ENGLISH 9
MR. BENJAMIN
ASSIGNMENTS
WEEK 1-1, 7-16 SEP

WEDS. 7 SEP
     Introduction and Expectations
    H.W.:  Review summer reading.

THURS. 8 SEP
    CLASS TRIP

FRI. 9 SEP
    CLASS TRIP
    H.W.: Review Somehow Tenderness Survives.

MON. 12 SEP
    Discussion of summer reading
    H.W.: Begin work on an essay, due Tuesday, 20 SEP.
   TOPIC:  Describe a hero and explain the attributes that make him heroic.

TUES. 13 SEP
    Drop Day
    H.W.: Review Somehow Tenderness Survives in preparation for writing.  You will be allowed to use your texts.

WEDS. 14 SEP
    In Class writing on summer reading; you will be allowed to use your texts.
    H.W.:  Read pp. ix-xxii (introduction) in Beowulf 

THURS. 15 SEP
    Introduction to Beowulf
    H.W.:  Read lines 1-300 (pp. 1-21) in Beowulf; answer review questions for Assignment 1 

FRI 16 SEP
    Discussion of Beowulf
    H.W.:  Work on  essays, due Tuesday.