The Anglo-Saxons Part 1
"The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner
This course is, for the most part, organized chronologically. With that in mind - we begin at the beginning with the Anglo-Saxons and the oldest tales written in English (Old English). The Unit on the Anglo-Saxons is divided into two parts - with the Group Work below being the only lesson for Part 1. I did this because, though Beowulf is definitely Anglo-Saxon - I wanted it (and later Grendel) to have its own Unit. Part 2 will come after we are done with Grendel.
It's the third day of class and we dive right into the material. The students will read "The Introduction to the Anglo-Saxons" as homework. There will be a quiz - and then I quickly get them into groups (for the first time!) and they spend the rest of the period using what they read in a cooperative way - that helps them understand far more than if they were doing it on their own. For more on Group Work - go to this page.