Mariano Marcos State University

College of Arts and Science

2906 Batac City, Ilocos Norte

EL 112

ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE

LESSON PLAN

BEOWULF

CABANLIT, ANDREA NICOLE C.

ABEL-IV

VALDEZ, EDITHA

INSTRUCTOR
I. Desired Learning Outcomes
At the end of the discussion the students should be able to:
lesson, the students must have:

1. Gained familiarity with Old English, the language of Beowulf;

2. Defined epic;

3. Determined the epic elements in the story;

4. Compared Anglo-Saxon epic to a Philippine epic;

5. Developed understanding of the Anglo-Saxon culture and ideals;

6. Analyzed some translated quotes in the poem;

7. Described the major characters in the epic poem;

8. Summarized the three (3) adventures of the hero;

9. Formed judgment on the actions and decision of the character in

the story;

10. Made a character map

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Beowulf
B. Reference:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/summary/
C. Materials used: Laptop
D. Motivation (Activity): Annotate the Shrinklit
1. The teacher will present a slide containing the Beowulf
Shrinklit written by Maurice Sagoff.
2. All students or an assigned student will read the shrinklit
out loud.
3. After reading the shrinklit, the students will be asked to
annotate each verse from the poem within 30 seconds.
Note: Annotation can be anything or the first thought
that comes out of their mind when they read the text.
 4. The class will sum up the annotation and then we will
relate it at the end of the lesson later on.

III. Lesson Proper

A. Background

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long

lines. It is possibly the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly
cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. It was written
in England sometime between the 8th and the early 11th century. The author
was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the
“Beowulf poet.”

The poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the
aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been
under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel’s
mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes
home to Geatland and later becomes king of the Geats. After a period of fifty
years has passed, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is fatally wounded in the battle.
After his death, his attendants bury him in a tumulus, a burial mound, in
Geatland.

B. Discussion Questions
1. Who is Beowulf? How did he get to Heorot?No. 4
2. Who is Grendel?No.5
3. What was the original language of Beowulf?no. 3
4. What is an Epic?No.1
5. What are the elements of this Epic?No.2
 6. Do you know any Philippine Epic? How are they similar to
the epic Beowulf? No. 12
7. Compare the character of Beowulf with a Philippine epic
hero. No.13
8. What was the first challenge of Beowulf?No.6
9. What was the second challenge of Beowulf?No.7
10. What was the last challenge of Beowulf?No.8
11. What traits of an epic hero are possessed by Beowulf?No.9
12. Out of the three challenges, which one, do you think, is the
most difficult?No.10
13. What values of the Anglo-Saxons are reflected in the epic?
No.11
14. What lessons can be learned from the epic?
C. Assessment
Fill in the Blanks: A fill in the Blanks quiz was made by the teacher. It
will be taken at https://www.goconqr.com/en-
US/quiz/25691280/Beowulf
 At the end of the day, students should take a screenshot of the
score to be submitted in an album at group page or group
chat.

IV. Post Activity

The students are going to make a character map including the traits, role
in epic and effect on protagonist. For Beowulf, instead of effect on
protagonist, it should be a quote.
Figure 1.