V5 Play's the Thing - Beowulf

remember? 
  • Beowulf: 
  • example of an epic poem
  • charcteristically Germanic in content and outlook:
  •       courage in battle
  •       obedience to the king and other (war) leaders
  •       belief in magic and in dangerous demons
  • probably composed in 8th century (in England)
  • original story much older (Scandinavia)
  • earliest manuscript: c. 1000 (by anonymous monk)
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remember? 
  • Beowulf: 
  • example of an epic poem
  • charcteristically Germanic in content and outlook:
  •       courage in battle
  •       obedience to the king and other (war) leaders
  •       belief in magic and in dangerous demons
  • probably composed in 8th century (in England)
  • original story much older (Scandinavia)
  • earliest manuscript: c. 1000 (by anonymous monk)

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Today
1. in pairs: discuss the questions on "Arrival of Beaker folk"...
2. had a look at Google Classroom - the material shared with you?
3. work on the assignments on Beowulf (WASP Reporter)

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Questions text DNA studies
5 min: In pairs: discuss your questions on "Arrival of Beaker folk"...

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Watch and answer
Watch bit.ly/wr-beowulf and do assign. 70A (WASP)

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Language organiser I
Matching exercise 71 A 

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Language organiser II
Matching exercise 71 C

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Listen
Listen to the text https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xwAjdyrErGpk54IYaFF9q7wk0yTDL9CS and answer the questions of assign. 72

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Read text
Read the text "Beowulf is Back" and do ex. 73 (WASP)

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literary devices
Read 74A and then find examples in the excerpt on p. 5 of the PtT

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homework:
- Finish the (WASP) assignments
- Watch Michael Wood's In Search of Beowulf
- Bring PtT, your novel, HCE Exam Idiom and WASP

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