ENGLISH III—BRITISH LITERATURE
Fall Final Exam Information
Students will be tested over:


Drama/Renaissance:

 Macbeth by William Shakespeare
NOTE:  There has been no test on this work, so questions will be more specific than on other works read this semester

The Novel:
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (for use in essay, if desired)

Stories and poems (from literature textbook unless otherwise noted):

THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (449-1066)
Beowulf:
“The Coming of Grendel”
“The Coming of Beowulf”
“Unferth’s Taunt”
“The Battle with Grendel”
“The Burning of Beowulf’s Body”

​Other works:
“The Wanderer”—Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poet
"Caedmon's Hymn"—Bede
"The Dream of the Rood"--Anonymous


THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD (1066-1485)
“The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales”—Chaucer
“The Pardoner’s Tale”—Chaucer
"The Wife of Bath's Tale"—Chaucer
“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”—Anonymous
“Le Morte Darthur”—Malory
Early English and Scottish Ballads—Anonymous 


Students must know:
--works and authors; literary period, major developments in the growth of the English language, and basic historical information regarding text and/or author's life;
​-- poetic and literary devices;
--Grammar and Vocabulary will not be covered on the final exam; however, students will be expected to formulate their essays and short answers in paragraph form (refer to LBH).

Format:
1.  Short answer/identification (including quotes from major works) 
2. Analysis (students may be given a poem or section of a poem to explicate)
3. Essay (topic will ask students to discuss a theme or idea relating to two or more of the major works or movements studied this semester)


Weight: 20% of Semester Average