Assignment # 2 / Writers on Writing / Contreras, Francisca

1.-What are some of the fears these highly successful writers have about writing?
They fear not to say what they want to say and just write for being accepted or having successful.

2.-What are some of the difficulties they have when they are writing?
Some difficulties are how to express the ideas, how to begin a book and how to outline and make themselves go through the process of writing.

3.-What are some of the positive aspects to writing?

They can write free and be what they really want to be expressing their ideas and emotions with passion, intellect, instinct and criticism at the same time.

4.-Do you feel these authors enjoy being writers? Why?
Yes, because they say that they love to do it, it's a necessity in their lifes.

5.-Is reading an important facet of writing? Why?

Definitely, because you learn or improve your writing from reading, you can find your writing style and you can know what others writers have said and get inspiration from that.

6.-In your opinion, what are the 3 most important things which will make your writing successful?
1st Have clear ideas at the moment of writing
2nd Use simple and concise sentences
3rd Be prepared and motivated

Assignment # 1 / Topic or Introductory Sentence / Contreras, Francisca

i) Noun: It’s a word that can refer to a person, place or thing.

ii) Verb: It’s a word that denotes an action or a state.

iii) Adjective: It’s a word that qualifies nouns.

iv) Adverb: It’s a word that can modify the meaning of verbs, adjectives or adverbs.

v) Conjunction: It’s a word that connects words, phrases or sentences.

vi) Preposition: It’s a word that combines with a noun, a pronoun or a noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase and these can express possesssion, place, time, etc.

vii) Subject: It can be a noun, a pronoun or a noun phrase that represents the doer of the action in a sentence.

viii) Object: It can be a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives or is affected by the action of a verb in a sentence.

Assignment # 1 / Beowulf / Contreras, Francisca

1. When was Old English spoken?
Old English was spoken between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.

2. Name 4 language groups which influenced the development of Old English.
The 4 language groups whichi influeced Old English were Germanic, Latin, Norse and Celtic.

3. In the Phonology section, name 5 phonetical differences between Old English & Modern English.
* Old English had dual plural forms for referring to groups of two objects (but only in the personal pronouns) and also assigned gender to all nouns.
* Old English words were spelt as they were pronounced. The "silent" letters in many Modern English words were pronounced in Old English.
* The spelling of a word would reflect differences in the phonetics of the writer's regional dialect, and also idiosyncratic spelling choices.

4. Are there any similarites between Old English and Modern English? Name them.
* The word order in a sentence (SVO) such as in a question (VSO) it's the same in Old English as in Modern English.

5. In the Orthography section, enlarge the picture of the runic alphabet. How many letters (runes) are there in this alphabet?
There are 34 letters (runes).

6. Which epic poem was originally written in Old English?
The epic poem written in Old English is "BEOWULF".

7. In the See Also section, click on: Beowulf. Appoximately when was Beowulf written?
It was written approximately between the 8th and the early 11th centuries.

8. Even though Beowulf was written in England, the story takes place in which countries?
The story takes place in what is now Denmark and Sweden.

9. In the poem, which 3 antagonists does Beowulf battle or fight against?
The 3 antagonists are Grendel, Grendel’s mother and an unnamed Dragon.

10. What happens to Beowulf at the end of the story?
After the final battle against the dragon, Beowulf receives fatal wounds and dies.

11. Who was the author of Beowulf?
Its author is unknown but it’s believed to have been formed through oral tradition, the passing down of stories by scops (Old English poets).

12. What were the titles and the dates of the two film versions of Beowulf?

The Beowulf epic has been adapted in a number of films, Beowulf & Grendel (2005), Beowulf (2007), and Beowulf: Prince of the Geats (2008).