Beowulf Unit Week 1

Sunday

1. Monday Introduction: PPT: Beowulf and the Epic? Pre-Reading: Beowulf History

1. Tuesday/Wednesday : Have Read to : 85 20m Introduction: Discuss Reading: Class: What Really Happened Last Night. Questions? 20m Themes and Motifs Explanation: Choose your weapons! + In class practice 5m Quotes: What are they good for? (Close Reading) Wrap Up: Homework explained, Questions? 30m

1. Thursday/Friday : Have Read to : 398 Discuss Quotes: Draw your weapons! Turn in: Quotes: Hand over your weapons!

Saturday

10-20m

25-30m PPT: Beowulf Origins: Literary devices evident in Beowulf (do your quotes have them?) 5-10m Discuss Reading: Class: What Really Happened Last Night. Questions? PPT: Beowulf Origins: History + mini discussion Danes V. Geats

20m

Wrap Up: Homework explained, questions?

20m

5m

30m

Synthesis Notes: While Reading Activity : Due at end of unit + Examples and Practice Wrap Up: Homework explained, Questions?

20m

5m

HOMEWORK: Read to Line: 85 + Short Summary of Beowulf

HOMEWORK: Read to Line: 398

HOMEWORK: Read to Line: 835 Work on Synthesis Notes

Quotes: Hone your weapons!

Quotes: Hone your weapons!