English literature Beowulf 31224

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 6

Welcome!

Roadmap

Introduction to the course

Introduction to Beowulf

War and Peace 

War & Peace

Beowulf -  Anglo-Saxon Period

World War I Poets

Anglo-Irish Conflict 

Lesson goal

In class, you familiarise yourself with part of the content of the epic poem 'Beowulf'

By the end of this class you understand its place in history and its significance. 

Periods of British Literature

Renaissance = also called 'Early Modern Period'

Beowulf

Beowulf

Story is told by an omniscient narrator with a Christian perspective on a pagan world

Anglo-Saxons:

the descendants of three different Germanic peoples—the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. 

Beowulf

Setting:

Early 6th Century

Present-day Denmark and Sweden

What went on before

Hrothgar - Heorot

Grendel

Hygelac - King of the Geats, uncle to Beowulf

Beowulf - prince of the Geats

Underline/highlight unknown words

Discuss

Create meaning

Homework

Read Beowulf excerpt

Study the theory

Next week

Strands

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Wordle

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Squaredle

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