JOSE MARIA COLLEGE

Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway, Sasa, Davao City

College of Teacher Education
1st Semester A.Y. 2020-2021

LESSON PLAN
(GRADE 10)

I. Objectives

Content Standard:

The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other text types serve as
ways of expressing and resolving personal conflicts.

Performance Standard:

The learner composes a short but powerful persuasive text using a variety of persuasive
techniques and devices.

Learning Competencies:

Evaluate literature as a way of expressing and resolving one’s personal conflicts. (EN10LT-Ii-
18)

Intended Learning Outcomes (Objectives)

1. Read the story of Beowulf and identify various descriptions of the heroic characters.
2. Make a slogan about “hero”.
3. Express views and opinions about Beowulf being a hero.
4. Recognize the importance of the story.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: BEOWULF
B. Reference: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/beowulf/summary
C. Materials: Cartolina, Pictures, Marker

III. Procedures
A. Preliminaries
1. Prayer
2. Attendance
3. Classroom Management
 B. Activity (Motivation)

The teacher will start by asking the following questions.

1. What is a hero for you?

2. How do you describe a hero?
3. Who can give me a hero that you idolize?
4. Why do you idolize them?
5. Today, we will be tackling about the story of a brave hero, Beowulf.

C. Analysis (Discussion of the Lesson)

1. The class will be divided into 5 groups.

2. Each group will be given a story of Beowulf.
3. Students will discuss their discoveries in the text of Beowulf and share the story within
the group to clearly understand the story.

Beowulf

King Hrothgar, the ruler of the Danes, is troubled by the rampages of a demon named
Grendel. Every night, Grendel attacks King Hrothgar's wealthy mead-hall, Heorot, killing Danish
warriors and sometimes even eating them. Hrothgar was a great warrior in his time, but now
he's an old king and can't seem to protect his people. Fortunately, a young Geat warrior named
Beowulf travels to Heorot Hall from his own lands overseas to lend a helping hand.
After explaining that he owes Hrothgar a favor because Hrothgar helped out his father,
Beowulf offers to fight Grendel himself. King Hrothgar gratefully accepts his offer. The next time
Grendel attacks Heorot Hall, Beowulf is waiting for him. Choosing to fight Grendel in hand-to-
hand combat, Beowulf wrestles the demon into submission and eventually tears off his arm at
the shoulder. Mortally wounded, Grendel flees into the wilderness and dies. Beowulf, Hrothgar,
and their followers throw a wild party to celebrate. Hrothgar also gives Beowulf many presents
and treasures to reward him for his heroic defeat of the demon. Unfortunately, Grendel has an
overprotective mother who decides to avenge her son. While all the warriors are sleeping off the
party, she attacks Heorot Hall. But when the warriors wake up, she panics and flees back to her
lair, a cave underneath a nearby lake.
Beowulf, his Geatish warriors, and some of Hrothgar's Danish warriors track her there.
Beowulf dives into the lake and finds the cave, where he takes on Grendel's mother in another
one-on-one battle. Seizing a nearby sword from Grendel's mother's stash of treasure, he slays
her, even though her poisonous demon blood melts the blade. When Beowulf returns to the
surface, carrying the sword hilt and Grendel's severed head, the Danish warriors have given
him up for dead, but his own Geatish followers are still waiting patiently. When everyone sees
that Beowulf has survived this second challenge, there's even more partying and gift-giving.
Finally, the Geats take their leave of the Danes; Beowulf says goodbye to King Hrothgar
and sails back to Geatland, where he is a lord in the court of King Hygelac. Eventually, Hygelac
and all his relatives are killed in different blood-feuds, and Beowulf becomes the King of the
Geats. Beowulf reigns as king for fifty years, protecting the Geats from all the other tribes
around them, especially the Swedes. He is an honorable and heroic warrior-king, rewarding his
loyal thanes (warrior lords) and taking care of his people.
But one day, Beowulf finally meets his match: a dragon, woken by a thief stealing a
goblet, begins attacking the Geats, burning villages and slaughtering people. Beowulf takes a
group of eleven trusty warriors, plus the thief who knows where the dragon's lair is, to the
barrow for a final showdown with the monster. When they see the dragon, all but one of the
warriors flee in terror. Only one man, Wiglaf, remains at Beowulf's side. With Wiglaf's help and
encouragement, Beowulf is able to defeat the dragon, but he is mortally wounded in the
process.
After Beowulf's death, the Geats build an enormous funeral pyre for him, heaped with
treasures. Once the pyre has burned down, they spend ten days building an enormous barrow
(a large mound of earth filled with treasure) as a monument to their lost king.

D. Abstraction (Generalization)

1. The teacher will ask the students randomly.

1.1 What type/genre was the story of Beowulf?

1.2 What kind of character is Beowulf?
1.3 What was the story all about?
1.4 Who were the following characters defeated by Beowulf?
1.5 How did Beowulf die?
1.6 What happened after Beowulf’s death?

E. Application (Connection to the real-life situation)

1. The students will create a slogan about hero. (How would you illustrate a hero?)

CRITERIA:
Creativity 10 points
Originality 10 points
Relevance to the theme 10 points
__________
TOTAL 30 POINTS

F. Evaluation

Individual work: Answer the following questions in a 1 whole sheet of paper.

A. Multiple choice

1. Who was the ruler of the Danes?

a. Hygelac
b. Beowulf
c. Hrothgar
 d. Finn

2. Where do Grendel and his mother live?

a. In a palace
b. In a barrow
c. In a mead-hall
d. In a lake
3. Beowulf had to defeat another demon the day after he fought Grendel. What relationship
did this demon share with Grendel?
a. Brother
b. Sister
c. Mother
d. Father
4. When Beowulf returned to his homeland, how long did he rule as king after the previous
king passed away?
a. Five years
b. Ten years
c. Twenty years
d. Fifty years
5. Who guides Beowulf to the dragon’s barrow?
a. Thief
b. Wulfgar
c. Hygd
d. The slave-girl

B. True or False

6. Beowulf pledged to kill Grendel with his bare hands.

a. True
b. False
7. Beowulf successfully killed Grendel.
a. True
b. False
8. The mother of Grendel was not defeated by Beowulf.
a. True
b. False
9. A dragon attacks the Geats
a. True
b. False
10. Beowulf dies after killing the dragon
a. True
b. False

G. Assignment

In a short paragraph, describe your realizations and understanding of the story.