Thursday, September 26, 2019

English Lit

Today, we finished watching Beowulf and students worked on their cue cards for next day's discussion.  The questions we discussed can be found on the blog post for Friday, Sept. 20th.  We will have our final discussion of the Anglo-Saxon period next Tuesday.
The test is scheduled for next Thursday, October 3rd. The test will consist of 7 vocabulary questions, 12 multiple choice questions, a short answer question on the poetry of Anglo-Saxon literature, and three paragraph questions.  One of the paragraphs will relate to a quotation.
Here are the vocabulary words you should study:

  1. hosts
  2. moors
  3. gabled
  4. reparation
  5. solace
  6. ravaged
  7. scabbard
  8. bolted
  9. taut
  10. writhing
  11. blunted
  12. pilgrimage
  13. affliction
  14. reprisal
  15. kinsmen