Expanding Vocabulary (Ongoing) Daily Language Activities: Vocabulary Section‚ 50 transparencies; Analogy Section‚ 25 transparencies Vocabulary Development: “from Beowulf‚” 1 TE: Handbook of Literary and Historical Terms‚ 1411-1434; Anglo-Saxon words and affixes‚ 53; Semantic maps‚ 206; Context clues‚ 108 Powernotes: Handbook to Literary Terms Resources for Teaching Advanced Students: “Handbook of Literary Concepts‚ ” 229- 240; “Handbook of Rhetorical Concepts‚”
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Beowulf- The Ideal Anglo-Saxon Hero When most people today think of a hero‚ they think of characteristics such as courage‚ strength‚ wisdom‚ and loyalty. Some of these same characteristics are seen in an Anglo-Saxon hero. The Anglo-Saxons had a very specific idea of what an ideal hero was. To be an ideal Anglo-Saxon hero a man would have to possess courage‚ strength‚ loyalty to a tribal king‚ wisdom in guiding others‚ and supreme self- confidence. Throughout this poem Beowulf exhibits many values
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1.Compare between classical model and Anglo-Saxon model of local government. According to Royal Commission of Inquiry of Malaysia‚ Local Government is a subsystem operating within or among a number of other subsystems. Local government is the lowest system that operates under the state and federal government. Higher government gave its one body handled on local issues that represent the power whether from federal government or state government‚ which has limited autonomy in terms of financial
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Anglo Saxon Hero Composition The story Beowulf‚ is about a epic hero. The protagonist of this story is Beowulf. He is the main character‚ and kills monsters to portray the persona of the perfect hero. This story will introduce you to the characteristics of an epic hero‚ and what it requires to be one. Characteristics of the perfect hero includes: Bravery‚ strength‚ honor‚ fearlessness‚ loyalty‚ and honor. Beowulf in this story portrays these characteristics within his character. He defeats monsters
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An Anglo-Saxon hero is supposed to achieve individual glory. Beowulf searched for individual fame and glory his entire life. His pursuit to become a hero was so strong that it motivated him to take on the evils of the world. Through his encounters with evil he was able to achieve individual fame and thus fulfill the expectations of an Anglo-Saxon hero. Beowulf was also able to meet the expectations that faced a king during the Anglo-Saxon period. During his rule as king‚ Beowulf treated his people
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Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem was a story of a great warrior who risked his life for others to keep theirs. The name of this great warrior is Beowulf‚ but this was not an average warrior. Beowulf is one of the greatest epic heroes who has ever ruled over Geatland. Beowulf is a loyal king to his people and always puts his people before himself. Beowulf had what all kings wished for which was courage‚ leadership‚ and strength. First‚ Beowulf was not just a strong minded hero but an physically strong one also
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Anglo-Saxon poetry‚ composed within the fifth century through the eleventh century‚ reflects many ideas of Anglo-Saxon culture and life. Poetry is a part of typical Anglo-Saxon culture‚ and is commonly passed through generations orally. Among many works of poetry lies the story of Beowulf‚ a tale of kings‚ dragons‚ battles‚ and superhuman qualities. Beowulf exhibits many characteristics‚ themes‚ and ideal traits of Anglo-Saxon poetry by the importance of weapons‚ the Comitatus Code‚ and fame after
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Hannah Vaughn Mrs. Coomer English 12 1 Feb. 2013 Anglo-Saxon Food Food is a major part of any culture‚ whether celebrating‚ mourning or just an act of kindness‚ food has always been there to make every party even better. For the Anglo-Saxons‚ food meant the very same to them. Though modern day cooking and feasting is very different‚ many of the same foods and techniques are used in everyday life. The Anglo-Saxons acquired many of their techniques from cooking from the Romans. Before then‚
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The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government‚ art‚ and a fairly large amount of literature. Many people believe that the culture then was extremely unsophisticated‚ but it was actually extremely advanced for the time. Despite the many advancements‚ the period was almost always in a state of war. Despite this fact‚ the Anglo-Saxon period is a time filled with great advancements and discoveries in culture‚ society‚ government‚ religion
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Anglo-Saxon Prose Anglo-Saxon prose is earnestly practical and instructionally religious. Contrasted with Anglo-Saxon poetry‚ it reveals no originality of thought or of emotion but is remarkably free from its parallelisms‚ inversions‚ periphrases‚ and excessive use of metaphor and epithet. Loose in its compound sentence structure‚ common in its simple sentence arrangement‚ if somewhat stiff‚ it was generally direct and clear‚ forceful‚ occasionally rhythmical. Alfred‚ the Great‚(848-901)‚ King
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