1. “Quiz” / Begin section II / a note on
Beowulf, etc. / Day 8
“Quiz” / Begin section II / a note on

2. Origins of English “Quiz”
How many words are in the English language?
What is the ORIGINAL source of English?
Who controlled Britain from the 1st-5th centuries?
Who brought Beowulf to Britain?
What type of English are the words: he, under, and stone?
When did the Anglo-Saxons begin using the Latin alphabet?
WHO brought the Latin alphabet TO Britain?

3. Elements of a Heroic Quest
The quester (or hero): Who is the person going on the quest?
A place to go: Where is the quester (hero) traveling?
A stated reason to go there: Why is the quester (hero) going?
Challenges and trials: What difficulties does the hero face?
The real reason to go: What does the quester (hero) really learn or accomplish during his/her quest?
CHART IT: in teams of two, create a chart that plots a movie using the elements of the Heroic Quest. YAY!

4. Essential Questions: Why do people tell stories?
How are stories constructed?
What is a hero?
What is a true friend?
What is a good leader?
How does modern literature connect to literature of the past?

5. Important Terms
Epic – long verse narrative describing adventures and achievements of a hero from the distant past
Epic hero – larger than life warrior hero
Kennings- two or more words that name something by a metaphor (ex. Candle of heaven = sum; whale – road = ocean; peace weaver = woman; light of battle = sword)

6. Terms cont. START CLASS 9 HERE
Comitatus – concept of social unit bound together by ties of honor and interdependence – band of devoted comrades in arms
Lay – short lyric or narrative poem to be sung; song, tune
Litotes- understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (He’s not a bad ball player) – opposite of hyperbole

7. Terms cont.
Allegory- narrative (verse or prose) where characters, action and setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of the story
Caesura – break in the middle of each line of verse
Alliteration –repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words or within word, particularly in accented syllables (it helped people memorize spoke or sung poems / it was crucial to the survival of oral literature)

8. MORE TERMS
Wergild – remuneration / “man payment” / compensation to family of murdered warrior / victim to avoid blood feuds
Wyrd – Anglo Saxon concept of fall that manifests itself chiefly in a hero’s willingness to test fate by matching his courage against heavy odds

9. Notes The poetry of Beowulf is densely packed and full of sounds.
The subject matter deals with heroic adventures and some fairy –tale themes (i.e. fire breathing dragons and big scary monsters).
It also deals with the nature of success and friendship in Anglo Saxon times, as well as the final value to be found in life and death.

10. Homework Read and annotate Two post-its per a page MARK IT UP
Note literary devices discussed today (and any extra that you notice)