Week 2

 Tuesday

• More Riddles!
• Journal 2: Compose your own riddle (you may compose more than one). 
• "Cædmon's Hymn"
• The story of our first English poet. 
• Notes on Anglo-Saxon Poetry
• Alliteration
• Kenning
• Stich, hemistich, caesura

 HW:

• Finish Journal 2 (Riddles)
• Hand copy "Cædmon's Hymn".  Put it in the quiz/test section of our binder.

Thursday

• Fix Grammar
• Recite
• Announce blog and grades
• Tell us your Riddle
• "The Seafarer"

• Bewoulf's Background
• Basic History of England
• Terms 
• Begin Reading/Hearing
• Return Thesis Papers

HW: Thesis Research


Friday 

• Fix Grammar
• Recite
• Beowulf begins!
• If extra time:
• Forming a Thesis
• Thesis Project Work

HW Due Tue of Week 3 (next time week meet):

• Read and annotate all the Beowulf pages handed out in class. 

• Journal 3: Opening 600 Lines of Beowulf.
• What was wrong at Heorot? What caused this problem?
• Why was Grendel so angry? 
• Where is Beowulf's strength greatest? 
• Does Beowulf boast?  Is this wrong?
• How does Unferth reply to Beowulf's self-assessment?