Reminders: Follow punctuation Look for subject/verb (who is doing what Reminders: Follow punctuation Look for subject/verb (who is doing what?) Visualize the scene Don’t get lost in description (kennings, alliterations)
DANES GEATS Who’s Who? King: ________________ Mead hall: ____________ Strengths/Weaknesses Conflict: Plan: King: ________________ Hero: _______________ # of men:_____________ Why do they come? Strengths/Weaknesses
What phrases help establish that Grendel is one bad dude? Grendel L 1-104 Why is Grendel upset? What phrases help establish that Grendel is one bad dude?
Skill Check …broke their long feast with tears and laments for the dead (43-44) Laments must be _________ …no savage assault quench his lust for evil (L 52-3) In your own words: _________
Grendel L 1-104 Evaluate what kind of a leader King Hrothgar is citing evidence….. +/- adjective ___________________ Why? 3 specific things he does or doesn’t do
Beowulf’s Boast L 104-189 List 3 reasons Beowulf mentions as reasons for helping King Hrothgar.
Skill Check Who/What are these things? Protector of the Danes _______________ 190 The best of all mead halls ______________ 145 When the moon hangs in the sky _________ 146 Why does Beowulf repeat himself ? “If he can, if he can” L 178 Cite some imagery that adds to the story.
Hrothgar’s Response L 190-231 in your own words…… _________________
The Battle with Grendel L 233-397 Key details
Skill Check
Reminders: Follow punctuation Look for subject/verb (who is doing what Reminders: Follow punctuation Look for subject/verb (who is doing what?) Visualize the scene Don’t get lost in description (kennings, alliterations)
Day 2 - Recap -3 Main Scenes-
How many sentences are here? Skill Check How many sentences are here? Mark them
Grendel’s Mother L 397-448 Describe her lair: - Draw it
The Battle with Grendel’s Mother L 450-605 Identify the 5 most important lines Why?
Skill Check Why are these elements repeated? What effect would that have on the audience?
Skill Check Determine appropriate synonyms for the following: 585-6 Behind hem the water slowly thickened as the monsters’ blood came seeping up. 392 Weave a net of words 375 Then old and young rejoiced, turned back from that happy pilgrimage…
Skill Check Compare and contrast each character’s strengths and weaknesses. Beowulf Grendel Grendel’s mother
Skill Check Find 3 phrases that support each concept Beowulf’s might Grendel’s mother’s evil/rage Haunted/Magical Place
Day 3 - Recap
Reminders: Follow punctuation Look for subject/verb (who is doing what Reminders: Follow punctuation Look for subject/verb (who is doing what?) Visualize the scene Don’t get lost in description (kennings, alliterations) Group Members: _________________________________
Skill Check L 604-632 Highlight 3 pieces of evidence that show Beowulf’s bravado, even in old age. What are “hot words”? _________ L 623
Cite 3 lines/phrases in the fight that foreshadow Beowulf’s fate. Beowulf’s Last Battle L 633-696 Cite 3 lines/phrases in the fight that foreshadow Beowulf’s fate. _____________________
Skill Check Compare Wiglaf’s traits as a leader to Beowulf. L 697-735 Beowulf Wiglaf
The Death of Beowulf L 736-764 Explain the following phrases in Beowulf’s speech: “I can die, here, knowing the Lord of all life has never watched me wash my sword in blood born of my own family.” L752-755 ______________________________________ “last of all prizes” L762 ___________________________________
The Death of Beowulf L 805-862 -How would you describe Wiglaf’s speech to his men? -What would your group add to his speech and why?