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Beowulf

Beowulf Unit
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Reading Assignment Poetry Unit Due Dates
(Reading questions listed below)
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Part 1: Poetry

2018 Beowulf Unit Plan

Understand the qualities of a hero __Article 1__ __Article 2__ __Article 3__	What is a Hero? What qualities make up a hero? Who is a hero to you? Why? Examples of modern day heroes.	February 27/28 assign reading
-Introduce background to story,characters and setting - Identify and understand hyperbole	- Background information - Power point / video - Ango Saxon translation - Read chapters 1-5	29 February- 4 March HOMEWORK: Work on related questions chapter 1-5
- Introduce main conflict - Internal vs. external - Symbolism	Read chapters 6-10	March 6-10 Homework work on questions chapter 6-12
Resolution of story	Read chapters 11-16	March 13-17 Homework Work on questions chapter 13-16
Learning about various forms of poetry Applying this knowledge to create own poems	Poetry writing	March 22- 25 Homework Work on Poetry Packet
		March 27-31 Revise poems and publish in booklet form
International Forum and Conferences t		April 3-6
	SPRING BREAK	April 8-23

Description and link	image / video
Beowulf introduction in song
WHY POETRY?
Overview of the Poem

Opening lines read in Old English
Enrichment presentation offering extended background information on the culture of the Danes and Geats
Poetry Assignments:
Rubric for Poems
Examples of Figurative Language
Hyp erbole

A limerick is often a funny poem with a strong beat. Limericks are very light hearted poems and can sometimes be utter nonsense.	The Structure of a Limerick Poem A Limerick consists of five lines. The first line of a limerick poem usually begins with 'There was a....' and ends with a name, person or place. The last line of a limerick is normally a little farfetched or unusual. A limerick should have a rhyme scheme of aabba: This means lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. Also, lines 1,2 and 5 should have 7 – 10 syllables and lines 3 and 4 should have 5 – 7 syllables. source: https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/index.php?page_id=types-limerick
Power Point Rhyme Schemes Paraphrased Shakespearean Sonnets Rules & Rhyme Scheme* Shakespearean sonnets are broken into 4 sections, calledquatrains. They maintain a strict rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF // GG The sonnet must have 14 lines. Each line has 10 syllables. Each line usually rhymes using the following syllable pattern: soft-LOUD-soft-LOUD-soft-LOUD-soft-LOUD-soft-LOUD Sonnets often describe a problem and solution, or question and answer.