Beowulf

Beowulf is an anonymous epic poem belonging to the oral tradition and transcripted by a monk in the 9th century.

LED IN - Watch the following video

As an epic poem, it has all the features which concern this genre (review):

• a recollection of a glorious past
• great deeds of heroes
• military and aristocratic society
• supernatural creatures
• elevated style 
• the use of rich and vivid language
• the type scenes are funeral, banquet and battles

MAP

Watch the following video lesson and take notes:

TASK 1

Study page 22 (Performer Heritage blue) and do the exercise 1

TASK 2

Watch the video

Read and listen to the text (T1) page 23-24 and do the exercises 1 - 2 - 3 page 24 (text analysis)

TASK 3 - PROJECT

Watch the following videos (click on the titles):

1. Hero vs Evil
   
2. A man or a legend
   
3. Epilog
   

Using what you know about Beowulf draw an Instagram page (see 'sample' as an example) that portraits this ballad features and get ready to show the class.

Sample 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ANeDswXVhN8WtiDTmYtPFMmafzRKYmuU/view?usp=sharing