We finished reading Beowulf today and discussed the themes in the novel. Many of the students were able to pick out the good versus evil theme and The Hero's Journey theme because of their Hero's Journey Charts. This made me realize that my lessons actually had my students analyzing the text for deeper meaning than just plot. Thank Goodness! Though I was able to see that they could grasp the concepts of the text, after being asked how they felt about Beowulf, many students responded that they hated it! When asked why, they said it was boring and not very exciting. My response to this was how could a man battling two monsters and a dragon not be exciting? They said they wanted some sort of love story. Hearing this, I informed them that on Monday we would be watching the Beowulf movie that adds a love story to Beowulf's life. Many of the students seemed more excited upon hearing this. It will be interesting to see what they think of the story after watching the film.
On another note, after spending half the period doing vocabulay review for the quiz tomorrow, many of the students participated actively in the "Around the World" Vocabulary Style Game. They seemed to enjoy the game and know their vocabulary words. Seeing this, I feel confident that they will do well on the test tomorrow! All in all, today went smoothly and I'm interested to see how the quizzes turn out tomorrow.
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