Welcome to the world of the Anglo-Saxons! This next unit will be all about the development of our language--English--and one of the most famous books in all of literature: Beowulf! If you haven't heard of him, he's probably the model for any super hero that has ever been filmed or written about! This story is one of the oldest in the English language, and tells the story of the hero, Beowulf, who has to fight the monster, Grendel. This story would make the Incredible Hulk cry like a baby!!!
All of our reading of this book will be done during class, for this tale was originally told orally by the minstrels and bards of the early Middle Ages. We will be reading it aloud. So, your reading homework is for you to read a book of your choice for 30 minutes every night. Please don't choose a graphic novel (comic book), but any other book from our library or your home collection will be suitable. Be sure and have your parents sign your reading log each night so that you can bring your log in this Friday for full credit.
Your eight spelling words are below! Please learn at least two words with their definitions each night, and you'll have it made by Friday!
SPELLING/VOCABULARY for Week of September 20-24
Test on Friday, September 24
Reading Logs due on Friday, September 24
1. valiant (be able to define this word)
2. brooded (be able to define this word)
3. adorned
4. minstrel (be able to define this word)
5. devour
6. champion
7. desolate (be able to define this word)
8. dispensed (be able to define this word)
