Students should read Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3.
Common Core Objectives
- 1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6
- 2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7
- 3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9
- 4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
- 5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Chapter 1
Grendel, the narrator, is an angry and violent creature who is enraged by everything, including (but not limited to) nature, animals, God, and...