Test TW1 & start literature

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Friday, November 11th

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Programme
- CAE Friday
- Take a look at your test
- Start Literature: The early Middle Ages

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CAE Wednesday
Reading and Use of English Part 5
Multiple choice

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Improving your reading skills
Choose at least 1 of the following texts to practise your reading skills

timer
7:30

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Take a look at your test from TW1

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The Early Middle Ages
(450 - 1066)

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From Roman rule to
Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

  • From 55 BC to about 450 AD under Roman rule
  • 450 AD: Roman left Britain to defend empire on continent
  • Attacks by Scots, Irish, Angles, Saxons and Jutes
  • Anglo-Saxon community was born; many kingdoms within Britain



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Kings and their men
  • Kings were surrounded  by young warriors and   rewarded them for their loyalty
  • Central meeting point: Mead hall; to eat, drink and listen to stories and poems.

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Converting the heathen Anglo-Saxons to Christianity

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Latin literature by Christian monks,
illuminated manuscripts

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Important literature from this time
  1. The Ecclesiastical History of the Anglo-Saxon People, by Bede (monk)
  2. Beowulf
  3. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (illustration)

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King Alfred of Wessex
Alfred the Great (849 - 899), king of Wessex. He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began during his reign, circa 890.

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Next time: Beowulf

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Next time
- Bring your CE 2022-I and literature reader to class!
- CE 2022-I: Finish texts 1 - 3
- Look for a book
(deadline = Thursday)
- Hand in your novel assignment #1 if you haven't yet done so!

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