Final

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Reviw for FINAL

English 12: Study Guide for FINAL

Note: Most importantly you should look back through your notes and returned quizzes, tests and assignments and read over them.

TEXTS that you will need to know (and I mean know beyond comprehension), be able to relate to themes, to other texts with similar themes (compare and contrast), be able to explain symbols, make arguments about actions of characters, etc.

“The Death of Conchobhar”
“Branwen, Daughter of Llyr”
“The Seafarer”, “The Wanderer”, "The Wife's Exile"
Beowulf
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Canterbury Tales

THEMES: The Corruption of Power, Christianity vs. Paganism, Man Alone in a Hostile World, The Roles of Woman, The Role of Christianity, The Roles of Kings and Warriors, Loyalty, Pride, The Role of Magic, Fate, Faith, Bloody-Money as a form of Punishment, Banishment, Good vs. Evil, Hospitality, The Transitory Nature of Life, Revenge

Some Definitions you’ll need to remember: Wergild, wyrd, kenning, alliteration, epic hero, epic poem, epic boast, romantic literature, chivalry

List of Characters that you will need to know: Conchobhar, Cet, Meis-Geghra, Finghin, Brandigiefran, Branwen, Maholwch, Manawydan, Efnisien, Nisien, Beowulf, Grendal, Hygelac, Hrothgar, Shield Sheafson, Wulfgar, Wiglaf, Unferth, Finn, Siegmund, Weltheow, Morgan Le Fay, Sir Gawain, King Arthur, The Green Knight, The Mistress, and "The Pardoner" "The Wife of Bath" and the "Miller" from “The Canterbury Tales”

For major characters (or protagonists) make sure you can discuss character flaws and what those flaws are meant to do – or how they inform us of someone larger idea.

Motifs: ambush, birds and horses, the mutilation of horses, betrayal while the king is away, divine protection, the troublemaker, beheading, kin killing, important of ancestors, reputation, the arming of the warrior, the fairy world, green, Yuletide happenings

Symbols: the brain-ball, the cauldron of resurrection, Heorot, Grendal, the Dragon, the fiery lake (and Grendal’s mothers’ liar), hrunting, the giant’s sword, Gawain’s shield, the girdle (remember characters themselves can also be symbols)

Allusions: for each story or book be able to pick out some allusions and link them to a theme

Irony: For each story or book be able to pick out some ironies
Make sure you keep a list of events from any book or story that backs up a theme. You will need to use examples. Specific examples.

You will need to be able to compare and contrast the three poems – The Seafarer, The Wanderer, The Wife's Exile—with each other and/or be able to connect to a theme and used to back up a larger book (such as Beowulf).

Be able to generalize the differences between the following: Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, and Welsh literature, between Old English and Middle English, between the ideas of Sir Gawain and The Canterbury Tales.

Read and Research - a story in the Canterbury Tales

Today - you will be reading the story you chose. 

Remember to keep in mind the following as you read:

Part 1:  You must dress up as the character as described in the Prologue of the poem (note: you should also read very closely the character’s prologue to their own story for it will give you insight into how the character acts, thinks, and relates to the other characters).  As part of the presentation you’ll need to discuss what you are wearing and why (or what it represents)?  You will also need to present your character traits.  What your character is like—what do they believe, how do think of themselves, how do they act towards others or towards God.  You may wish to do some research on your character or your character type (example you might wish to look at Friars and what Friars where about and how they where suppose to act and compare those ideas with how your character acts and believes). 

Part 2:  You’ll need to present your tale to the class.  You can do it in one of two ways: 1) D.I. or Dramatic Interpretation of the story (this means you pick the highlights, write a script based on the highlights and act it out).  2) Rewrite the story in your own words and language and present it as a transcript—meaning you read it, but give a dramatic reading

 (not just a reading like we do in class)

Part 3: Teach the class the following: 1) what type of literary tale is your story?  2) What does the tale mean (if anything). Connect the tale to a THEME?  What does the tale reveal about you character and who your character is?  What—if any—kinds of literary devices does your tale use? 

Part 4: Make a brief argument why your character won the bet: Who can tell the best story.

Wife of Bath

Answer questions 1-5, 7-8, 10 on page 197.