5V Literature Intro

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

Today's class

I would like to know your views on literature

I will cover some of the topics to see what you already know about them

I will explain what we will do to prepare for the PTA at the end of the school year

Literature: What comes to mind?

What is your view on (English) literature?

What do you expect to learn in English Literature lessons?

This year we will be studying Old English, Middle English and Renaissance. What are you hoping to come across?

How would you like to study the works?

A

Discuss the works in class, answer the questions at home

B

Prepare the work at home, discuss the questions in class

C

A combination of both

D

Both are fine by me

Would you like to use LessonUp more?

English originates from ...

A

Germanic Languages

B

Roman Languages

C

D

Beowulf was ...

A

a king

B

a dragon

C

a wolf

D

a giant

Which words did you hear in the previous video?

What do you think the poem is about?

Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard

metudæs maecti end his modgidanc

uerc uuldurfadur— swe he uundra gihuaes

eci dryctin or astelidæ

he aerist scop aelda barnum

heben til hrofe haleg scepen

tha middungeard moncynnæs uard

eci dryctin æfter tiadæ

firum foldu frea allmectig

Now [we] must honour the guardian of heaven,

the might of the architect, and his purpose,

the work of the father of glory- as he, the eternal lord, established the beginning of wonders;

He first created for the children of men

Heaven as a roof, the holy creator

Then the guardian of mankind, the eternal lord, afterwards appointed the middle earth,

the lands for men, the Lord almighty

One of the first people to write in English was:

A

Anonymous

B

William Shakespeare

C

Geoffrey Chaucer

D

Harry Styles

1

2

3

4

Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum

Oure fadir that art in heuenes

Our father which art in heauen

Our Father, who art in heaven

Which king was a prominent figure in medieval literature?

A

King Arthur

B

King Harry

C

King Charles

D

King William

A sonnet is ...

A

a song

B

a poem

C

a novel

D

a play

What do you know about Shakespeare?

Which of these was NOT written by Shakespeare?

A

Romeo and Juliet

B

Julius Ceasar

C

Hamlet

D

Pride and Prejudice

Practical Information

• In the final test week you wil have a 15% PTA test on the reader and the play Macbeth (seperate reader)

• Questions are in English, your answers have to be in English as well

• Dictonaries are allowed

Content of lessons

• Every week we will cover one work from the reader 

• You have to study names and authors, know what the work is about and its main message

• Each work is introduced by some historical context 

• You have to study important facts, changes in history/literature, characteristics of literature, etc.

• See the planner on MS Teams to see what you need to study/prepare per week