January 13, 2020
Standard:
RL.11-12.3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama.
Obj: I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of Beowulf.
Starter
- What is going on in this picture?
- What do you see that makes you say that?
- What more can you find?
Vocabulary
Word: Epic Hero
Part of Speech: Noun
Dictionary Definition: a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events:
Your Definition:
Activity: Explain how Beowulf is an example of an epic hero.
Activity:
Discussion Questions
1. What is the purpose of the prologue?
2. How does the author establish the conflict?
3. How does the author create the protagonist and antagonist?
4. Why do you think Hinds chose to include the constellations in the background of the scenes?
5. Observe the color choices. What do you think they represent?
4. Why do you think Hinds chose to include the constellations in the background of the scenes?
5. Observe the color choices. What do you think they represent?
6. Why does the author choose to include paragraphs at the beginning and end book one with just visuals?
2. One Pager
Individually, create a one pager based on the ideas in book one.
Requirements
Summary of book one.
Identify a significant quote and analyze its importance.
Identify an archetype in the text and explain how it is portrayed.
(Archetype Example for Reference)
Create two visuals to represent key ideas.
Justify why you chose those images in one sentence for each.
Answer the question:
What does the story of Beowulf teach the audience about being human?
Neat and Colorful
Due: Tuesday, January 14, 2020
3. Beowulf Book Two
In groups of 2-3 people read through all of book two.
Individually, select two images that stand out to you.
You should have an image for each of the following archetypes:
The Hero
The Villain
Closure
How does book two compare to chapters XX and XXI.
Identify one similarity and one difference.
Closure:
How does the graphic novel compare to the version read yesterday?
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