Ms. Lara • English Department
Curie High School • Chicago, IL
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Beowulf


  
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Unit Goals

Activities
The goal of this unit is to introduce students to the epic poem and the structure and characteristics of Anglo-Saxon poetry; their themes and what they reveal about the ideals and beliefs of the society they represent.
Students will paraphrase key ideas and details and respond to them in journals and through creative writing assignments.
Beowulf Journal Topics
Connotations/Effect of Text
Anticipation Guide for Beowulf
  
Examples of Kennings
Figurative Language in Beowulf
Identify Anglo-Saxon national, cultural, and religious values
  
 
Paraphrasing Chart
State Goals
1.B.5a  Relate reading to prior knowledge and experience and make connections to related information
Writing Assignments
  
 
 
1.B.5b  Analyze the defining characteristics and structures of a variety of complex literary genres and describe how genre affects the meaning and function of the texts.
Modern Translation of Beowulf
1.B.5d  Read age-appropriate material with fluency and accuracy
Teacher's Guide to Beowulf developed by Dana Huff Contains discussion questions, journal topics, and vocabulary