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Grendel’s Mom
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Warm Up
• List the qualities of a good mother (or any guardian).
• Tell of a time when someone protected you from harm (a role model, parent, or guardian) in a paragraph. Include a sentence with a conjunction.
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Troll Wife Attacks• Grendel’s mother kills Hrothgar’s closest
friend (Aeshere) and takes back Grendel’s arm.
• Glazed over in the text, which is unfortunate.
• People came to see Grendel and to hear of the tale.
• Why do you think she does this?
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Grendel’s Mother
• In the original text, it says that Grendel’s mother is in the likeness to a woman.
• What do you think that means?
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The Lair: Home of Grendel’s Mother
• Read Lines 545-564
• What is Grendel/ Grendel’s Mother’s home like?
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Comprehension Question
• What does Hrothgar promise Beowulf if he succeeds?
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Debate: Who is right?
• Is Grendel’s mother right for doing what she did? • Is Hrothgar right for doing what he did? • Where do you stand? Why? • Pretend there is a court case. Grendel’s mother is
on trial for murder. Would you defend or prosecute her?
• On your white boards, write the name of the person who you think is right. Be prepared to defend your position.
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Comprehension Question
• When Beowulf goes into battle this time, he brings weapons and armor. Why do you think he does this?
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Comprehension Question
• What did Beowulf do to Grendel? Why?
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Create a Story Board of the Battle
• Demonstrate comprehension by drawing a story board of the battle. Draw at least 3 images.
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Gardner and Grendel Excerpt
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Life in 999
• Life was tough, as you will read.
• In pairs, answer the questions about the text!
• We will do the first one together!
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Closing • Write a journal about what life in 999 would be like.
You can pretend to be in the following scenarios:
1. The few pleasures of a serf
2. A peasant accused of stealing
3. Life as a lord
4. A family member is sick
5. Life in a shack
6. A woman about to go into childbirth
7. A young man/ woman unwilling to be wed
8. Life as a clergyman