FIGHT WITH GRENDEL

DAILY SCHEDULE

Finish up Grammar 1 Lesson on Run-ons

Writing Warm-up/ discussion

Review

Battle With Grendel

Grendel Activity

WARM-UP

Write about a time when you did a heroic deed (or

a big favor for someone). What was it? Why did you

do it? How did you feel?

Write a paragraph about your experience.

These will be graded for completion and

collected. Make sure you have at least 3 lines

and 4 sentences. Check your papers for run-on

sentences! (3 minutes)

BEOWULF IS AB OUT TO GO INTO BAT TLE. . .

Beowulf’s

Beliefs

THE BATTLE WITH BEOWULF AND GRENDEL

Grendel comes out of the

bogs bearing God’s hatred.

Recap: Why does God hate

Grendel?

HEROT

ALLITERATION

What is alliteration?

Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds next

to or near one another (the path was plain ll. 226)

Helped to make the story more compelling

Can you find alliteration in 285-304? List them on

white boards with line numbers. Note: I found 9!!

KENNINGS

As you find kennings, write them on your white

board for the rest of the class! We will go over them

at the end!

COMPREHENSION QUESTION 1

What is foreshadowing?

What does the

foreshadowing mean in lines

416-418?

COMPREHENSION QUESTION 2

Why would Beowulf allow Grendel to

eat one of his men?

COMPREHENSION QUESTION 2

Why does Grendel want to flee? What

does that say about him?

COMPREHENSION QUESTION 3

Grendel realizes that he is fighting

with God. What do you think he

thought about that? Did his views

change?

GRENDEL DIES IN HIS HOME

LIFE AND DEATH OF GRENDEL

Series of highs and lows

Demonstrate knowledge on worksheet with line

numbers and short description

EXIT TICKET/ HOMEWORK

Exit Ticket • What kennings did you find? List 2

Homework • Finish questions• Life and death of Grendel Assignment