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Welcome to English Extend! 

Year 7

History of English 

 

Documents / Resources

Self-study questions and resource https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d8Vaejk8XknyCdufvvf41C6XCiw2x9c-9sYp6YTjuX8/edit?usp=sharing 

 

Websites 

http://www.thehistoryofenglish.com/  - Educational website

https://www.etymonline.com/  - Etymological dictionary: look up the history of words!

 

Videos

History of English in 10 minutes playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA03075BAD88B909E&si=XN4C9nJQ8W5qVVqk 

Connotations of Saxon and French-derived words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIzFz9T5rhI 

Listen to the Opening of Beowulf in Old English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-_GwoO4xI&ab_channel=HillsdaleCollege 

Old English to Middle English: Language Contact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsfcOpQjfE0&ab_channel=DrThijsPorck 

Listen to Middle English-Pronunciation of Chaucer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVG77xTPH6E&ab_channel=SillyLinguistics 

Listen to original pronunciation of Shakespeare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s  

Year 8 

 

Insert subject

English

Year Group

8

Unit title

Myths & Legends

Links: 

  1. Watch Myths & Monsters Season 1 | Prime Video 

  2. Myths and Legends Podcast 

  3. Myths and Legends 

  4. Myths from Around the World - YouTube 

  

  1. Myths & Monsters is a documentary series that tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them. (PG)

  2. The Myths & Legends Podcast is a podcast featuring fun, bizarre, insightful and weird stories from folklore across countries and time. Updated every Wednesday. 

  3. ‘The Secret Bookshelf’ - A further reading list of many many books on myths and legends, ranging from teen fiction to historical study. (Please check whether a book is age appropriate before reading)

  4. ‘Myths from Around the World’ - A Youtube playlist of fully animated tales. Myths serve a profound role in our cultures and traditions, anchoring us to a sense of history and meaning through storytelling. Travel around the world, from the Egyptian underworld, to the majestic halls of Valhalla, the land of eternal youth and more, with this series



 

 

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