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Dream of the Rood ll. 1-10a recording (Old English poem, read aloud in English)

This assignment will require you to explore an Old English word of your choice using the Dictionary of Old English and the DOE Web Corpus. You will compile your findings on our class Omeka page and give a short presentation. Vocabulary for exams will…

Classwork: students learn how to use DOE and DOE Corpus to search for 'nation-words', thinking about aspects such as date (where it is possible to date the OE text) and type of document (historical, homily, charter, private will) (1 hour) Optional…

Dream of the Rood ll. 1-10a recording (Old English poem, read aloud)

This assignment will require you to explore a word within an Old English literary passage, using the Dictionary of Old English and DOE Corpus, and then create an Omeka exhibit to showcase its depiction in material culture (750-1000 words; 4+-item…