Schedule

We meet TTh 10:00 am - 11:15 am in South College W 201.

WEEK 2 Arrival

T 6 Feb. Intro and Review

• Color Magic Sheet!
• Read all of Beowulf, translated by Liuzza.
• Read King Alfred's Grammar, "How to Use this Grammar Book," "An Introduction to Old English," "Grammar Review: Parts of Speech," and "Grammar Review: Word Functions."
• Handouts: Grammar Chart, Inflections. Baker's color "Magic Sheet." PARTS OF SPEECH!
• GUIDES to Old English: 1) Mitchell & Robinson, for serious students; 2) Henry Sweet, for the Victorian.
• Some students took Old English last semester. Browse the resources.
• First Response paper: Discuss an image or word from the Introduction (lines 1-52). We will do theresponse sheet together in class. Here is the response sheet.

 

Th 8 Feb. First Response Paper

• Browse [only if you have the book] Klaeber, "Introduction," Beowulf, pp. xxiii-cxc (hereafter K); read section IX, pp. cxxii-cxxix;
• TRANSLATE bits and pieces of lines 1a-52b., if you like. Here's the Electronic Beowulf. 1) Click on the picture of the book to enter the site. 2) Then double-click on a word to bring up its grammar and translation.
• PDF of entire poem, for use in translating.
• A free translation from Penguin Classics by Crossley-Holland (through UMass).

 

LOOK! This gold box contains questions for class AND language help for those new to Old English.