Click on and explore the following sources as you learn more about the translator, story, history and culture of Beowulf.Post your thoughts on these websites below.
- What did you find helpful?
- Are these good sources? Why or why not?
- What did you learn as you read?
- How does the information on these sites connect with what we are learning in class?
Choose a character from the Epic of Beowulf and write a diary entry from that character's perspective. You may choose any character from the text, even the smaller characters or monsters! Write your entry as if you were that character reflecting on the events of his or her day. You can write about an event from the text or make up an event that you think this character would be likely to experience. Your entry should be at least 15 sentences long and should reflect your understanding of the text, plot and the characters. Be sure to sign your post so we can tell which character you are writing as. See the sample below...
In groups, you will create your own epic poetry as a culminating assignment drawing from the activities you have already completed. Your poem needs to fulfill the following requirements:
- A poem with a minimum of 20 lines in MLA format
- Choose point of view: Beowulf, Grendel, or Grendel’s mother
- At least three original kennings
- At least three original epithets
- At least three examples of alliteration
- At least one simile
- At least one allusion
- At least one cultural value from the Middle Ages
- Use of formal and elevated language, modeled after Beowulf
- A picture or illustration to supplement the poem
- Post and share work on the class blog
