Beowulf

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Beowulf

• Group Assignments

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Group 1

• Find evidence of Anglo-Saxon culture in the epic
  poem Beowulf.
• Identify the pages and lines of the poem where
  the evidence may be found.
• Write the lines down on poster paper
• Tell how the lines are representative of
  Anglo-Saxon culture

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Group 2

• Find evidence in the epic poem Beowulf that
  shows that the conflict between Beowulf and
  Grendel is on a much larger scale than that of
  hero and anti-hero.
• Write the page and line numbers where the
  evidence may be found.
• Write the line that proves the evidence.
• Write a one sentence theme for the story based on
  the evidence.

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Group 3

• Tell what the five epic conventions are.
• Identify these five conventions in the epic poem
  Beowulf.
• Identify the pages and lines where the evidence
  is located.
• Explain the evidence in terms of what the
  conventions are

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Group 4

• Find all the kennings in the epic poem Beowulf.
• Write the kennings on poster paper and tell who
  or what the kenning renames.
• Create five kennings of your own for the
  following war, school, principal, car, T.V

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Group 5

• Based on the epic Beowulf, write six
  characteristics of an epic hero.
• Find proof in the epic that Beowulf has these
  qualities.
• Write down the page and the line numbers where
  the evidence is found.
• Write down the lines/words that are the evidence.
• How are these characteristics similar to what a
  present day hero might possess?

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Group 6

• According to the epic Beowulf, what are the
  characteristics of an anti-hero?
• Identify the anti-hero in Beowulf.
• Write the pages and number of the lines for the
  evidence(at least 6)
• Write the lines that is the evidence
• How does this evidence relate to what we consider
  an anti-hero today.
• Relate it to a modern day anti-hero

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Group 7

• Write all the literary analysis questions.
• Answer them in complete sentences.

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Group 8

• Find evidence of Christianity and paganism in the
  epic poem, Beowulf.
• Write the page and line numbers of the evidence
• Write down the lines that portray this evidence.
• What does this say about the Anglo-Saxons
  culture.

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Group 9

• Answer the Critical Reading questions on page 62
  to the epic poem Beowulf.

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Group 10

• Answer the Literary Analysis, Reading strategy,
  and Extend Understanding questions on page 63.