2. a. Recall: What has happened to Beowulf? b. Interpret: The poet writes that Beowulf knew "he'd unwound / His string of days on earth" (lines 737-738). What view of fate does this image suggest?

C. Evaluate: Why does the poet use the "string of days" image rather than simply saying that Beowulf knew his life was coming to an end? I

3. Vocabulary: Describe in your own wounds how a livid wound (lines 36-37) would look.

4. EPIC: Beowulf summarizes his 50-year reign in lines 744-755. What ideals are reflected in Beowulfs speech? Support your answer with quotes from the text.

Read the excerpt from the common sense of bicycling: bicycling for ladies. the bicycle is capable of such high speed that there is a strong temptation to ride so fast as to cause over exertion or excessive perspiration. on the other hand some people ride too slow, causing a zigzag and uncertain movement. while exercising reasonable caution, be a fearless rider. when you come to a steep hill, if the road is clear, let it go as fast as it will. if you rid yourself of that ghost of fear, coasting is one of the greatest delights of cycling. which is the best paraphrase of the text?

If a text made the claim that act iv was the most important act in the entire play, what evidence could you find to prove the accuracy of that claim? list one piece of evidence from the text to support that claim.

The students who were in favor of adopting the new curriculum wrote editorials for their local newspaper which of these best describes how the information in the editoralw is different from the information in the feature story