BeowulfChapter 1
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KeyPage
Terms2, first paragraph
On
List the types of figurative
language used. Give at
least three examples &
tell what type of figurative
language it is.
Review:
What is symbolism?
Def:
Give at least three
Examples of symbolism
From this chapter
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
What is the purpose of chapter 1? Why did the author start out by describing the life of Scyld?
BeowulfChapter 2
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Scyld
Key
Terms Scyld’s Family
Complete
Tree based on the
Information given in the
Chapter.
When Healfdene died,
Who became king?
Review:
What is foreshadowing?
Def:
Examples from novel:
What is Flashback?
Def:
Examples from novel:
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why does the author use foreshadowing and flashback in chapter 2? What is his purpose?
BeowulfChapter 3
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WhatTerms
is the overall tone
Of chapter 3?
What is the overall mood
Of the chapter?
How is the novel
compared to biblical
stories about evil
creatures? Answer using
The PEE strategy
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why do you think the author compared the novel to a biblical story? Why is this important to
the novel?
BeowulfChapter 4
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Key Terms
Compare and Contrast:
What are some of the
physical differences
between Beowulf and
Scyld?
(Scyld is described on Pg
2, Beowulf on Pgs. 18-19)
Are there any similarities?
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why do you think the author made Sclyd and Beowulf so physically different? Use PEE strategy.
BeowulfChapter 5
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Termsthe flashback
Describe
that Beowulf had in the
telling of what happened
to Brecca.
Include intro, rising action,
climax, falling action,
and resolution of the
plot.
Find a quote that Beowulf
says in this chapter that
you think is important.
Explain why you think it’s
Important using the PEE
Strategy.
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why is the story of Brecca important to Beowulf’s character? Explain and give text evidence.
BeowulfChapter 6
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Key
Terms
What
are talons?
What are coils?
Define the word “Portray”
Define the word “Invoke”
Re-read page 38. What
Tone does the author
portray?
What moods does the
Author’s tone invoke?
Use PEE strategy to answer
the question.
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
What did Beowulf mean when he told Grendel “light has you in its power”? Explain using the
PEE strategy.
BeowulfChapter 7
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Terms Hrothgar and
Compare
Sigemund using a Venn
Diagram
Compare the Dragon
And Grendel using a Venn
Diagram
Now write a compare/
contrast paragraph
using “key words”( from
your text structure notes)
and compare Fitela to
Beowulf.
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why do you think author included the story of Sigemund and Fitela in the novel? What does it
show about Beowulf and Hrothgar? Use the PEE strategy.
BeowulfChapters 9 & 10
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Keythese
Termsevents in the
Put
order that they happened
using the flow chart to the
right.
- Beowulf dove in the
Bloody pool
- Beowulf chokes
Grendel’s mother.
- Beowulf and his men
Find Unferth’s head hangin
From a tree
- Grendel’s mother pulls
Beowulf into her cave
- Beowulf went to find
Aeschere’s murderer
First-
Second-
Third-
Fourth-
- Beowulf speaks the
“truth” to Grendel’s
mother
**Write the answers out in
the flowchart (do not just
List numbers)
Fifth-
Sixth-
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
What do you think Beowulf means when he says, “I am Beowulf, son of Beowulf…who am myself"?
Why do you think it affects Grendel’s Mother the way it does?
BeowulfChapter 11 & 12
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HowTerms
does the
description of the setting
in the fen change once
Beowulf returns to the
men? How is this change
Symbolic?
Define disconsolately
What most impresses
Wealtheow about
Beowulf’s adventures in
the fen?
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why does Beowulf say he would like black birds as well as white birds to accompany him on
his journey home (79)? (Hint: Think about the themes we’ve discussed in the novel so far)
BeowulfChapter 13
Key
Fill inTerms
the web with
appropriate causes and
effects related to the
events.
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Cause
Cause
Cause
Hardred
becoming
King
Effect
Effect
Effect
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why does Beowulf deny but then finally accept the throne of the Geats? What does this tell
you about his character?
BeowulfCh. 8
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Key
WhatTerms
kind of imagery did
the author use to describe
Grendel’s Mother? What
kind of mood is the author
trying to convey? Give
text evidence to support
your answer.
Based on the context
clues, what is a “spoor”?
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
How does Unferth view evil and agents/creatures of evil? Explain and give text evidence.
BeowulfChapter 14
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Who
is responsible for
disturbing the 40 year
peace of Beowulf’s rule?
How does Beowulf treat/
respond to this person?
Why does Beowulf treat/
respond to this person this
way?
Compare and Contrast
the descriptions of
Grendel and the
description of the
Firedrake.
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Think about the use of light and dark, black and white throughout the novel. How is the
Firedrake different from Grendel when you think about this theme?
BeowulfChapter 15 & 16
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Key Terms
How
does Wiglaf feel
about Beowulf? Give
two examples from the
chapter to support your
conclusion,
Why does Beowulf tell
Wiglaf not to tell people
the true story of how they
defeated the dragon or
of the real cause of his
death? Give text
evidence to support your
answer.
Compare
Beowulf/Wiglaf’s
strategy to that used by
Sigemund/Fitela. What
are the similarities?
Summary, Reflection, Analysis
Why does Wiglaf tell people “Beowulf was Beowulf”? Does this statement correctly represent
Beowulf’s character? Explain and give text evidence to support your conclusion.