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Here, you will find a very brief summary of class discussions and activities, lists of assigned readings, and links to other resources. The posts are reminders of what we covered in class and/or of what you missed by being absent physically and/or mentally. Please post all work in your digital folders via Google Drive. If we are required to work remotely, the posts will give directions for the day's activities, and let you know when we will meet via Google Meets. Please read the posts, talk with your classmates, and do the practise work as it suits the timing at home. If you're still confused, please email me: ms.ignacio@stpats.bc.ca

(NB: I do not condone class absences - you must be present, in class, actively listening and participating whenever possible. Always communicate your absences with the school office as well as with me. It is your responsibility to make arrangements for missed learning opportunities. You MUST meet all assignment deadlines. If we have to meet via Google Meets, please make a note of the QR link posted in Room 205 for the meeting id and passwords.)

21 September 2026

B - The one with all the discussion and maybe being slightly annoyed at Antigone for not accepting Creon's counter-offer.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How does the definition of "hero" evolve when the primary threat shifts from monster-in-the-dark to law-of-the-state?

I asked learners to share one memory of their experience watching Antigone at Bard on the Beach last week. We discussed how tragedy in general departs a little from Campbell's idea of the hero's journey:

  • Beowulf's love of glory v. Antigone's battle of conscience
  • wyrd (fate - Beowulf) v. hamartia (tragic flaw - Antigone)
  • monster v. tyrant - threat to society
  • epic (Beowulf) v. tragic arc (Antigone) - tragedy deliberately breaks Campbell's loop (Antigone doesn't return "transformed"
I introduced the Literary Essay on Anglo-Saxon Ideals and I reviewed the key differences between the literary essay and the expository essay.

Learners use the rest of the period to complete their notes on the excerpts from Beowulf and to begin outlining the essay.

READ: "The Battle with Grendel"

PRACTISE: Notes and annotations for "The Coming of Grendel," "The Coming of Beowulf," "Unferth's Taunt," "The Battle with Grendel"

NEXT CLASS: archetypes and essay prep

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