We took background notes on the Anglo-Saxon poem, "The Seafarer" and then read it and made notes. Be sure to get the notes from a partner. Below are the Beowulf review notes. Make a reference card for each work on the core list so you can study while on the bus, during commericals at the dinner table etc.
We made notes on historical context of the Middle Ages. Read and make notes on pages 43 to 54. I will collect the notes Wednesday. Tomorrow, we start Chaucer. Yay!
Beowulf Checklist
- Know why the title is italicized
- Know the definition of epic poem
- Identify the elements in Beowulf that make it an epic poem
- Explain which aspects of the poem reflect Anglo-Saxon culture
- Find Christian allusions and explain their significance
- Find pagan references and explain their significance
- Know the key components: alliteration, caesura, simile, kennings, 4 beats to each line
- Find examples of fate and explain the Anglo-Saxon attitude to fate
- Explain and find examples of the heroic tradition: loyalty to king, courtesy and respect, courage/valour/bravery, generous leader
- Explain Anglo-Saxon rituals: boast, protocol, taunt,
- Define scop and the significance of its role
- Complete the reading check page 29
- Find examples of the supernatural and explain their significance
- Explain which aspects of Anglo-Saxon society and literature are still a part of our society and literature
- Identify key characters: Beowulf, Grendel, Danes, Geats, Unferth, Hrothgar, Welthow, Brecca, Higlac, Wulfgar, settings: Herot and Grendel’s boggy lair, plot, conflict, theme
- Be able to recognize key passages of Beowulf and explain their significance
- Memorize the literary must-haves list
- Practice using elevated diction in your note-taking and paragraph writing (pithy: (concise, to-the-point descriptions)
- Garner your favourite list of strong verbs: depict, represent, illustrate, portray, emphasize, reveal, demonstrate, illuminate, elucidate, exemplify, reiterate, typify
- Review how to cite. Read the handout. Follow MLA style sheet.
Key Literary Terms
- Epic poem
- Heroic tradition (loyalty to leader, generous leader, courage/valour/bravery, courtesy/respect, fate—acceptance/awareness of death) “Fate will unwind as it must!” (Beowulf 211).
- enjambement
- caesura
- kennings
- understatement
- irony
- pathetic fallacy
- aphorism
- alliteration
- imagery
- point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd, omniscient, limited omniscient, dramatic)
- allusion
- foreshadowing
Vocabulary
- stoic, stoicism
- altruistic, altruism
- fatalist, fatalistic, fatalism
Key Quotes: Find 3-5 key lines that you can memorize to use on tests.
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