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Beowulf work for Friday 9/24 and Monday 9/27

Friday: Test on 1/3 of Beowulf.

Monday: Read to line 2000.

Map of Beowulf

Beowulf Project

Beowulf: Part I – 105 points

Projects:

1) Take the first part of Beowulf and create one of the following a Comic (using comic life maker), a movie, a power point, or a readers theatre (with blocking, different voices/postures for characters, atmosphere, etc).
2) Also include in the project - 3 from each category (characters, literary terms, motifs and/or themes). The rest of the above should be posted on your blog.


Grade Breakdown:

1 – 60 points for a correct and complete (meaning you don’t leave out any important details) recount of Part I of Beowulf in the format of your choice.

2 – 45 points: 5 points for each of the 9 elements (3 from each) in section 2.

Beowulf PART I

Things to know:
Characters:
Grendel
Beowulf
Hrothogar
Fitela
Sigmund
Wulgar
Heremod
Finn
Hnaef
Hengest
Wealtheow
Unferth
Shield
Halfdane
Beow

Literary Terms and Examples of Literary Terms:
Kenning (3 examples)
Litotes (2 examples)
Flytes (1 example)
Apositive (1 example)
Alliteration (1 example)
Censura (definition)
Symbol (2 examples)
Allusion (3 examples)
Epic Boast (1 example)
Epic Hero (definition and how Beowulf fits it)

Motifs and Themes:
Exile
Kin Killing
Ambush
Wergild and Wyrd
The Role of Kings
The Role of Woman
The Role of Warriors
Paganism vs. Christianity

Digressions:
Know the three digressions and what themes and motifs they back up.

Structure:
Begin to think about Beowulf in a 2 and 3 part structure.

Projects: Take the first part of Beowulf and create either a Comic (using comic life maker), a movie, a power point, or a readers theatre (with blocking, different voices/postures for characters, atmosphere, etc). Also include in the project - 3 from each category (characters, literary terms, motifs and themes). The rest of the above should be posted on your blog.

Characters