Marking “The Struggle Between Order and Chaos in Beowulf” by John Halverson
English 4 AP / Mrs. Ramos
Read and annotate the article. Pay particular attention to:
 Oppositional concepts presented (there are at least 12)
 The main point made in each section of the article (there are 6 sections)
 Historical allusions (Boniface, Charlemagne, Alfred, etc) and how they connect with the points
made about order vs. chaos (mainly pg. 6 of the article)
 Vocabulary. Look up any words you do not know but be sure you have applied the following
words to the passage and have learned their meaning:
communal
suffused
proffers
belie
nesses
progenitor
conviviality
vexes
rouses
gratuitous
goads
depredations
stasis
champion (not as in winner)
par excellence
prevalence
credulousness
burgeoning
pathos (as it applies to the passage)
patrimony
vicissitudes
secular
feudal contractualism
denunciation
evocation
milieu
There are also a few words that are defined in the article. You need to know them as well.
homo faber
homo politicus
gnomic