Beowulf Unit Plan with Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, Worksheets and Test
Shannon Shakespeare
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Grade Levels
7th - 12th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.3
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.6
CCSSRL.9-10.10
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
7 lesson plans, 7 PowerPoints and more
Shannon Shakespeare
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This is a simple and engaging resource for teaching Beowulf. I provides a comprehensive teaching plan and great materials for teaching, engagement and assessment. Very grateful that I found it!
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Description
This Beowulf unit plan is straightforward with 7 core lesson plans covering culture, language, epic hero, kennings, symbols, theme and more. Lesson plans are engaging and clear for students and the worksheets encourage deep thinking.
What you Get:
1. 7 Lesson Plans with objectives, assessments, and procedures. Topics include..
- Introduction in Anglo-Saxon culture
- Descriptive language in "Grendel"
- Beowulf as an Epic Hero
- Kennings in "The Battle with Grendel"
- Symbols in "Grendel's Mother" and "The Battle with Grendel's Mother"
- Theme in "Beowulf's Last Battle" and "The Death of Beowulf"
- Funeral Rituals in "Mourning Beowulf"
2. 7 PowerPoints to accompanying Lesson Plans. Each PowerPoint includes
- Bellringer/Do now
- Topic Information for that day's plan
- The day's focus for students
- Discussion Questions
- Prereading Questions
3. Student Worksheets for each lesson.
- Analyzing descriptive language including imagery, alliteration and power adjectives
- Identifying and labeling qualities of an epic hero in Beowulf
- Interpreting, identifying, and creating kennings
- Analyzing symbols and finding textual evidence
- Determining themes from select passages of the text
- Comparing Anglo-Saxon Funeral Practices to your own culture
4. Study Guide with 50 questions for each major section
6. These BONUS PRODUCTS also included.
- Grendel's Perspective in Beowulf Independent Reading and Writing Activity
- Review Crossword Puzzle
- First and Final Boast Comparison Chart
- After-Reading Reflection Essay Prompt
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- New Lesson Plans with PowerPoints and worksheets.
Total Pages
7 lesson plans, 7 PowerPoints and more
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRL.9-10.6
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
CCSSRL.9-10.10
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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