Here’s Where We’re Going… 08/28

1. Define specific vocabulary terms (note).2. Read and discuss Anglo-Saxon poem: “The

Wanderer”3. View and Discuss Wikispace (time

permitting)

AE4 Vocabulary: Unit 1

1. Enjambment: the continuation of a line of verse into the next line without a pause.

2. 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.3. Loathsome: causing hatred or disgust,

repulsive.

4. Woeful: full of great sorrow or distress.

Here’s Where We’re Going… 08/29

1. Wikispace revisited: textbook access.2. Revisit Anglo themes, kenning (Quiz

Tuesday).3. Vocabulary.

4. Discussion and pre-reading for Beowulf.

Homework: Textbook pages 19-23 (Anglo-Saxon Origins). Note check.

AE4 Vocabulary: Unit 1

1. Heathen: a person who does not belong to a widely held religion, ideology.

2. Comitatus: Germanic friendship structure that sought to create a body of companions,

reinforced loyalty.3. 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).4. Philanthropy: the promotion of welfare

through generosity and selflessness.5. Purge: to rid, eliminate, alleviate, lessen.