Instruction Active
Reflecting on Your Response
What did you include in your response? Check all that
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Sample Response: In Beowulf, the warriors are very
calm and polite at the feast. The minstrel's song makes
them happy, but they do not become overly emotional or
wild. In Grendel, however, the men seem wild and out of
control after they hear the song. Grendel describes the
men as "mad" and says that their "howling and clapping
and stomping" is frightening,
how the people are characterized in Beowulf
how the people are characterized in Grendel
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Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.

Titinius.] why didst thou send me forth, brave cassius? did i not meet thy friends, and did not they put on my brows this wreath of victory, and bid me give it thee? didst thou not hear their shouts? alas, thou hast misconstrued everything! but hold thee, take this garland on thy brow. thy brutus bid me give it thee, and i will do his bidding. brutus, come apace, and see how i regarded caius cassius. by your leave, gods,—this is a roman’s part: come, cassius’ sword, and find titinius’ heart. which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt? a. power corrupts those who achieve it. b victory has a high cost for both sides of a conflict. c. loyalty to one's superior is more important than life. d. people in power cannot recognize success.

Americans were concerned about being drawn into another war in europe. how well did president roosevelt address conflicting evidence and viewpoints? use textual evidence from the speech to support your ideas.