Monday, 10/26: Game On, Lord Bercilak!



* Open
  • Austere (adj.): severe in manner or appearance; strict; without ornament; rough
    • Etymology: Greek: austeros "bitter, harsh," especially "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines)
    • The austere period preceded the decadence of Rome, and with the decadence came the eventual disintegration. 
    • Now please compose your own sentence with 
      • the word
      • a usage problem word (see the right side of the blog)
      • and a comma, semicolon, or colon 
* Sir Gawain
  • Pop Quiz 

* Review


HW: Read Part 3
  • Journal: Sir Gawain: Look for juxtapositions, things that contrast.  Basic ideas are good and evil, day and night, youth and age...start there and get more complex.  What do you find in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in part III (one paragraph due block day). 

Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney 


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