Wednesday, February 6, 2013

HW DUE THURS. 2/7

12II 1st:

HW FOR THURS. 2/7:

STUDY the notes you took/highlighted in class today RE: the Anglo Saxon Period of British history/literature;  
--from the BBC "Ancient History: Anglo-Saxons" page
--from the lit. book "From Legend to History;" pp. 4-6
**BOTH SETS OF NOTES GO IN BINDER "NOTES" SECTION
 YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ ON THEM TOMORROW IN CLASS, Thurs. 2/7!


12III 2nd/4th:

HW DUE THURS. 2/7:

In OGE pp. 245-46, read Queen Elizabeth I: "Speech to the Troops at Tilbury" (AND THE BACKGROUND/INTRO INFO)
*after reading, use Question #1 at the end of the text and ON PAPER IN YOUR BINDER (put with the question you answered for Orwell--I WILL LOOK AT THIS!) COMPARE her speech to either ONE of the following from WAR PACKET #1 (in your 'SUPPLEMENTAL' section):

a) General Eisenhower's "Message to Invasion Troops"
b) Cataline, Speech to troops  

**LOOK FOR:
--similarities/differences in textual features (repetition, tone, parallel structure, etc) and BE READY FOR DISCUSSION IN CLASS!

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