Beowulf

Beowulf Epic Poem

The teacher's notes for the project. A Word 2010 document

What children already know about Vikings & epic poems. A PowerPoint 2010 document

Introduction to the poem	Epic poem - rhyming version	Watch video
A PowerPoint 2010 document	A Word 97-2003 document	Part of the tale of Beowulf in the original Old English

Beowulf vocabulary	Tarsia puzzle	Tarsia solution	Vocabulary Tarsia
A PowerPoint 2010 document	A XPS document	A Word 2010 document	A Formulator Tarsia file

Language features of the text. A Word 2010 document

Describing the Mead Hall	Describing the Mead Hall	Watch video
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Bad guy mat	Description of characters	Character profile	Good guy mat
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Dictogloss activity	Watch video
Exploring the language of description. A Publisher 97-2003 document	Beowulf film clip

Language of boasts	Writing frame
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Adding description into sentences. A PowerPoint 2010 document

Introduction to Kennings	Images for brainstorm	Dragon word mat	Kennings Writing template
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A PowerPoint 2010 document

Alternative endings	Writing ladder	Watch video
Compare & contrast film & book. A PowerPoint 2010 document	A Word 97-2003 document	Slaying the Dragon

Write own epic poem	Story mountain	Check list
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Perform & evaluate epic poems	Watch video	Watch video
A PowerPoint 2010 document	Julian Glover reads Beowulf	Background fireplace

Beowulf fact sheet	Background and ideas	Creating an epic poem	Grammar vocab list
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