Beowulf+&+Commonly+Confused+Words

9/13

•The modern Friday the 13th superstition arises from old Anglo-Saxon and Christian beliefs.

•It was believed that Friday was the unluckiest day of the week, and that 13 was the unluckiest number.

Review puzzles due Monday!

9/12

•Principal: head of a school

•Principal: the main one of several things

•Principle: a rule of conduct; main law or fact

•The principal principal, our pal Mr. Helinski, enforces rules and principles.


 * Beowulf Test Information**


 * Anglo-Saxons**

20 Multiple Choice Questions


 * Beowulf Comprehension *Including Bell Ringers**

15 Matching (Family, Weapons, Old English Name Origin) 5 Multiple Choice Questions


 * Beowulf Interpretation**

10 Multiple Choice Questions


 * Beowulf Vocabulary**

10 Matching Questions


 * Applying Skills: Beowulf Passage & Anglo-Saxon Riddle**

10 Multiple Choice Questions

Wounded I am, and weary with fighting; Gashed by the iron, gored by the point of it, __Sick of battle-work, battered and scarred. __ Many a fearful fight have I seen, when Hope there was none, or help in the thick of it, **5** Ere I was down and foredone in the fray. Offspring of hammers, hardest of battle-blades, Smithied in forges, fell on me savagely, Doomed to bear the brunt and the shock of it,  Fierce encounter of clashing foes. **10** Leech cannot heal my hurts with his simples, Salves for my sores have I sought in vain. Blade-cuts dolorous, deep in the side of me, Daily and nightly redouble my wounds.


 * Commonly Confused Words**

15 "Correct/Incorrect" Questions

moral/morale personal/personnel alot/a lot than/then whose/who's already/all ready principals/principles You're/your capitol/capital desserted/deserted led/lead altered/altared except/accept altogether/all together its/it's

9/11

•Beowulf can be read as an allegory because the text contains both literal and symbolic meaning.

•An allegory is a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.

•Discussion questions 1 & 3

Complete the study guide to prepare for discussion tomorrow. See below (9/4) for study guide and e-text.

9/10

•Beowulf is an elegy.

•Elegy: A poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost.

Consider: Who is lost? What is lost?

Homework check: questions 33-55 (The Monster's Mother & The Final Battle)

Complete battle comparison chart:

9/9

• The Latin word for a dragon (draco) actually means snake or serpent.

•Dinosaur fossils could have led to the belief in a fire breathing creature.

//Beowulf// movie clip activity (3 examples of Anglo-Saxon culture)

Movie (Download FLV Player)

Review Commonly Confused Words 10 & 11

9/6/2013

Read parts 12-17 The Monster’s Mother & The Final Battle Answer questions 33-55 Due Tuesday  Commonly Confused Words due Monday.



9/5/2013 Wyrd – fate or inescapable destiny. A person could “resist "wyrd through heroic actions and personal fame. Extension Questions:   Part 4. 1: How did the Geats know about Grendel (140-5)?  Part 4.2: What other kinds of monsters had Beowulf killed (lines 150-5)?  Part 5: What are the Danes hosting in honor of the Geats (220-225)? Read Parts 6-11; answer questions 19-32.

9/4/2013 <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.46in; margin-top: 7.2pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.42in; unicode-bidi: embed;">In Old English, Beowulf literally means "bee-wolf" or "bee-hunter," and that it is a kenning for "bear.”  Grendel might mean “storm” from grindill or “to bellow” from grenja.  Hrothgar’s name might mean “glory spear” or “spear of triumph.”

Read "Introduction" and Parts 1-5; answer questions 1-18.

E-text 9/3/2013

The Exeter Book is a tenth-century codex (bound collection of hand-written papers).

This anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry contains both riddles and elegies (funeral poems). Anglo-Saxon Riddle due (Old English Poetics) Homework Check: Anglo-Saxon Study Guide and Commonly Confused Words 8/30/2013 <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.46in; margin-top: 7.2pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.42in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  A mnemonic device is any learning technique that aids information retention. The word derives from an Ancient Greek word meaning "of memory.”

8/29/2013 <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.46in; margin-top: 7.2pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.42in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  Sutton Hoo (England) is the site of two 6th and early 7th century cemeteries.The mound contains an undisturbed ship burial full<span style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.46in; margin-top: 7.2pt; text-indent: -0.42in; unicode-bidi: embed;"> of [|Anglo-Saxon] artifacts

8/28/2013

Tuesday: Tiw’s day. Tiw is the god of war and law. Friday: Freya’s day. Freya is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. 8/27/2013 Old English was spoken by the Anglo-Saxons from approximately 450 to 1150. Beowulf is the oldest surviving poem in the English language.