Starter quiz
- Which characters does Beowulf meet at the Danish court?
- Queen Wealhtheow ✓
- King Hrothgar ✓
- King Hygelac
- Unferth ✓
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- Which adjectives describe Beowulf best?
- strong ✓
- confident ✓
- rude
- brave ✓
- shy
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- Which of the following are claims Beowulf made about himself?
- He has the strength of 300 men.
- He has the strength of 30 men. ✓
- He has swum for 5 days. ✓
- He has swum for 50 days.
- He has fought a sea monster on the ocean floor. ✓
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- Which of the following are pieces of evidence that support our impression that Unferth is rude?
- he spat on the floor ✓
- he "sneered" and "jeered" at Beowulf ✓
- he knows that Beowful swam with Breca
- he rubbed his eyes
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- Who is left in Heorot at the end of the night?
- only Beowulf
- only King Hrothgar
- the Danes led by Unferth
- the Geats led by Beowulf ✓
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- Which of the following are true?
- Beowulf thinks he will survive the night. ✓
- The other Geat warriors think they will survive the night.
- Unferth thinks Beowulf will defeat Grendel.
- Wealhtheow is hopeful that Beowulf will defeat Grendel. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Who does Grendel kill?
- Hrothgar
- Beowulf
- all the Geats
- Leofric ✓
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- What does Beowulf do to defeat Grendel?
- grabs his arm and holds on ✓
- grabs his head and twists it
- pulls off his fingernails
- pins his arm behind his back and tears it off ✓
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- Match each key term to the correct meaning.
- throttle⇔strangle ✓
- ravenous⇔very hungry ✓
- converge⇔gather together ✓
- companion⇔a friend or ally ✓
- Which word below means the same as 'go more quickly'?
- gutter
- marvel
- decree
- hasten ✓
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- Who is rewarded with a gold buckle after Grendel is defeated?
- Beowulf
- the Geat warriors ✓
- Unferth
- Hrothgar
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- How would you describe the ending of Chapter 4 of 'Beowulf'?
- a happy ending
- a sad ending
- a cliffhanger ✓
- a happily-ever-after ending
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Key learning points
- In Chapter 4, Grendel comes to Heorot and kills Leofric.
- Beowulf attacks and he snaps off Grendel's arm, which makes the Geats think that Grendel must then die.
- Beowulf and the Geats are rewarded by King Hrothgar for ridding the Danes of Grendel.
- Authors describe and develop characters' traits through their actions, dialogue and interactions.
- This process of character development is called characterisation and we can find evidence of it in texts.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to understand the concept of characterisation.
Explain that the author is trying make us feel certain things about the characters; characterisation is just the process of doing that. If the author wants us to think Grendel is scary, they have to make that happen through their descriptions.
Keywords
Prediction - an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge
In role - when you take on the perspective of a character in a text
Characterisation - the way an author describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story through their actions, thoughts, dialogue and interactions with others
Evidence - information or facts to show something is true
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