Finishing Up the Lyric Poetry

TODAY IN CLASS
2nd: 
DID finish what we needed to do with "The Wanderer"
Did NOT quite finish up going over the historical background worksheet

4th
DID finish going over the worksheet
Did NOT quite finish the poem--we will look at the speaker(s) briefly on Wednesday

HOMEWORK
Both classes--be absolutely certain that you have read "The Wife's Lament" (probably a couple of times--it'ts only two pages long.

UPCOMING--2 assessments
1) Thursday--Very short quiz (10-15 points) on the history, covering pp. 4-5, the stapled hand-out, and supplementary lecture notes
2) Monday (Nov.1)--Substantial quiz over the history, literary terms, additional background reading (over Beowulf), and the three short lyric poems.  Hand-out will be provided.