Slide 1Beowulf: Background About 3 rd and 4 th century Geats and Danes About 3 rd and 4 th century Geats and Danes Written down between 700-800 (725 is the date we have)…

Slide 1The History of the English Language and Medieval Literature Because were studying British Literature so we need to understand its language! Slide 2 How are the vast…

Slide 1Anglo Saxons A Day in the Life of… Slide 2 History 5 th Century: Germanic tribes invade –Angles –Saxons –Jutes Established Anglo-Saxon presence in England…

Slide 1 Slide 2 An Introduction to Beowulf The first epic poem in the English Language Slide 3 Literary Eras we Study As determined by the Brits! Anglo-Saxon: 450AD – 1066AD…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Making Non-English Content More Accessible Elizabeth J. Pyatt Penn State [email protected] Slide 3 Who Am I? ¿Quién Soy? Pwy yw fi?  Accessibility…

Slide 1 Slide 2 + BEOWULF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =v9qpqyO_dmU Slide 3 + Anglo-Saxon Period The Anglo-Saxon period is the earliest recorded time period in English…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Abraxus/Abraxas  A demon of the Greek Period  Had the body of a man, the head of a rooster, and serpents for feet Slide 3 Alecto  One of the Furies…

Slide 1 Introducing Anglo Saxon Poetry The Seafarer Earliest Poem in England Slide 2 Stay very attentive, take notes because… You are assigned to compose a five line Anglo…

Slide 1 INTRO TO BRIT. LIT.SURVEY Just a quick overview of what is to come… Slide 2 “ENGLAND” Slide 3  Early Celtic  Old English  Medieval, Middle English…

Slide 1 “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare “In for a Penny, in for a Pound” Slide 2 A Teaser… Slide 3 -Shakespeare Focus Questions- How could Shakespeare’s…