Friday, Nov. 5

Grades:  Do not panic if you have an asterisk by the personal essay.  I scored without writing full comments (which I'll complete over the week-end), but for a few essays, I apparently forgot to write the grade.  No worries--papers are at home--so I'll add them ASAP.  But if you see that star (vs. a 0), it's OK.  It did not count against you on the quarter grade.

Letters to Veterans--Don't forget . . .details on yesterday's post.  But more details on US veterans here:

          Veterans’ Day – November 11

Veteran – anyone who has served in the military

Thanking veterans for their service, in a war or not

World War I – 1917-1918 – 53,402 killed
                        1 living veteran

World War II – 1941-1945 – 291,557 killed
                        1,981,000 living veterans

Korean War – 1950-1953 – 33,739 killed
                        2,507,000 living veterans

Vietnam – 1964-1975 – 47,434 killed
                        7,569,000 living veterans

Gulf War – 1990-1991 – 148 killed
                        2,254,000 living veterans

War on Terror – 2001 - – 5760 killed

Total living war veterans: 16,962,000

Total living veterans (periods of war & peace): 22,795,000

TODAY IN CLASS

Discussion over the rest of part 2--focus was on how Grendel drove Hrothgar and the Danes to their baser instincts, thinking only of evil and praying to the "old stone gods" and even the Devil.  Instead of just "talking about" sections 3 and 4, students formed (somewhat casual) groups to rewrite (and shorten) in a more lively way.  In 2nd period, your object was to write the screenplay, with a voice-over for the narration and to-the-point dialogue.  We'll hear the results on Monday.  And in 4th, the goal was sort of Cliff's Notes for 7th graders, but again with an eye toward the lively interaction.

FOR MONDAY
Yes, some brief performances/presentations of 3-4.  And we will discuss all or most of 6-10.  DO bring your book on Monday--because I expect will move on, and the next section is in your book, not the hand-out.