is due on Tuesday is the 20-line boast. You can view the assignment below.

By Wednesday, September 30th, please read up to page 147 (line 2163).

By Friday, October 2nd, please read up to 165 (line 2424).

By Tuesday, October 6th, please have the book finished. There will be a test on Wednesday, October 7th.

Writing Assignment: The Boast

Name:________________

Mrs. Thompson

British Literature

Due: 29 September 2009

 

First Writing Assignment

 

 

The Boast

 

Upon his arrival to help Hrothgar, Beowulf recites a rather long-winded and self-glorifying speech (ll. 142-189) which essentially serves as his "resume." The Anglo-Saxons saw nothing wrong with letting the world know who they were, who their noble parents were, what great feats they had accomplished and what they planned to do. This boasting was perfectly polite, even expected. So now that you have just arrived in our class, your assignment is to compose a similar formal boast about yourself in which you discuss your past accomplishments and feats, which may involve any of the following: academic, athletic, musical, social, artistic, etc. Lay aside your humility! Remember, you'll soon be applying for college anyway, and may need to do a bit of boasting.

 

 

 

Requirements:

 

1. Your boast must show your understanding of Anglo-Saxon poetry by following the Anglo-Saxon poetic format:
   

• Four hard beats per line
  
• No end-rhyme
  
• A caesura in each mid-line
  
• Heavy alliteration in each line
  

 

1. Furthermore, include at least two examples of original kennings.
   

   
    

2. Formal and heroic tone
   

 

Length: 20 lines

Beowulf's Boast

Your boast assignment is due on Tuesday, September 29th. Please remember that we have off from school on Monday, September 28th. The link to the actual document is below.