from Beowulf (epic)
⬅ Click for online resources. 📄 (link to PDF version)
Hook and inspire your students with these ideas. Build your own Playlist of media, short texts, novel connections and extension activities to enrich your teaching. Please be sure to preview all materials before sharing them with your students.
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
lair
stalked
gorge
gruesome
writhing
loathsome
Skill Vocabulary
epic
epic hero
archetypal patterns
character development
plot
setting
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Structure
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.R.5 Cite relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including analyzing where the text implies ambiguity.
🔍 11-12.RL.7 Analyze how an author develops a text through complex and/or dynamic characters, interaction with other characters, and advancement of the plot or development of the theme.
🔍 11-12.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
Supports/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompts
Word Study
Focus: Anglo-Saxon Suffix: -some
Standard(s)
11-12.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Supports/Resources
Conventions & Style
Focus: Using Syntax for Elaboration
Support/Resources
*key words: syntax, appostition, diazeugma
⏳Writing to Sources
Focus: Compare-Contrast Essay
Standard(s)
11-12.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content, and provide a conclusion that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
Support/Resources
⏳Speaking & Listening
Focus: Research Presentation
Standard(s)
11-12.SL.2 Interpret, evaluate, and integrate multiple sources of information presented in various formats and mediums to verify the credibility and accuracy of each source, and note any discrepancies among the data in order to make informed decisions.
Support/Resources
from Beowulf (graphic novel)
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
palette
compostition
perspective
panel
angle
lighting/color
Skill Vocabulary
counterclaims
critical evaluation
analogy
rhetorical question
💡Writing to Compare
💡 Teacher Tip: You may decide to use this writing task instead of the Performance Task as your extended/process writing. If not, keep this writing task brief (1-2 paragraphs, using the RACE Writing strategy).
Focus: Critical Comparison
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.R.12 Analyze how a subject and/or content is presented in two or more mediums by determining which details are emphasized, altered, or absent in each account and how these details influence audiences’ experiences and interpretations.
🔍 11-12.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of complex topics or texts, using logical reasoning and relevant, sufficient evidence, and provide a conclusion that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Supports/Resources
Compare-Contrast Sentence Frames
*key words: claims, counterclaims, critical evaluation, analogy, rhetorical question