Friday, September 3, 2010

Are there any modern heroes??

That was the (seemingly random) question of the day.  But the purpose behind it was that both the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval units of literary study rely heavily on their respective culture's notions of "the heroic ideal."  We spent a fairly casual Friday discussing possible modern heroes, and tried to establish the traits/characteristics/qualities we value in those we most admire. 

There is no specific homework to do over Labor Day week-end, but do recall that the Self-Definition assignment is due on Wednesday.  So you could spend a bit of time on that.  Otherwise, enjoy the PNW outdoors, Bumbershoot, the start of football season, or whatever else makes you happy.

New news--just now on my school e-mail:  You will be receiving your planners in English class on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

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