Beowulf Study Guide CD-ROM

by Michael Poteet

ALA Notable Book Award. Through Seamus Heaney's gripping translation of this epic, Beowulf , students will Author Learn more about Learn about the Beowulf poet. Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Literary In context, Old English Poetic Forms - (alliteration, kenning, maxims), characterization, Anglo-Saxon boast, foreshadowing, irony, allusion, compare/contrast, tone, synonym, dramatic structure, plot, hero. Moral Lessons and Character Good kings/leaders, authority, fate, boasting, fame, immortality, death, revenge, care for the needy, put God first, wealth. Activities and Writing 8th-10th century A.D., mapping, manuscripts, Old English, music, folk heroes, Burial mounds, mead halls, art, write a boast, drama, crossword, essays, poetry, music, cooking, family heirloom, swords, wordsearch, runes, dragons, journalism, women in Anglo-Saxon history, game design, architecture, chain mail. Suggestions for Further We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney. All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!

82 pages, CD-ROM

Published August 24, 2011