1. Bell ringer
On a sheet of paper Match the following characteristic to the correct theory
Do not use your notes!!!
A. Gender issues
B. money and class issues
C. analyzes the text itself – literary devices, plot structure
D. focuses on the reader and their connection to the text
E. id, ego, super ego and psyche
F. the authors life influence
G. the events in time that influenced the author

2. Using Grimm’s Cinderella that you read and highlighted for homework, complete the following.
Determine, based on the evidence you highlighted, which critical theory is represented the most in the short story.
Review THAT theory in your notes and on your cheat sheet.
Complete a 4 paragraph analysis of Grimms Cinderella using ONE of the critical theories.
YOU MAY NOT COMPLETE A READER RESPONSE ANALYSIS.
You will need to make sure that your thesis states the evidence and which lens is being applied.
example: Using the reader response analysis it is obvious that Cinderella was raised in the south because of her hard work ethics and her choice of food, which reminds me of my life when I was young.
Remember,*** Spelling, grammar, content and all writing conventions will be looked for and graded for accuracy.

3. Middle Ages 449-1485 The Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066
The Medieval Period

4. The Middle Ages 449-1485 Characteristics of the period
Enormous upheaval and change in England
Time of disastrous wars, both internal and external
Time of foreign invasion
Time of painful reconsolidation and emergence of England as nation
This is the Seal of the City of Bergen, Norway, showing medieval merchant ship. Medieval sailing vessels incorporated improved methods of rigging and a swinging stern rudder. However, except for galleys, which were propelled by oarsmen, ships were inevitably at the mercy of the wind. In order to reach Great Britain, the Vikings had to cross the turbulent North Sea – never an easy task even in the calmest of weather. The prows of Viking “long-boats” were often carved with dragons’ heads to frighten the enemy.

5. Anglo-Saxon Period: Celtic Invasions
Organized into clans; loyal to chieftain
Religion – animism (from Latin for “spirit”)
Believed spirits controlled every aspect of life
Druids – priests who settled arguments, presided over religious
rituals, and memorized and recited poems about past
From about 700 B.C., the Celts dominated most of what is now western and central Europe. Skilled artisans, they introduced the use of iron to the rest of Europe. They also had a highly developed religion, mythology, and legal system that specified individual rights. The Celts were also adept at curing hams, keeping bees, and making wooden barrels. The language of the Celts was dominant in Britain until around the 5th.

6. Roman Invasions 55 BC Julius Caesar invaded Britain
Began to Christianize the Celts; Celtic religion vanished
Roman Helmet
Refer to British Isles map in contents pages
Picture of Hadrian's Wall on page 7
The great defensive wall is Hadrian's Wall, which linked the North Sea and the Atlantic near the present-day border between England and Scotland, and held back the marauding Picts and Scots for two hundred years. Along this wall were seventeen large stone forts to house the Roman legions guarding the frontier.

7. Angles/Saxons from Germany
Germanic Invasions - 449
Angles/Saxons from Germany
Jutes from Denmark
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Britons no match, but didn’t go quietly
Religion – pagan – similar to Norse mythology
What are some of the names of Anglo-Saxon gods that has survived and still very much part of our daily lives?
Tuesday – from Tiw
Wednesday from Woden
Thursday – chief Teutonic god – Thor – god of thunder
Friday – from Frigga, goddess of the home

8. Germanic Invasions - 449
Created the Anglo-Saxon England (“Engla land”) that lasted until 1066
United themselves in last two centuries to resist invasions from Vikings, or Norsemen (whom they called Danes).
Seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon Period: Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Essex, Sussex, and Kent

9. Anglo-Saxon Literature
Oral tradition – poems and song committed to memory and performed by scops, passed down by word of mouth with accidental omissions or embellishments
Two important traditions in literature
heroic tradition – celebrates heroes
elegiac tradition – passing of earlier, better
times

10. Anglo-Saxon Civilization
Persons of rank received with grave courtesy
Ruler generous to those who remain loyal
Wyrd – Impersonal, irresistible fate determined most of life
Loyalty to the leader and tribe
As a resut, they would win fame and become models for others?
What does the word stoic mean?
How do you think stoicism will play into literature?

11. Characteristics of Epic Hero
Is significant and glorified
Is on a cyclical journey or quest
Has superior or supernhuman strength, intelligence, and/or courage
Is ethical
Risks death for glory or for the greater good of society
Performs brave deeds
Is a strong and responsible leader
Reflects the ideals of a particular society

12. Old English Poetics
Alliteration – repetition of consonant and vowel sounds at the beginning of words
Caesura – a natural pause or break in the middle of the line of poetry and joined by the use of a repeated vowel or consonant sound
Out of the marsh // from the foot of misty
Hills and bogs // bearing God’s hatred
Grendel came // hoping to kill
Anyone he could trap // on this trip to high Herot

13. Old English Poetics
Kennings – a metaphorical phrase used to replace a concrete noun. Ready made descriptive compound words that evoke vivid images
Gas guzzler – Monster Truck
Giver of Knowledge – Teacher

14. Exit ticket On a sheet of paper answer the following questions
What is your definition of good? What is your definition of evil? Can anything or anyone be 100% good? Why or why not? What is your definition of evil? Can anything or anyone be 100% evil? Why or why not?
Make sure your name is on the paper