Week 1 Aug. 28
Web sites:
The Anglo-Saxon period objectives
After reading Beowulf and discussing the following topics, students will be able to make connections between the Anglo-Saxons and twentieth century Americans. In the mid-term exam students will answer some of these questions.
1 What is the Anglo-Saxon attitude toward wealth, treasure, money?
2 What is the purpose of fighting?
3 What is the attitude toward women?
4 How do Anglo-Saxons see themselves in relationship to the universe? Do they seem to feel that they are favored by the gods or do they feel a malign or negative response from their gods? Do they have a comfortable vision of an afterlife?
5 What is the purpose of the stories of tribal feuding?
6 What are the characteristics of a good ruler? A bad?
Assignment
Click on the Beowulf site and
look at the Map and Sutton Hoo; study History and Religion. Read Beowulf,
pp. 29-71 and write a response
paper answering the first three questions above.
Send a Word attachment via E-mail. Due Wed., Sept. 6 (Monday
is Labor Day)
Week 2 Sept. 5
Read Beowulf , pp. 71-99 and write a response paper answering questions 4, 5, and 6, above. Send a Word attachment via E-mail. Due Wed., Sept. 13