Beowulf: a retelling

Language Arts

Title of Unit: Beowulf: a Retelling

Instructor: Munson
 
Grade level: Middle School 1

Time: 2 weeks

Objectives:

1.                    Read the story aloud
2.                    Learn about Anglo-Saxon life
3.                    Try different art mediums
4.                    View the animated film Beowulf

Materials:

1.  Beowulf  (retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland; illustrated by Charles Keeping)

2.  The animated film Beowulf


Projects: An Art Book that includes:

1.  at least four scenes from the story (watercolor, colored pencils or pens, black      and white, your choice.
2.  a need-to-know word log from the story.
3.  a menu that reflects what would have been served at Herot.
4.  a comic book strip that relates an event in Beowulf.
5.  a drawing or blueprint of the Geats’ ship.
6.  an illustrated timeline of the events in the poem.

 

Evaluation:

1.             Oral Reading                      30%
2.             Art Book                             70%
                                                             100%
 

 

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