COLLEGE ENGLISH
Today in class we wrote an in-class on demand essay on Beowulf. The prompt was: BEOWULF WAS AN ORAL STORY PASSED DOWN BY FAMILIES AND GENERATIONS. EMBEDDED INTO THE STORY ARE LESSONS AND MORAL SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW WE SHOULD LIVE OUR LIVES. MANY CHARACTERS--ESPECIALLY BEOWULF--MODEL THE RIGHT (AND WRONG) WAY TO LIVE. HOW DOES THE STORY OF BEOWULF DEMONSTRATE THIS IDEA? HOW DOES THE STORY FIT IN TODAY IN OUR MODERN WORLD? WHAT MODERN PROBLEMS, ISSUES, OR CONCERNS DOES THE STORY ADDRESS?
Then, we went over the worksheet on the 'elements of epic hero stories' where we went through and discussed stereotypes that exist in many of these stories....use what we did today to help you write your composition (which is due next WEDNESDAY). Remember, think outside the box as you compare OR contrast the character of Beowulf to a modern day epic hero example..
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