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Ga Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon Literature Unit PlanGa Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon Literature Unit Plan
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Georgia Department of Education
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9th - 10th
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Unit Plan

Ga Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon Literature

Curated by ACT

This lesson focuses on Anglo-Saxon Literature including the importance of the monks who listened to the stories and poems and wrote them down and the two nonfiction pieces that had an impact on creation of the written language: The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It also looks at early English poetry like "The Wanderer" by Greg Delanty (text and audio) and Anglo-Saxon lyrical poetry and its characteristics.

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CCSS: Adaptable

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caesura and alliteration, clergy was the only social class capable of reading and writing, "the anglo-saxon chronicle" charted the events of anglo-saxon history, "the ecclesiastical history of the english people" by the venerable bede, "the wanderer" by greg delanty (text and audio), anglo-saxon literature, anglo-saxon lyrical poetry presentation, georgia virtual learning, monks copied down songs, stories and poetry, anglo saxon literature

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RL.11-12.10b RI.11-12.10b

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