History+of+English+Language


 * Unit 1: History of the English Language **


 * Learning Goals **
 * to understand how language developed from its earliest stages of pictorial language (prehistoric man) to the emergence of early symbolic and phonetic language (the Sumerians).
 * to study the distant past of the English language in order to understand the roots to the language we speak and write
 * to study sample pieces of literature from the early phase of development and make connections to a modern way of thinking


 * Success Criteria **

> > >
 * I can demonstrate my understanding of the history of the English language and the early literature of the language on a unit test.
 * Through analysis, I understand connections between modern day life and the literature of early English.
 * I can show a deeper understanding of the history of the English language through a self-directed cumulative activity.
 * Essential Questions **

Essential Questions are designed to direct the students’ learning in order to meet Learning Goals and Success Criteria. > > >
 * 1)  How does language, and more specifically the English Language, develop?
 * 1)  Who were the first speakers of the English language?
 * 1)  How might the first writings in the English language relate to our modern day sense of moral values?

 

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3 A short video about the Sumerians: media type="youtube" key="u7JsfwAcCo0" height="345" width="420"

Activity 4

Activity 5 Activity 6



media type="youtube" key="7Wl-OZ3breE" height="345" width="420" [|Our Father in Old English]

A reading of "The Seafarer": media type="youtube" key="1R9aRxw_qso" height="345" width="420"



Activity 7

The Seafarer

Activity 8



Homework Assignment 1:

//"The Seafarer" graphic organizer activity//: Create a graphic organizer based on your reading of the poem and the poetry graphic organizer found in the Oxford Guide textbook pg. 5. You may use one of the web-based programs below, or a program you are comfortable. You may also simply create the organizer the old fashioned way: by hand! Whichever method you chose, technical issues are not an excuse for not completing the assignment.

Link to bubbl.us: [|bubbl.us] Link to Creately: [|Creately]

Old English on the Net

media type="youtube" key="Vzxiz3Kw9eI" height="345" width="560" [|The Anglo Saxons in Britain]

An entertaining look at Old English from a British tv program, Mongrel Nation: media type="youtube" key="g5XIA0oKHNM" height="345" width="560"

This last video is not embedded because it is a series of videos. [|The History of English in Ten Minutes]

Here is an interactive look at the history of English: [|Ages of English Timeline]

Here is the BBC Primary History site. Check it out, it has lots of info: [|BBC Primary History]

**Unit 1 Cumulative Activity** Choose from one of the following 5 activities. Be sure to let Mr. Hamelin know your choice. Rubrics for these activities will be available in the classroom. Mr. Hamelin will also show you samples of most of the activities.

 
 * Activity 1: Timeline **


 *  How to create a timeline using MS Office: [|Create a Timeline]
 * An interactive time line can be found here: [|Interactive Timeline]
 * Here is another interactive time line: [|xtimeline]
 * Rubric:


 * Activity 2: Essay **
 * Here is a guideline for quoting poetry: [|MLA Quoting Poetry]
 * Here is an interactive essay map for you visual learners: [|Interactive Essay Map]
 * Here is the same map, only as a worksheet for you kinesthetic learners:[|Essay Map Worksheet]
 * Rubric:


 * Activity 3: Story Board **
 * Storyboard information with examples can be found here: [|Storyboard Info]
 * This is the site of a professional story boarder with a multitude of examples: [|Steve Simmons Storyboards]
 * Templates for storyboards can be found at the following sites: [|Storyboard Templates 1] and [|Storyboard Templates 2] Feel free to find an alternative template, or create your own!
 * Rubric:




 * Activity 4: Language Autobiography **
 * There are sample Language Autobiographies on youtube. Here are a couple: [|Language AutoBio 1] and [|Language AutoBio 2] Both of these samples are very thorough. You might narrow your Language Autobiography down to three important aspects of your language development. Also, you do not have to create a video version of your Language Autobiography, but you can if you want to!
 * Rubric:


 * Activity 5: Poem **
 * This is a detailed article about alliterative verse: [|Alliterative Verse]
 * Rubric: