Essential Questions:
1. What is the significance of oral tradition?
2. What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulfconform to these characteristics?
3. How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history?
A. Opening Assignment: AP Flashcards
Myths, Legends, and Folklore
1. Who was Aphrodite?
2. Who was Atlas?
3. Who is Bacchus?
4. Who was Hephaestus?
5. Who was Helen of Troy?
B. Assign free response annotation and rough outline/pre-write for The Importance of Being Earnest.
These are due on Friday, and they must be turned in no later than Friday.
C. Closing: Begin task rotation about the Anglo-Saxon period.
1. What is the significance of oral tradition?
2. What are the characteristics of an epic and how does Beowulfconform to these characteristics?
3. How do the themes in Beowulf relate to the Anglo-Saxon period in history?
A. Opening Assignment: AP Flashcards
Myths, Legends, and Folklore
1. Who was Aphrodite?
2. Who was Atlas?
3. Who is Bacchus?
4. Who was Hephaestus?
5. Who was Helen of Troy?
B. Assign free response annotation and rough outline/pre-write for The Importance of Being Earnest.
These are due on Friday, and they must be turned in no later than Friday.
C. Closing: Begin task rotation about the Anglo-Saxon period.