Meet the Anglo-Saxons

A web quest to supplement background lectures in an Early

British Literature survey course that is focused on translation

The Course

• Early British Literature Survey Style

oWith a focus on Translation 

oLots of material to cover in a short time

 

• The Web Quest will create more in class time

Why Save Time?

• Many of the texts being read in this survey course are being read in translation

• Translators usually interpret the text one way

 • The problems of translation

must be taught along side with the text

Grendel's Mother and Translation

• Translators call her a monster

• Many  but not all scholars  say the original text does not

• Students decide for themselves

• Three Translations• Thanks to the web quest

we can talk about it.

Why a Web Quest?• The web quest will familiarize

students with the Anglo-Saxon Period.

o The instructor will spend less time lecturing about it

o More time for in-class discussion

• Students will improve their research skills

In the Web Quest, the students will...

• Study specific aspects of the Anglo-Saxon periodo the role of women o how the political system workedo the language the the the text was written ino the religions practiced by the anglo-saxons and

the role it played in their lives

• Learn of places where they can find reliable information

• Be guided by questions that will help them interpret the material

Websites the students visit will include:

• BBC History

• UMB Library

• Anglo-Saxon Aloud

• Google searches

1.    Record

2.    React

3.    Reflect

Research Log - 3 Steps

A Place for Discovery - I can't literally my students out digging for artifacts, but I can send them to the internet to hunt for resources.