TODAY IN CLASS
New packet covering the time between the departure of the headless Green Knight on New Year's Eve and Gawain's arrival at a castle on Christmas Eve nearly twelve months later.

Students got started (or close to finished) with their own depiction of a pentacle and the specific "five fives" associated with it.  The important carry-over, of course, will be to Gawain's character--that is, why this particular insignia on the shield is so appropriate for him.  We'll compare its tenets to his behavior as the story progresses.

FOR TOMORROW:
1) Complete the labelled pentacle (you are essentially making a graphic organizer for stanzas 27/28)
2) Finish reading Packet #2, and write brief notes in the wide right margin keeping track of the various obstacles Gawain encounters in his journey.  Consider everything--weather, terrain, things/people/animals, or any other aspect of his surroundings or personal circumstances.