​Today, we will look at some stylistic devices that were common to Anglo-Saxon literature as well as review some elements that will make your writing more mature.
 
U1L4A1 CP Joining Clauses
Download worksheets 61 Fragments 12GE2013.pdf, 62 Fragments 12GE2014.pdf, 63 Runons 12GE2015.pdf and 64 Runons 12GE2016 .pdf (in the Grammar Worksheets folder on the Google drive) and complete it, writing your answers on a separate piece of paper or on the worksheet itself if you want to print it. We will go over this in class.
 
U1L4A2 Kenning Practice
View the Kennings and Alliteration.pptx presentation that is in the Anglo-Saxons folder of the Google drive.
 
Create one of each kind of kenning (three total) for the SAME thing (see the examples I created for Teacher). One of your examples MUST include alliteration.
 
This is due to Turnitin by 11:59 PM on Friday, Jan. 15. 

​1. Read and begin working on the vocabulary journal. The file you need is titled Vocabulary Journal Assignment SP21.pdf and is in the Vocabulary folder on the Google drive. The first vocabulary journal will be due 26 Jan. 2021.
3. View the presentation titled Beowulf Intro FA20.pptx (Anglo-Saxons folder on Google drive).
4. Watch the video Documenting Beowulf.mp4 (Anglo-Saxons folder on Google drive) and FIX the bibliographic citation that you created last week.
5. Submit your revised citation in U1L3A1 Beowulf Documentation by 11:59 PM on Jan. 14.

​U1L2A1 Historical Background Notes
In order to complete today’s assignment, you will need to go to the Google drive, into the Anglo-Saxons folder, and get these two files:
British Lit Intro Rev FA20 VL.ppsx
British History Background Notes.docx
 
Use the information in the presentation to answer the questions on the notes worksheet. When you get to a Video slide, watch the video it refers to. The videos are in the same folder in the Google drive.
 
Submit your completed worksheet in Turnitin by 11:59 PM on January 13.
 

NOTE: You can find pdf files of the specific pages that are referred to and all other necessary materials for today in the Google drive, Springboard Text folder, Unit 1 Videos & Handouts folder.

1. Go to page 4 of your text and read “About the Unit” (U1L1.pdf, page 1). Then, consider how writers choose their subjects. Why do they write about their chosen subjects?
2. Look up the dictionary definition of the word perception. On what does perception rely? Where does a person’s perception come from?
3. Watch the video of the children’s book They All Saw a Cat.
4. Consider these questions: On what does perception rely? Where does a person’s perception come from?
5. Go to the Google drive, click on the Springboard Text folder. Open the Unit 1 Videos & Handouts folder. Open the presentation titled Optical Illusions. In each picture, you should see two different images. If you can’t, why do you think that is the case? What might help you see more than you are able to see? (I promise, there are two different things going on in every picture!).
6. On page 6 of your text, read “Literary Criticism” (U1L1.pdf, page 2).
7. Complete these assignments:

 
U1L1A1: It’s a Matter of Perspective
Our analysis of literature this semester will focus on perception. Our experiences have given each one of us a unique perspective. We have formed interests and dislikes, sometimes strong ones, based on our experiences.
1. Read the information about Reader-Response Criticism. You can find this information on page 19 of your textbook (U1 Reader-Response Criticism P19.pdf).
2. In a paragraph, identify some subjects that you have strong opinions about based on your experiences. The opinions you hold on these subjects are likely to affect the way you respond to texts that deal with those subjects.
3. Submit your response to Turnitin by 11:59 on Jan. 11.
 
U1L1A2 Reader-Response Criticism
1. Review the different types of Literary Criticism. You can find this information on pages 7 and 8 of your textbook (Literary Theory PP7-8.pdf).
2. In a paragraph, tell which literary criticism, based on the descriptions in the document, you are likely to find the most challenging. Why do you think you will find that particular perspective challenging?
3. Submit your response in Turnitin by 11:59 on Jan. 11.
 

U0L2A1 Email and Daily Procedure
1. First, review the Virtual Learning Expectations MC2.pdf and, if you weren’t present for class yesterday, view the Guidelines for the Virtual Classroom presentation (Guidelines for the Virtual Classroom.pptx).
 
2. Following the email guidelines presented in class yesterday (and in the presentation), send me an email listing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places you should look each day at the beginning of class.
 
3. Then (also in the email), tell me what you should do (where you should go) if CTLS doesn’t appear to be working.
 
Make sure your email is formatted according to the guidelines and includes BOTH pieces of information.
 
You do not need to submit this assignment anywhere other than the email. You should send this email by 11:59 PM on Friday, Jan. 8.
 
U0L2A2: Plagiarism
Watch the brief video on plagiarism (Google drive, main directory). Then, in a document, tell me what you will need to do differently from what you’ve done before in order to protect against plagiarism.
 
Submit your answer in Turnitin by 11:59 on Friday, Jan. 8.
 
 
U0L2A3: Documenting a Source
1. In Resources, or on the class web site/Google drive, locate the Essay Guide (titled Your Essay Guide Ver. 11.pdf).
 
2. Use the Table of Contents in the Essay Guide to find the section titled “MLA Format: Step-by-Step Bibliographic Citations.” The page numbers in the Table of Contents of the PDF are hyperlinks that will take you directly to the appropriate section if you click on them.
 
3. In the first unit, we will be using an online version of Beowulf. Click this link to open the text in a new tab: https://www.bpi.edu/ourpages/auto/2017/9/13/42764661/beowulf__raffel_translation_.pdf
 
4. Use the step-by-step guide and create a bibliographic citation for the online version of the Beowulf text we will be using. Submit this citation in Turnitin by 11:59 PM on Friday, Jan. 8.
 

Assignments are posted here as a backup, just in case you cannot access CTLS for some reason. If you are unable to access the CTLS platform, EMAIL me to let me know your situation and complete the following assignments. Please sign your email!
 
Once you are able to access CTLS, you will need to sign up for our class in Turnitin.com and Remind.com. The access codes are provided in Announcements.
 
Today, there are two assignments you should complete:
 
U0L1A1: Welcome Letter
Watch the welcome video (Welcome to British Lit.mp4). Then read the letter from me to you (Letter to Students SP21.pdf – both are in the main directory on the Google drive).  
 
To get to the Google drive, go to www.kmcauthor.com and select Files on Google Drive from the Class Materials drop-down list. Then, select your class and it will take you directly to the Google drive for your class.
 
Once you have viewed the video and read the letter, please write a letter to me, telling me about yourself and the things that are important to you.
 
This assignment should be handed in either in person or to Turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Friday, January 8. Your Turnitin access code is posted in the Announcements.
 
 
U0L1A2: Syllabus Review and Receipt
Read the class syllabus (in the main directory of the Google drive AND in the Resources section of the CTLS classroom). The class syllabus is also available on the main page of my web site, www.kmcauthor.com, and in the main directory on the Google drive.
 
Share the class syllabus with a parent or guardian.
 
Then, go to my web site, www.kmcauthor.com, and from the About Me & Contact drop-down, select Student/Parent Information Forms. Students should fill out the Student Information Form and have at least one parent or guardian fill out the Parent Information Form.
 
Please be aware that this assignment is not considered complete until BOTH the student AND a parent or guardian has filled out the appropriate form. This assignment is due by 11:59 PM on Sunday, January 10.