Jake Louise R.

Bernasor BSED - English 4

A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan

Grade 7

I. LESSON OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

• Identify what is a hero

• Discuss the story of Beowulf and the origin of the poem

• Create a continuation of the story by deciding the hero’s fate

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Beowulf

Materials: Laptop, Speaker, PowerPoint Presentation

III. PROCEDURE

A. Activity

Before going through the text, students will have a writing activity called

“Quickwrite” in a sheet of paper the students are to write the answers of the three given

questions written on the board.

1. List all of the superheroes that you can think of.

2. What are some common traits that all of these superheroes have?

3. Why are superheroes so important in society?

The class will then have a brief sharing of answers.

B. Analysis

Identification: What is a hero?

Deepening: What makes a man a hero?

C. Abstraction

Lesson proper on Beowulf, the teacher will give a brief background of the

poem’s background history and origin.

The class will be given time to read the shortened, concise version

of the Beowulf, Summary of Beowulf’s Last Two Adventures to his death.

The class will have this set of questions they will answer orally.

1. Why does Hrothgar build Herot?

2. What are your first impressions of Grendel?

3. What are you first impressions of Beowulf?

4. How does Beowulf finally meet his end? What does this tragic end say

about the role of the hero?

D. Application

Throughout the story, Beowulf faces a series of enemies from Grendel, to his

mother, to the evil dragon; each of these monsters presents the hero with an intense

challenge. Imagine that Beowulf was not killed at the end of the epic and create

another challenge for him to face, you decide of his own fate. This will be an oral

activity. (15 minutes)

E. Evaluation

As a leader who personifies “heroism”, Beowulf is one of the earliest examples

of a “hero” in English Literature. Choose a section of the story which captures

Beowulf’s heroism, either through a description of him or through a description of his

actions. Write a one-paragraph response which speaks to Beowulf’s heroism and why

his character continues to be used as an example of heroism in action. (15 minutes)

F. Assignment

Further analysis of the story then answer this one question

Examine the nature of good & evil in the story. Where do these elements seem to conflict

most?