Beowulf Menu Final
Beowulf Menu Final
SIDES (CHOOSE 1) ENTRÉES (CHOOSE 1)
CABBAGE 30 POINTS
Create a modern‐day movie poster with a movie EEL 50 POINTS
character who is similar to Unferth, Grendel,
To create this shocking delight, create a modern‐day
Wealhtheow, OR Wiglaf. You may create the character,
OR you may use an actor who already exists. The use of version of Beowulf. How would you envision a
technology is strongly encouraged. Provide a well‐ modern‐day or futuristic Beowulf? Think about what
developed explanation of the connections along with your modern‐day or futuristic counterparts each major
poster. Technology Suggestion: Google Drawings character might have and what roles they would
play. Write a two‐page proposal for the movie.
DRIED BEANS 30 POINTS
Arrange PRESENT and PAST events from Beowulf into a
timeline. Provide a visual and brief description for each
WILD FOWL 50 POINTS
event. ALL events from Parts 1 and 2 should be included. To achieve this light dish, create a digital newspaper
Technology Suggestion: Storyline Online. outlining ALL major events in Beowulf. Write articles
and include appropriate pictures (hand or computer‐
ONIONS 30 POINTS drawn, cut from magazines or newspapers, or found
Create either a collage or a 3‐D image that represents on the Internet). In addition to major articles,
Grendel. Be sure your representation refers to specific include typical newspaper features like editorials,
parts of the text. Submit a written description of how obituaries, advertisements, and comics.
your art represents Grendel using specific lines from the Technology Suggestion: Templates from Microsoft
text. Technology Suggestion: Windows 3D Paint Office.
PEAS 30 POINTS
Find and display at least 30 adjectives from the text to
STEW 50 POINTS
describe a major character. Technology Suggestion: To concoct this mix of beef and various meats,
Tagxedo. develop a talk show interview or news program
interview that involve at least 3 characters from the
FRUIT DRIZZLED WITH HONEY 30 POINTS text. Reveal motivations and relate points of view.
Create an illustration while listening to Lament for Be sure to describe what the characters learn as
Beowulf by Howard Hanson. Provide a well‐developed, well. Your interview must last for at least 15
written explanation on how the music connects to your minutes. Technology Suggestion: Audacity
art. Suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D‐
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VENISON 50 POINTS
ACORNS 30 POINTS To prepare this lean meat, create your own
Create a comic book relating the battle between Beowulf poem or song. Be sure to include all stylistic
and Grendel’s mother. You should include dialogue elements of an epic poem (poem structure,
inspired by the text. You should have at least 6 panels. figurative language, kennings, alliterations, and
Submit a written explanation that describes how pieces of
dialogue inspired your comic strip. Technology
appositives) as well as at least one theme found
Suggestion: Storyboard That in Beowulf. Be sure to label the required parts.
This choiceboard will be used in the classrooom by
students to pick and choose what assignments they
want to produce for their midterm projects. The
activity is presented like a menu to coincide with
the themes of Beowulf and the meals that they
share within the text. They will choose a smaller
activity on the left side and a larger activity on the
right side. Different tools are given for the various
items of the playlist and students are free to utilize
tools that they find online. This allows for students
to proceed with the activities in ways that they
think beneficial.
This activity addresses the ISTE Standards for
Students through elements: This activity addresses
the ISTE Standards for Students through the
following elements: 6a, 6b, and 6c. This activity
focuses on students being Creative Communicators
by utilizing appropriate platforms and tools,
creating original works or remixing items into new
creations, and communicating complex ideas and
mastery over the text through their chosen
medium. In the placement of the activity, this
assignment is an assessment of their knowledge of
Beowulf and thus communicating that knowledge
creatively becomes especially vital. Students also
spend a bit of time as Knowledge Constructors by
curating information from digital resources using a
variety of tools in order to create artifacts that
reflect that knowledge, as in 3b. However, that is
blended with the previous ISTE Standards for
Students to create a whole entity of literacy
assessment.