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Here’s Where We’re Going… 08/28. Define specific vocabulary terms (note). Read and discuss Anglo-Saxon poem: “The Wanderer” View and Discuss Wikispace (time permitting). AE4 Vocabulary: Unit 1. Enjambment : the continuation of a line of verse into the next line without a pause.
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Here’s Where We’re Going… 08/28 Define specific vocabulary terms (note). Read and discuss Anglo-Saxon poem: “The Wanderer” View and Discuss Wikispace(time permitting)
AE4 Vocabulary: Unit 1 Enjambment: the continuation of a line of verse into the next line without a pause. Epic:a long poem, derived from oral tradition, narrating the deeds of a hero, the actions of an adventure, or the history of a culture. Loathsome: causing hatred or disgust, repulsive. Woeful: full of great sorrow or distress.
Here’s Where We’re Going… 08/29 Wikispace revisited: textbook access. Revisit Anglo themes, kenning (Quiz Tuesday). Vocabulary. Discussion and pre-reading for Beowulf. Homework: Textbook pages 19-23 (Anglo-Saxon Origins). Note check.
AE4 Vocabulary: Unit 1 Heathen: a person who does not belong to a widely held religion, ideology. Comitatus:Germanic friendship structure that sought to create a body of companions, reinforced loyalty. Wergild: a price set upon every life so it would be known how much to pay to survivor’s after death (preventing a blood feud). Philanthropy: the promotion of welfare through generosity and selflessness. Purge: to rid, eliminate, alleviate, lessen.