PPT-English II World Literature

Unit 4 Asian Literature Standards W2 Informational Writing Page 45 CCM RI8 Reading to evaluate validity and relevance Page 40 CCM Demonstrate Independence Build Strong Content Knowledge. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Introduction. Diego Colón. Politics of “Discovery”. Earliest . Settlers:. 10,000BCE (and likely earlier…). Native creation narratives claim that the people always populated the earth. Made by: . Kirill. . Tsoi. . Form 6 “a’’. Teacher: R. S. . Mirosnichenko. 1)The history of English language.. 2)The English language . is the. global language of the world.. 3)Borrowing words from other languages.. 469AD – 1066 AD. Or Anglo-Saxon Literature. Anglo-Saxons. Norman Conquest. Caedmon’s Hymn. Song of Beowulf. Your Job. Each of you has a sheet of notes in front of you with important facts about the Old English period. But some of the facts are missing. You must pay attention and fill in the missing information.. Aspects of the Twentieth Century Literature. 1- Two World Wars : economic depression, severity of life.. 2- Questioning the traditional values of Western civilization.. 3- Traditional literary forms were rejected.. Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . English Literature GCSE. Two certificates. Coursework/controlled assessments. Exams (2 Language and 2 Literature). Speaking and listening. ‘Of Mice and Men’. ‘An Inspector Calls’. ‘Heroes’. (. B. 00k 2). English Literary Canons. Chapter . 5. Dr. . Tasneem. Introduction. :. We have seen how English language has spread across the world through such factors as . migration. and the . educational policies of different countries. Renaissance Man. . (1994, dir. Penny Marshall). 1. Why ‘literature’? . 2. Why Shakespeare? . 3. Why . Hamlet. ? . ‘basic comprehension’. “Good Hamlet, cast thy . nighted. . colour. off. ,. By: Dr. Nalini Shyam Kamil. Senior Assistant Professor. Department of English & Other Foreign Languages,. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. What is Renaissance?. ‘Renaissance’ is an Italian word which means rebirth, revival or reawakening. It refers to the rebirth or revival of classical life and learning. It denotes the whole transition from the Middle ages to the Modern world. It is also considered the discovery by mankind of himself and of the world.. (Old English and Middle English). England before the English. When the Roman legions arrived, they found the land inhabited by “Britons.” . Today, the Britons are known as the . Celts. Stonehenge. Period. 400-1500. (Old English and Middle English). *Write the . slide or bullet point . into your notes when you see an . asterisk.*. Where does your language come from?. *. England . before the English. English Literature in the second half of the twentieth century „…the impotence of capitalist government in the face of Fascism combined with economic dislocation to turn the majority of young intellectuals (and not only intellectuals) in the 1930s to the political left. The 1930s were the so-called red decade, because only the left seemed to offer any solution in various forms of socialism, communism, and left liberalism.” Norton Associate Professor of EnglishDepartment of English andForeign LanguagesEducation and Humanities room 2561200 N DuPont HwyDover DE 199013028576580office3028576563 faxsroyedesueduEducationPhD English The following is an overview of the major periods in British literature we will be studying.. Please take notes on the timeline provided to you.. Your timeline will serve as a frame of reference as we move forward in the course..