Day 15 – Beowulf 20-32, Reading Check 3, and Speech Rough Draft

Objectives Construct a visual representation of the battle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother. Construct the rough draft of your grad speech based on the outline.

Reminders: Reading check #4 (Chp 33-43) Wednesday 9/20 Speech Drafts due Wednesday 9/20 Beowulf Test Wednesday 9/27

Essential Questions How does Beowulf’s trial with Grendel’s mother exemplify the hero’s journey? How are you going to build your grad speech based on your outline?

Warm Up: Remember/research the hero’s journey. Write/sketch a rough diagram of a standard hero’s journey. What are some attributes of the hero?

Reading Check 3

Reading Check 3 Take out your books and one of our chromebooks. Answer all of the questions and continue reading chapter 33. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHEAT. You have 10 minutes to complete the quiz. Password: Brc3 Take out your books and one of our chromebooks. Everything else must go!

Storyboard – Grendel’s Mother

What is a storyboard? Think of the storyboard as a visual script. You draw the most important scenes that make up your story. Storyboards also include quotes/explanation from the scene.

Storyboard the Fight with Grendel’s Mom Pair up and grab a storyboard template from up front. You need to find scenes from chapters 20-32 that demonstrate the hero’s journey. Depict the scenes on the storyboard and describe what is going on in that portion of the story. You must include page numbers and character names.

Graduation Speeches

Speech Review Partner Up Work on your speeches and have your partner proof your work. Remember-> less information per card but you need more card.

Closure Using your warm up, diagram the hero’s journey taken by Beowulf during his ordeal with Grendel’s mother.