1. What I Need to Know for Beowulf
Translated by Burton Raffel
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2. Historical Context of Beowulf
Here is a quick video about why we don’t know who the author of Beowulf actually is:
Shmoop. Beowulf: Historical Context. Online Video Clip, YouTube, 11 Sep Web. 26 May

3. Tips on How to Annotate
Highlight any key ideas or details that drive the story forward.
Circle or highlight any words or passages that you do not understand but you feel are important to the story.
Highlight any flashbacks or foreshadowing you notice as you read.
To identify author’s craft, find words, ideas, or phrases that are repeated.
Also to identify author’s craft, identify instances of symbolism or figurative language.
“Marking the Text: Strategies and Tips for Annotation.” myPerspectives California American Literature, edited by Ernest Morrell, Ph.D., Elfrieda Hiebert, Ph.D., Kelly Gallagher, M.Ed., and Jim Cummins, Ph.D., Pearson Education, Inc., 2017, R1.

4. Comprehension Check pg. 43
A good summary should have:
a clear, direct topic sentence that identifies the text’s main idea,
key facts to support the topic sentence,
the same tone as the original piece,
the opinion of the writer eliminated out of the summary (your opinion does not matter in a summary),
and a formal conclusion eliminated (no conclusion is necessary).

5. Research pg. 43
Research to Clarify: Here, you must find a detail that is unfamiliar to you and research that detail so that it expands your comprehension or knowledge of the selection read. Next, you must explain how this new understanding allows you to better understand the selection.
Research to Explore: A research question is an open-ended question; meaning no person can answer “yes” or “no” to the question, research must be conducted. Here is an example of a research question: Beowulf is set in a male-dominated world full of violence and danger. What role does patriarchal history play in this world? Here is an example of a question that is not researchable: Did you like reading Beowulf?

6. Close Read the Text pg. 44
This is just an example of what to do for #3.
Annotate/answer all the marginal “Close Read” throughout the text.
Here, you must create your own annotation, question, and conclusion based on the annotations you did during the reading of the text.

7. Analyze Craft and Structure pg. 45
Quick video on both the Epic and Epic Hero:
Quick video on archetypal patterns:
Nour Hanafi. What are Archeytpes? Online Video, YouTube, 30 Nov Web. 26 May
Shmoop. Epic Hero by Shmoop. Online Video Clip, YouTube, 01 Apr Web. 26 May

8. Conventions and Style pg. 47
Quick video on syntax (sentence structure):
Quick video on appositives:
What is diazeugma?
A sentence that has one subject with two or more verbs.
The class discussed, debated, challenged, analyzed, and wrote about Beowulf.
Krista Lee Cote. Appositives. Online Video Clip, YouTube, 07 Nov Web. 26 May
Shmoop. Sentence Types by Shmoop. Online Video Clip, YouTube, 31 May Web. 26 May

9. Writing to Sources pg. 48 Quick video on comparing and contrasting:
Your essay should be a minimum of four (4) paragraphs: intro, compare, contrast, conclusion. Of course you may need to include more paragraphs to answer the writing prompt.
Shmoop. Compare and Contrast by Shmoop. Online Video Clip, YouTube, 26 Jun Web. 26 May

10. Speaking and Listening pg. 49
Choose a topic about one aspect of the eighth to eleventh century Anglo-Saxons. There are suggestions on page 49 under “Choose Your Topic.”
Be sure to consult the checklist under the “Conduct Research” section.
Your presentation should be 3 to 5 slides long.