Beowulf Songs of Ancient Heroes Epic long narrative

Beowulf – Songs of Ancient Heroes Epic – long, narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a hero – narratives about larger than life characters. The Characteristics of a Hero are: Ø Ø Ø is a great leader and identified with particular people or society does great deeds and often includes upper and lower worlds does great deeds in battle or undertakes an extraordinary journey Involves God or other supernatural beings Story is told in heightened language.

--from Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel (textbook page 17) Songs of Ancient Heroes. And sometimes a proud old soldier Who had heard songs of the ancient heroes And could sing them all through, story after story, Would weave a net of words for Beowulf’s Victory, tying the knot of his verses Smoothly, swiftly, into place with a poet’s Quick skill, singing his new song aloud While he shaped it, and the old songs as well.

Cinderella Dramatic Plot Structure 1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution Climax Rising Action Exposition Falling Action Resolution

Beowulf Vocabulary 1. Affliction 2. gorge 3. Infamous 4. Lair 5. Livid 6. Loathsome 7. Purge 8. Talon 1. Setting 2. Conflict (external & internal) 3. Epic 4. Alliteration 5. Imagery 6. Kennings 7. Foil 8. Symbolism 9. Allusion 10. Theme 11. Style/diction/tone

Journals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What makes a hero? Give an example of a Hero… When are people most alone? What does evil mean to you? Where does evil lurk? Who or what really shapes society? Does fate control our lives? Can people live up to high ideals?

Beowulf in Old English 1. Verses of Beowulf recited in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) 2. Scenes from the 2006 Motion Picture "Beowulf and Grendel" Clip from Beowulf movie: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Mso. Ju. NTl. LD A 3. Music from Brave heart soundtrack 4. Fan Art As viewed on: You tube: Beowulf in Old English Prologue http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=4 L 7 VTH 8 ii_8

Images of Grendel & Beowulf

OPTIC Strategy 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Overview Analyze the Image or photo and write a brief overview Parts – list everything you see in the image or photo Title – Does the image or photo have a title—if no give it a title Inferences – what information can you infer from the image or photo? Conclusion-write a sentence or two summing your final analysis of the image or photo

Analyze what you see in the Image

Analyze what you see in this Image

Journal and Short Answer Responses: Beowulf - Find examples of Alliteration and Kennings in the epic story of Beowulf. Why do you think it is important to Beowulf and to his image as an epic hero that he meets Grendel without a weapon? What symbolism do you see in the uselessness of human weapons against Grendel? What do you think of the way women are portrayed in (or absent from) Beowulf? (48)

Beowulf Check Test 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Using his ancestral sword, Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother. Beowulf carries Grendel’s head to King Hrothgar and returns home with many fine gifts. Beowulf becomes king of the Geats. After Beowulf’s weapons fail him against the dragon, his men rush to help him. Beowulf names Wiglaf as his successor to the throne. Answer Key: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T

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Galaxy Star Trek Voyager: Heroes and Demons Written by Naren Shankar, Directed by Les Landau.

Star Trek – Beowulf Making the Connection Gene Roddenberry (1921 – 1991) - Star Trek’s creator and noted visionary, futurist, nicknamed the “Great Bird of the Galaxy. ” Former Airline pilot, police officer, writer Star Trek Original Series 1964, Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise (Prequel to Original Series) NASA posthumously recognized Roddenberry’s contribution to space exploration and his ashes were taken into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1992. Gene Roddenberry finally voyaged into the final frontier.

Journal and Short Answer Responses: Beowulf - Compare and Contrast Star Trek Voyager episode, “Heroes and Demons” with the epic story of Beowulf. Does Beowulf remind you of any heroes from history, current events, books, television, or movies? Who? What similarities do you notice among them? Just as important, how are they different?

Grendel by John Point of View The Other side of the story… Read an extract from the story from the “monster’s point of view” How does this effect your idea and persception of the story Beowulf?

Beowulf and Imagery Select a passage from the story Grendel (42 -45) and draw an image of Grendel Select a passage from the story Beowulf (46 -49) and draw an image of Beowulf.

Beowulf - 3 Week Common Assessment In what ways is Beowulf a model of leadership for our own times? In what ways do his traits and skills fail to translate to our own times? Support your response with details from the epic poem.

Beowulf in Modern Film Movie Review IMDB Beowulf 2007 http: //www. imdb. com/title/tt 0442933/? ref_=ttmd_md_nm Beowulf 1999 version http: //www. imdb. com/title/tt 0120604/

“Federigo’s Falcon” from the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio Read this tale looking for clues to medieval values: Courtly love Good manners 1. What conflict does Monna Giovanna face? Do you approve of the way she resolves it? 2. Situational Irony occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or of what would be appropriate. —How is this meal an example of situational irony? 3. What other stories have you read in which a gift intended to please someone turns out to be exactly what that person does not need or want? 3. What does the role of the brothers suggest about the status of women at this time?

Through the Translator’s Eyes and Experiences: Link to: “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=74 gl. I 1 lg 1 CQ