Summary of the Battle with Grendel

Once upon a time, there was a monster named

Grendel. Every night, he attacks the place of King
Hrothgar. Beowulf volunteered to help the danes in
fighting Grendel because his father owed King
Hrothgar a bucket of gratitude, especially, back
when his father is still a king. One night, Grendel
came into the hall. He snatched a victim without
knowing that there is a pair of eyes watching for his
next move. For his second victim, he didn’t know
that it was Beowulf and when Beowulf held the
claws of Grendel , Grendel was surprised. He
thought that he haven’t meet anyone who is stronger
than him. He wanted to escape and flee back to his
den and instead, waited as hell welcomes him after
his death. Beowulf defeated Grendel. All the princes
and other people went where the battle took place in
order to see the claws, shoulder of Grendel hanging
on the wall. They didn’t have any doubt and was
indifferent when Grendel died at the edge of the
lake. Grendel's blood boiled together with the water
so they didn’t see his body, mainly due to the
bubbles coming from the lake.As the people went
back to the palace, they kept on saying about what
happened, especially, the heroism of Beowulf .
Despite of what Beowulf has done for them; they
didn’t say that Beowulf is better than King Hrothgar.
For them, King Hrothgar is the best among all kings.

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Grading
 POETRY
Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of
feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems
collectively or as a genre of literature.

Two Types of
Poetry
1.Epic Poetry-An epic poem is
an elaborate narrative about
an important event. It
contains a character of
incredible stature and
courage who performs
superhuman deeds with valor
in terrific battles or
journeys, and these glorious
deeds are of national
significance.
2.Lyric poetry-is a formal
type of poetry which
expresses personal emotions
or feelings, typically spoken
in the first person.
 SUMMARY OF THE DAY OF THE
DESTINY
Mordred makes himself King of England and takes Guinevere
as his wife. He then forces a battle with Sir Gawain, who
is mortally wounded in the battle. Arthur meets Mordred
again at the battle of Bareon Down, and the two men prepare
for what will be their last battle.

Arthur has a dream telling him that if he fights Mordred

that day, he will die, but if he can stall the battle
another month, Lancelot will be able to come and help him.
When Arthur tries to draw a truce with Mordred and his
army, a snake comes by and one of Mordred's men draws his
sword to kill it. This action sets the two armies to war.

By the end of the battle, Mordred is the only man standing

from his army, and Arthur has himself, Sir Lucan, and Sir
Bedivere. Against Lucan's advice, Arthur fights Mordred and
kills him, but Arthur sustains his own death wound in the
process.

Arthur is dying and can't be moved safely, so he asks Sir

Bedivere to throw Excalibur into the lake. At first,
Bedivere merely hides the sword, because he believes it to
be too precious to throw away, but he eventually obeys
Arthur's orders and throws the sword into the water. Arthur
asks Bedivere what he saw when he did so, and Bedivere
reports that a hand caught the sword and brandished it
three times.

Arthur then commands Bedivere to take him to the water,

where a barge is waiting. Arthur is borne on the barge to
Avalon. Bedivere then takes to wandering the woods and
eventually stumbles upon a hermit mourning at a grave. It
is unclear to both Bedivere and the reader whether or not
the grave is that of King Arthur, and whether or not Arthur
still lives.
 Portfolio
In
English
Submitted By: Domingo, Raphael Jinno B.

3 TYPES OF TEXT
1.Narrative Text- are accounts of past events, either real or fictional. A narrative
essay, which tells about real incidents, must have a clearly defined setting,
characters, plot and point of view. It must include an introduction, a climax and a
conclusion.

Ex. THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING

A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the
shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been
flayed and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among
the sheep.
The Lamb that belonged to the sheep whose skin the Wolf was wearing began to
follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing. So, leading the Lamb a little apart, he soon
made a meal off her - and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and
enjoying hearty meals.
Appearances are deceptive.

2.Expository Text-The purpose of an expository text is to give information about a

specific topic. It is not storytelling, but a straightforward discussion of a topic, such
as population increase in New England, the reasons behind it and its effects

Ex. This morning at 9am, a school bus collided with a car at the intersection of
Jones and Heard streets. There were no injuries on the school bus, but medical
personnel performed checks on each student and the driver before those students
were transported to their schools. The driver of the car sustained slight, non-life-
threatening injuries. He was transported to the local hospital. The accident is still
under investigation at this time.

3.Persuasive Text- the author of persuasive text tries to convince the audience of
the validity of the author's opinion. This type of text can employ a number of
different persuasive methods.

Ex. Mandatory minimum sentencing is harmful to the human race. It is a form of

discrimination; many people receive long sentences for minor crimes. We should
overturn mandatory minimum sentencing rules and give judges more leeway in
their decision-making.

KENNING
A kenning is a stylistic device defined as a two-word phrase that
describes an object through metaphors. A Kenning poem is also defined
a riddle that consists of a few lines of kennings, which describe someone
or something in confusing detail.
Examples:
 Ankle biter = a very young child

 Bean counter = a bookkeeper or accountant

 Bookworm = someone who reads a lot

 Brown noser = a person who does anything to gain approval

 Fender bender = a car accident

 First Lady - the wife of the president

 Four-eyes = someone who wears glasses

 Head twister = an owl

 Hot potato = something no one wants

 Mind reader = a person who knows what you are thinking

 Motor mouth = a person who talks a lot and/or quickly

 Pencil pusher = a person with a clerical job

 Pigskin = a football

 Postman chaser = a dog

 Rugrat = a toddler or crawling baby

 Showstopper = a performance receiving long applause

 Tree hugger = an environmentalist

 Tree swinger = a monkey

PARAPHRASE
A paraphrase is a restatement of the meaning
of a text or passage using other words.

Original text Paraphrased

“Run, demon, for The demon is the
you are not dreaded least of the people’s
anymore. Humanity worries.
has drowned in an
ocean of fears, and
you are but a mere
teardrop.”
 PUNCTUATION MARK
Punctuation is the use of spacing, conventional signs and
certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and
correct reading of written text whether read silently or aloud.

1. Comma(,)-indicating a pause between parts

of a sentence.
Ex. Oh my god, we’re all going to die.
3. Period (.)-at the end of a sentence. It shows
that the sentence has finished.
Ex. Bread is essential to me.
4. Exclamation point (!)-usually used after an
interjection or exclamation to indicate strong
feelings or high volume.
Ex. Hey, I didn’t kill anyone today!
2. Question mark (?)-indicating a question.
Ex. What do you want? A gold medal?
 SOUND DEVICES
Sound devices are literary elements used in prose
and poetry to stress certain sounds and create
musical effects.
1. Rhyme-is a repetition of similar sounding words.
Ex. Bump-Jump Tall-Ball Dare-Mare
2. Assonance-this is the repetition of identical or
similar VOWEL SOUND in a series of words,
phrases and/or syllables.
Ex. I take my birthday cake.
3. Alliteration-the occurrence of the same letter or
sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words.
Ex. she sells, sea shells, sea shore
4. Consonance-the repetition of consonant sounds.
Ex. Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter
5. Imagery-it is the author’s way of making the story
seems more real.
 Ex. Touch-the table is rough.
6.Onomatopoeia-the formation of a word from a
sound associated with what is named.
Ex. Pop! Splash Bang!
 The Seven Ages of Man
By:William Shakespeare

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.