The DIGRESSIONS in Beowulf... Due Wed/Thurs and Friday

Due: Wednesday and Thursday

You need to have a firm understanding of the following:
1. The concept of digressions
2. The plot of the following digressions in Beowulf.. Scyld, Edgtheow, Unferth, Finn and Ingeld, Sigemund and Heremod, Queen Hygd and Queen Modthryth, and Hildeburh

Have these digressions fully represented in your notes. We will be moving to the analysis of these digressions very quickly..  need them down.

Due FRIDAY, February 28th

After class discussion of the digressions...  you will need to pick one of the digressions that you feel BEST offers the best message or teaching that represents (what you feel is) the major purpose of the text of Beowulf.  In order to do this.. you need to discern the plots of each digression... evaluate to determine the major purpose of the text of Beowulf... and associate the story revealed in the digression to the larger text.

This needs to be placed into a typed response.. no length determined... JUST COMPLETE. Recall your argumentative writing style (our 'new normal')...

FINISH BEOWULF by Friday!

Due: Tuesday, January 25th

Remember... Tuesday is your TEST over lit theory, AS History, "Intro to Beowulf" Beowulf (plot 3/4 way through), and points made in In Search of Beowulf.

You can do it.. remember we are striving for an 80% class average.. This is essentially "take 4"... You need to have the fundamentals before we can move to higher Bloom's. AND... you need to get beyond the 'studying' hindrance...

Have Beowulf finished by Wednesday/Thursday.

Due: Monday, February 25

You should be finding evidence for the three issues I proposed in class:
1. Examples of the Heroic Tradition and Eligiac Tradition in Beowulf.
2. Examples of Christian and Pagan elements...
3. What is unsaid?

You need ample evidence!

Remember quiz on Tuesday

Beowulf text- if other link does not work

http://www.heorot.dk/beo-intro-rede.html

Class today- February 18th

1. http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/Beowulf.Readings/Prologue.html

The week of February 10-13 AND Beowulf reading schedule

Monday, February 10th: Poetry/Literary Terms Test
Tuesday, February 11th: This day is actually a B block day (Thursday).  You will have a literary theory/Anglo-Saxon history/Beowulf (up to chapter 10) quiz
Wednesday, February 12th: Shortened A block day and career day. See Tuesday's schedule.
Thursday, February 13th: (Daily) Read Beowulf through chapter 24
Friday, February 14th: NO SCHOOL


Beowulf Reading Schedule
You need to read and annotate/note take up through the posted chapter by class on the specified date.

2/10- Chapter 12
2/11, 12- Quiz
2/13- Chapter 24
2/18- Chapter 35
2/19, 20- Quiz through Chapter 37
2/24- Finish Beowulf  (quiz over entire text)

Monday.. This upcoming Monday.. The 10th!

The poetry/literary terms test is FEBRUARY TENTH.. MONDAY.. THIS MONDAY... 

So, my little gumdrops, this means...

1. State of the Union reflection

2. Terms test taken during class

3. Have Beowulf read up through chapter  12.

4. Be ready for the literary theory test sometime this week.. Whenever I figure out the schedule of this wild week! 

Seriously.. Seriously.. You all better do well ... Or there is a fired up redhead in your future! 

READ BEOWULF- For FRIDAY

And  then read some more... there is nothing better on a snow day than an Anglo-Saxon poem about one tough dude kicking some monster tail... (or ripping off his arm... tomato.. tomato).

For FRIDAY...
Read through "Beowulf silences Unferth".. Chapter X.
Remember that you will have your poetry/literary terms test on Friday... we will get this done first, so be ready!