Wednesday December 5th

Due In-Class:

A one-page, typed assignment about the Romans and their innovations is due.

Your blog comparing Britain to USA was due by Tuesday night, midnight. Did you get it done?

In-Class:

We will begin with discussing Roman influence in Britain.

We will go over the Led Zeppelin "Immigrant Song" and read more Anglo-Saxon literature with "The Seafarer". 

Assignments: On Learning Point, under Brit Lit Online, Anglo-Saxon age, go to the first movie called "The Dark Ages" and watch this documentary. TYPE up a full page response summarizing in your own words the most important details. Bring this with you next Wednesday.

Answer the blog on Learning Point about the Anglo-Saxon era. Due by next Tuesday night, midnight.

Study these 10 latin prefixes/suffixes/roots and be prepared for a quiz in class on Wednesday.

• acer, acri.....bitter; sharp (acrid)

• ambul......walk (ambulate)

• anthrop......human, humankind (anthropology)

• caco.......bad (cacophonous)

• carn......flesh (carnal; carnivore)

• cog.....think; reflect (cognitive/ recognize)

• corp......body (corporation)

• culp.....fault; blame (culpability)

• duc......lead (induct)

• dys......bad; difficult (dyslexia)

Links: Information on "The Wanderer"

         Led Zeppelin and the Vikings

         Viking Kittens 

           Lost World of the Vikings 

An Anglo-Saxon Pit House