Essential Questions:
What is the significance of oral tradition?
What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to
these characteristics?
How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history?
A. Opening Assignment: AP FLASHCARDS
1. The phrase "The night is long that never finds the day" is an example of what?
2. After Lennox describes an evening of storms and earthquakes (on the night
of the king's murder), Macbeth says in reply, "Twas a rough night." This is an
example of what?
3. As Huck Finn chooses to help Mary Jane and her sisters, the reader becomes
prepared for Huck's decision to help Jim. This is an example an example of what?
B. Begin reading "Beowulf" as a whole class.
C. Closing: Discuss what we have read to this point.
What is the significance of oral tradition?
What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulf conform to
these characteristics?
How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history?
A. Opening Assignment: AP FLASHCARDS
1. The phrase "The night is long that never finds the day" is an example of what?
2. After Lennox describes an evening of storms and earthquakes (on the night
of the king's murder), Macbeth says in reply, "Twas a rough night." This is an
example of what?
3. As Huck Finn chooses to help Mary Jane and her sisters, the reader becomes
prepared for Huck's decision to help Jim. This is an example an example of what?
B. Begin reading "Beowulf" as a whole class.
C. Closing: Discuss what we have read to this point.