1. Assignment: Sept. 1-2: Read pages 21-25 and answer worksheet questions. “The Battle with Grendel” Sept. 2-3: Read pages 26-32. Answer Question p.32 (1-9) Answer Worksheet “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother” #4 lines-188-191 #6 lines-201-203 #11 refer to lines 255-257 Use old textbook to answer 12-16. Pages 58-59

2. Beowulf WWWWarrior Characteristics: –S–S–S–Strength –C–C–C–Courage/bravery –S–S–S–Superhuman powers CCCChristianity Characteristics: –F–F–F–Fights evil –T–T–T–Thanks/praise Almighty God –G–G–G–God’s Approval/influence –H–H–H–Honesty –L–L–L–Loyalty –F–F–F–Faith –S–S–S–Selflessness List some epic hero characteristics. Consider warrior traits. Also consider some ethical and Christian characteristics that may have been recognized.

3. Beowulf   Now use these characteristics to annotate your textbooks with sticky notes.   Identify Beowulf’s actions in the epic with notes.   Explain how the action is a characteristic of warrior or a Anglo-Saxon Christian. WWarrior Characteristics: –S–Strength –C–Courage/bravery –S–Superhuman powers Christianity Characteristics:Christianity Characteristics: Fights evilFights evil Thanks/praise Almighty GodThanks/praise Almighty God God’s Approval/influenceGod’s Approval/influence HonestyHonesty LoyaltyLoyalty FaithFaith SelflessnessSelflessness

4. Listening Triangle  Speaker: Shares your info. from your post-it.  Questioner: Asks questions/explains the info. further.  Note-Taker: provides feedback between the speaker and Question and writes what was shared and questioned.  Switching roles three times, you will list each person, their role and what was discussed.

5. Sing-a-Song  You are a Bard in the Anglo-Saxon Period.  You and your group will retell the tale of Beowulf.  Use a current day “nursery rhyme” or child song and rewrite it to “tell” the story of Beowulf, Grendel and their battles.  Then you and your group will present your song to the class.

6. Sing-a-Song Example Grendel Is Coming to Town To the tune of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” Created by M. Abdelaziz, E. Locklear, A. Scott, M. Ellis, C. Biggs, C. Morgan Grendel is coming to town, hey Grendel is coming to town. Gren-del is coming to town. He’ll kill when you’re sleeping, But not when you’re awake. He’s knows if you’re a Geat or Dane, So stay out of Herot for goodness sake. You better watch out, Cause you cannot hide. He’ll rip you apart And eat you alive. Gren-del is coming to town

7. Sing-a-Song Ex. 2 To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot” Created by E. Locklear, C. Biggs, C. Morgan. I am Beowulf BIG and STRONG Here are my muscles; here is my sword. If you wanna fight, I’ll rip your arm. Mess with me and I’ll fight your mom.

8. Create Web-Map for the Anglo- Saxon Period and Beowulf  A stem for each of the 3 Groups that occupied Britain –A branch for each of the three facts about each group  A stem for the Epic Poem (title) –2 branches for literary elements and example _ sub-branches for 3 characters Sub-branches for 2 symbols Sub-branches for 2 heroic characteristics

9. Test REVIEW  Anglo-Saxon Notes-history and textbook  Beowulf notes  Literary elements: alliteration, caesura, kenning  Beowulf plot, characters, events, examples of literary elements  Two worksheets  Questions from margins.