beowulf
8/11-12: Christian & Pagan imagery in Beowulf
12 August 2008 05:24 PM Filed in:
Senior English Class
Logs
Simple
presentation on the basics of Christian & Pagan thought. Use
this information to analyze the text and determine whether or not
Beowulf was originally a Christian or Pagan text.
Notes
Begin looking for images and attitudes that reflect Christian or Pagan values. Your thesis for your essay evaluating your mastery of concepts in Beowulf and preparation for the Senior Exit Project research paper will be a response to the following thesis question:
Is Beowulf primarily a Christian or Pagan text?
Your response will be graded not on your answer, but on how well you use evidence cited from Beowulf to support your thesis.
Notes
Begin looking for images and attitudes that reflect Christian or Pagan values. Your thesis for your essay evaluating your mastery of concepts in Beowulf and preparation for the Senior Exit Project research paper will be a response to the following thesis question:
Is Beowulf primarily a Christian or Pagan text?
Your response will be graded not on your answer, but on how well you use evidence cited from Beowulf to support your thesis.
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8/4-5: Verbs; Reading Beowulf
05 August 2008 08:43 AM Filed in:
Senior English Class
Logs
Beowulf translations can be
found at the First Quarter Materials
page.
Scan through the list of resources
and explore your options for modern translations of Beowulf. Read
the easier ones if you need to, but remember to use the more
difficult versions for your Assigned Reading Focus.
Today’s Assigned Reading Focus is to list as many examples of allusions, alliteration, kennings, personification, and elements of Anglo-Saxon culture as you can, in the portion of Beowulf that deals with Grendel’s attack on Herot.
Notes
Today’s Assigned Reading Focus is to list as many examples of allusions, alliteration, kennings, personification, and elements of Anglo-Saxon culture as you can, in the portion of Beowulf that deals with Grendel’s attack on Herot.
Notes