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Who’s Afraid of Some Guy Named Beowulf?
Kind of Activity:
Research
Objective:
Students should gain an understanding of Grendel's literary source material.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9
Structure:
As Grendel is a reinterpretation of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, it is crucial to equip students with a basic understanding of Beowulf's plot and role in the literary canon. This lesson may even precede the completion of the assigned reading for Day One so that students might go into the text with foreknowledge of who Grendel is.
Students should familiarize themselves with setting and...
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