Happy MLK Day week! I have so many favorite quotes of his, but one of the best is "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." I think that's a good model to base your life on. There are so many times in life that the easier option by far, the safer option, even, is to remain silent. From the most basic example of one person picking on another or jokes that seem harmless but are actually very offensive to the extreme of a country slaughtering its own citizens or children being abused by those who should protect them, silence is not acceptable. Be that person, even if you are standing alone. We talked in this unit about heroes and the many ways to be a hero. Speaking up and speaking out is certainly one way. Be a hero to those around you who need a voice or a hand or a heart...
[Sermon over.]
This week we test over Unit 1 (The Hero) and move right along into Unit 2 (The Individual versus Society). Unit 2 will cover the Canterbury Tales, Arthurian Legends, and "Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight".
Essential Questions for this Unit:
How do we as individuals reflect the society in which we live?
How are our values and beliefs formed and shaped by society?
OR
Do our values and beliefs shape our society?
What is the role of literature in preserving a society?
Can literature be an agent for social change?
Tuesday, 1/17
Define Unit 1 Vocabulary
banal, bellicose, finesse, glib, lampoon, lugubrious, nefarious, nemesis, pseudonym, purloin, abject, admonish, commensurate, distraught, euphemism, nebulous, phlegmatic, propriety, prosaic, revile
Hero Final Activity- Create your own Grendel
Wednesday, 1/18
Vocabulary presentations by 1st period
Unit 1 Test
STUDY
Thursday, 1/19
Intro to Middle Ages
Friday, 1/20
Vocab Quiz
Canturbury Tales Prologue, Part 1
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