Week in review and class Wed/Thurs

What we have done in the last week:
1. Read Beowulf - up to lines 2300 (for Tuesday 2/24)
2. Quizzes: Introduction and first 1900 lines.
3. Notes on Introduction to Anglo Saxon Britain
4. Notes and reading on Archetypal structure/characters
5. Notes on Epic structure, Epic style, Epic poetry, and Epic hero.


Due WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY (2/25, 2/26)

In your notes, you need to apply the elements of the epic structure/poetry/hero to Beowulf. You need to find specific examples in the text to support these archetypes. Remember, these structural techniques are your paths into analysis and looking deeper into textual meaning.

Due: Tuesday, February 17th

1. Read the introduction to Beowulf. Put that copy into a BINDER!! Do not get it all schmacky! Be ready for a quiz on the introduction on Tuesday. I may ask a few questions on literary theory: Formalism and a few introduction questions on Archetypal School.

Due: Friday, February 13th

1. Read through the Power Point slides starting on slide 15- Psychoanalytic and Archetypal Criticism. Take good notes.

2. Read the following handout.
Archetypal Criticism Reading

Due: Wednesday, February 11/12th

1. Go through the following quiz. Write down your initial answer on a piece of paper. Then write down the right answer (hopefully they coincide). Turn this in on Thursday.
Prosody Quiz

2. Do a Formalist reading of the five Black History Month poems from class. Construct a THESIS from your literary analysis/formalist analysis for each poem. Do your best!

Poetry TEST on FRIDAY, January 6th

Remember: The first half of the poetic terms test will be on Friday! This is up through "hovering stress". I have also pushed the comma portion of the test until Monday..  FYI! Study hard!!

My new mantra:

Class today: February 3rd

1. Turn in 3 writing responses at the beginning of the hour when the sub collects them.
2. Open the Literary Theory PowerPoint. Take notes through FORMALISM QUESTIONS (slide 14).
3. Mr. Hume will be coming in during the last 10 minutes to have to take a LMC survey.

Homework: Get ready for your terms test on Friday.

Due: Tuesday, February 3rd

You have been introduced to approach to studying literature. Now that you have a brief introduction,
you need to consider where your opinion is currently before we move forward...
Bring in the introduction to literary theory... Dr. Fry's lecture.. the reading of we study literature..

You will be writing a response to the following prompts:
What is literature?

What is theory?

How do these two large concepts interact in your opinion?

Quizzes:
Friday, February 6th: First half of terms and commas

Monday, February 9th: 2nd half of terms

Do for Monday, February 2nd (Ground Hog Day)

Happy Super Bowl Weekend!
Remember that you were given 83 terms/devices on Friday. Use this time to put terms and definitions on flash cards. Get to know the terms..

Test dates will be announced on Monday.