GRICE Friday Live Choice Board 10/27

October 25, 2024

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Friday Live: Choice Board

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Creative Writing: Hero Poetry

Write a 3 stanza, 15 line poem (minimum) about heroes

Who is Chaucer? Research Webquest

Prepare for our next unit by completing a short series of research questions about Geoffrey Chaucer

Beowulf Short Film Analysis

Watch a short film and provide critical commentary after watching.

Choose one of the 3 options to complete today.

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Answer the following questions and submit your responses on this padlet:1) How well do you feel the film sticks to the original text? 2)What changes were made from the original story? Do you agree or disagree with these changes? Why?3) How well do you feel the characters were portrayed? Explain. (Click on the chart icon to the right for the link!)

Analyze:

Watch the following short film that shows the story of Beowulf(Click on the magnifying glass icon to the right for the link!)

WATCH:

BEowulf short film analysis

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Chaucer - Research Webquest

Author of our next text, The Canterbury Tales

Research the following questions and provide your answers via the Padlet link.1) Give a brief overview of Chaucer's life - where did he live, grow up, and work? What did he do during his life? Personal life? What is he most famous for?2) Reseach the Medieval period of England - the time when Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales". What was going on in the world and England during this time?3) Research his text, "The Canterbury Tales". Why is it famous? Why is it an important piece of text?

Who is CHAUCER?

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• The poem should be at least 3 stanzas
• Each stanza should have at least 5 lines
• Poem must total a minimum of 15 lines
• You can have more than the required amount of lines and stanzas!
• Your poem may use a rhyme scheme, but it does not have to!
• Your poem can be about a hero, a heroic act, or a heroic trait
• When done, share your poem on the padlet linked below

Creative writing: Hero Poetry

Similar to the poems we read in this unit, ("To Lucasta" and "Charge of the Light Brigade"), write your own poem about what it means to be a hero.

WRite a Poem about Heroes