1st period 16 September 2008

Agenda

1. Turn in Kennings Worksheet
2. Journal
3. Old English Riddles continued
4. The Importance of Mead and the Mead Hall
5. Anglo-Saxon notes continued
6. Article: “Copywriting Lessons…” - MLA -Active Reading

Journal: Create a “Top 10” list of ways students can stay positive when things get tough.

Old English Riddles w/ handout notes:

• Conundrum
• Enigma
• A mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed
• Exeter Book (975-1025)
• Broad range of subjects which reflect concerns of life in Anglo-Saxon England.
• Weaponry, warlike matters
• Aspects of the natural world
  Objects of everyday use
• Purpose: to entertain; to train the mind; to educate in religious & scholarly matters.
• Characteristics: alliteration, kennings, formal language
  

Student read a variety of Old English riddles. They attempted to solve the riddle. They identified alliteration, kennings, and aspects of Anglo-Saxon life in each riddle.

Article: "Copywriting Lessons from 'Beowulf' and Mother Goose"

1. Create an MLA bibliographic entry for this article.
2. Actively read the article.
3. Vocabulary: mnemonic – adj. intended to assist the memory
4. What does the reader (you) learn about Anglo-Saxon poetry from this article?
5. What does the reader learn about advertising? Memory?6.How can this information be used to your benefit?

"Ad Alliteration"

After actively reading the article, students were assigned the following at their tables...

• Find some ads that use alliteration. (in the purple folder)
• Find some that do not use alliteration. (in the purple folder)

1. Revise 4 ads that do not use alliteration so that they do use alliteration.
2. Choose 1 of the products in the sheet protector. Create an ad using alliteration.
3. Make up a product. Use your name in the product. Write an ad using alliteration.

#1 & 2 can be done in groups. #3 must be done individually

Active Reading and Ad Alliteration was turned in at the end of class.

Due Next Class:

• DVD Cover Project
• Ad Alliteration if it wasn't finished in class.