Beowulf The Basics Who? What? When? Where? Why? By Whom? By whom was it written? Most Anglo-Saxon poetry was oral at first, meaning it Anglowas transmitted or performed by…

Slide 1 Slide 2 A long narrative poem on a serious subject; Written in a grand or elevated style with a larger-than-life hero. Epics also tend to have the following characteristics:…

Slide 1Beowulf Slide 2 The Basics Who? Who? What? What? When? When? Where? Where? Why? Why? Slide 3 By Whom? By whom was it written? By whom was it written? –Most Anglo-Saxon…

1. TRADITIONAL TALES Patterns and variables 2. DEFINITION OF TRADITIONAL TALES 3. TRADITIONAL TALES -also known as FOLKTALES -They are stories that came from oral tradition…

1. TRADITIONAL TALES Patterns and variables 2. DEFINITION OF TRADITIONAL TALES 3. TRADITIONAL TALES -also known as FOLKTALES -They are stories that came from oral tradition…

1. TRADITIONAL TALES Patterns and variables 2. DEFINITION OF TRADITIONAL TALES 3. TRADITIONAL TALES -also known as FOLKTALES -They are stories that came from oral tradition…

1. Paradise Lost Book 1Lines 01 – 26 The Invocation 2. Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruitOf that forbidden tree, whose mortal tasteBrought death into the world,…

1. HRW Elements of Literature  “Life in 999” p. 47  “Fury of the Northmen” p. 28  Beowulf…

TCA Lexile 740 1010 800 TextEvaluator⢠23 51 43 Text Complexity Range CLOSE READING Genre Tell students that the selection is a tall tale and remind students to connect…

Slide 1Homer’s Odyssey Definitions Background Important Characters Slide 2 Epic – a long story told in elevated language (usually poetry) relates the great deeds of a…