I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU SPEND THIS WEEK ORGANIZING AND RECOPYING YOUR NOTES.
Monday’s Homework (Due Tuesday, March 12)
Study and Performance
Study your tale and be ready to perform in your skit
Tuesday’s Homework (Due Wednesday March 13)
Study
Study for a quiz on Chaucer.
Writing Assignment
Make up...
Monday’s Homework (due Tuesday, March 5)
Reading Assignment
Finish Beowulf, pages 36 – 52. There will be a quiz.
Writing Assignment
Write a poem following the rules of Anglo Saxon poetry.
Your subject should be a scene from Beowulf.
Four beats per line with a pause in the middle.
Two or three alliterations per line.
Kennings...
Homework for Tuesday, February 26
Reading Assignment
Read the article on Nicaraguan Sign Language. There will be a quiz.
Writing Assignment
Write a short essay (three paragraphs) “Learning Language”
Paragraph 1: Describe your memories or observations about acquiring a
first language
Paragraph 2:...
[read more]English is a relatively young language. It is said to have been born in 449 AD with the Anglo Saxon invasions of the British Isles, although the language of those early raiders cannot be understood by English speakers of today. It has been shaped by migrations, invasions, explorations, and commerce as well as by song and story. This...
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