QUIZ TOMORROW--Catching Up (After a 2-day Teacher Absence)

Page number corrections to study guide hand-out:
"More on the epic" = pp. 38-39
Background on Bewulf itself = p. 40
The epic (again) plus 3 poetry devices = p. 41

The whole hand-out can be accessed here if by any chance you have lost it.  I have made the page number corrections: Review Sheet for Anglo-Saxon Literary Background (Short poetry + Beowulf)

TUESDAY
Hand-out and study time for the quiz upcoming on Friday, Oct. 25.
Assigned:  Ch. 20-21 of Beowulf

WEDNESDAY
In-class writing on Beowulf (through Ch. 21).
See me ASAP if you need to make this up. 

THURSDAY
I did something I rarely do--I spent class time "reviewing" for a quiz (vs. a really big test).  For one thing, I added something not listed on the review sheet--the most basic historical facts/people/broad invasion history that most of you managed well, but a few people really struggled with on the first quiz.  It's still important for Beowulf.   Here's what we went over regarding recycled historical information:

• So know the dates for the Romans (55/54  B.C. early attempts by Julius Caesar; the successful attempt under Claudius, 443 A.D) and the 707-710 time frame for the Romans' departure. 
•  Know that they came and went, leaving the Celts largely intact but weaker than they once had been.  Basic infrastructure remained (roads, bridges, aquaducts) plus two major specifics:  Hadrian's Wall and baths, esp. at Bath.
• Know the order and broad dates of the next invaders:  The Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans.
• Know that the "Anglo-Saxons" consisted of the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians--know our "basic facts" for each group.

Now, as far as the original review sheet went, we looked at specific examples of literary devices, but we did not repeat/go over all the info on epics, the Exeter book, the specific background on Beowulf, or any of the "Additional Terms" liested on the review sheet.  I DID define "lyric" poetry briefly as relatively short poems that express emotion, and I reminded people that "exile" has a fairly specific meaning during the Anglo-Saxon period that is different from, say, Napoleon's banishment from France. Think about how this idea of exile is developed in the three short poems.

HOMEWORK for Friday:
Study for the quiz.