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11 paź 2020 · Educational Video: English 12, British Literature
The epic poem follows Beowulf, a hero who comes to aid Hrothgar, King of the Danes, in his fight against the vicious monster Grendel. Before the tale is over, Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, becomes king of the Geats, and vanquishes a dragon.
By the end of today's lesson, you will have created a detailed text map of the story of "Beowulf and the Dragon", and you will have used this to already retell the buildup, climax, and resolution of this story.
Why doesn’t Beowulf take people with him when he goes to fight the dragon? Is the dragon more dangerous than Grendel and his mother, or less dangerous? Is Beowulf good at team work?
Beowulf, Grendel and the Dragon (Oxford Level 15) curriculum coverage chart. inks to Oxford Reading Criterion Scale:Reading• Can read aloud with intonation and expression, taking into account presentational devices (e.g. capital letters or italics for emphasis) and a more s. histicate.
Beowulf becomes king of Geatland and he reigns for 50 years. A dragon is provoked to attack the Geats and Beowulf wants to fight it; his young cousin Wiglaf objects. Beowulf's sword is useless against the dragon and it bites him; he is able to slay the dragon, but he is wounded.
Listen to the epic tale of Beowulf as he fights off Grendel and his venomous mother. Beowulf stands as one of the first and greatest works of English literature. Originally written in Old English, this translation by Francis Barton Gummere updates it to Modern English.
