Ready Steady Read Together
Beowulf: Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
An enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
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From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
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Let me read today's text
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But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame. He heard the wondrous story of God’s good creation, and because it was good it was hateful to his ears. He heard the sweet music of the harp, and afterwards the joyous laughter echoing through the hall. Nothing had ever so enraged the beast as night after night having to listen to all this happiness. It was more than his evil heart could bear.
The night Grendel struck was the darkest night of all. He waited until the king had gone to bed, and only the men who nightly guarded Heorot were left. They were fast asleep when he pounced. He was upon them so suddenly and with such fury that none could escape the terrible slaughter. Thirty men were murdered in his bloodlust. He was as savage and swift as a maddened fox in a chicken hut. He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their blooded corpses when he chose.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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dim
fury
enraged
slaughter
lair
corpses
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From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
dim
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Find Read Talk
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
dim
Your turn
enraged
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fury
slaughter
lair
corpses
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame. He heard the wondrous story of God’s good creation, and because it was good it was hateful to his ears. He heard the sweet music of the harp, and afterwards the joyous laughter echoing through the hall. Nothing had ever so enraged the beast as night after night having to listen to all this happiness. It was more than his evil heart could bear.
The night Grendel struck was the darkest night of all. He waited until the king had gone to bed, and only the men who nightly guarded Heorot were left. They were fast asleep when he pounced. He was upon them so suddenly and with such fury that none could escape the terrible slaughter. Thirty men were murdered in his bloodlust. He was as savage and swift as a maddened fox in a chicken hut. He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their blooded corpses when he chose.
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From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
What did you notice?
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From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
But there was another listener.
Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark
there stalked an enemy from hell itself,
the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
I think Grendel is pure evil because he is described as an enemy from hell who hates goodness and was born of evil.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence- because it was good it was hateful to his ears - enraged this beast as night after night having to listen to all this happiness
hated good things
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Text Mark EvidenceThey were fast asleep when he pounced.
attacked when people slept
Text Mark Evidence- murdered in his bloodlust - left not one of them alive
killed the men
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
violent/aggressive
Text Mark Evidence- with such fury - savage and swift - to feast on their blooded corpses
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Fill the Gaps
slaughter
corpses
fury
They were fast asleep when he pounced. He was upon them with such that none could escape the terrible . Thirty men were murdered in his bloodlust. He was as savage and swift as a maddened fox in a chicken hut. He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their blooded when he chose.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
True or False?
The monster murdered the king's guards and the kingdom's chickens.
True
False
Sequence Me
A Grendel carried the corpses to his lair to feast upon later.
B The king and his guests went to sleep.
C Grendel hated the sound of laughter and music from the banquet hall.
D Grendel murdered thirty men.
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find two words which describe the setting where Grendel was listening.
Outside the walls of Heorot, in the dim and dark, there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
dim
dark
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Beowulf: Fiction Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
An enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame. He heard the wondrous story of God’s good creation, and because it was good it was hateful to his ears. He heard the sweet music of the harp, and afterwards the joyous laughter echoing through the hall. Nothing had ever so enraged the beast as night after night having to listen to all this happiness. It was more than his evil heart could bear. The night Grendel struck was the darkest night of all. He waited until the king had gone to bed, and only the men who nightly guarded Heorot were left. They were fast asleep when he pounced. He was upon them so suddenly and with such fury that none could escape the terrible slaughter. Thirty men were murdered in his bloodlust. He was as savage and swift as a maddened fox in a chicken hut. He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their blooded corpses when he chose.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dim
fury
enraged
slaughter
lair
corpses
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
dim
Explore
Find Read Talk
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
dim
Your turn
enraged
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fury
slaughter
lair
corpses
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame. He heard the wondrous story of God’s good creation, and because it was good it was hateful to his ears. He heard the sweet music of the harp, and afterwards the joyous laughter echoing through the hall. Nothing had ever so enraged the beast as night after night having to listen to all this happiness. It was more than his evil heart could bear. The night Grendel struck was the darkest night of all. He waited until the king had gone to bed, and only the men who nightly guarded Heorot were left. They were fast asleep when he pounced. He was upon them so suddenly and with such fury that none could escape the terrible slaughter. Thirty men were murdered in his bloodlust. He was as savage and swift as a maddened fox in a chicken hut. He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their blooded corpses when he chose.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
But there was another listener.
Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark
there stalked an enemy from hell itself,
the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
But there was another listener. Outside the walls of Heorot in the dim and dark there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
I think Grendel is pure evil because he is described as an enemy from hell who hates goodness and was born of evil.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence- because it was good it was hateful to his ears - enraged this beast as night after night having to listen to all this happiness
hated good things
How do you know Grendel is pure evil?
Text Mark EvidenceThey were fast asleep when he pounced.
attacked when people slept
Text Mark Evidence- murdered in his bloodlust - left not one of them alive
killed the men
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
violent/aggressive
Text Mark Evidence- with such fury - savage and swift - to feast on their blooded corpses
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Fill the Gaps
slaughter
corpses
fury
They were fast asleep when he pounced. He was upon them with such that none could escape the terrible . Thirty men were murdered in his bloodlust. He was as savage and swift as a maddened fox in a chicken hut. He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their blooded when he chose.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
True or False?
The monster murdered the king's guards and the kingdom's chickens.
True
False
Sequence Me
A Grendel carried the corpses to his lair to feast upon later.
B The king and his guests went to sleep.
C Grendel hated the sound of laughter and music from the banquet hall.
D Grendel murdered thirty men.
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find two words which describe the setting where Grendel was listening.
Outside the walls of Heorot, in the dim and dark, there stalked an enemy from hell itself, the monster Grendel, a beast born of evil and shame.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
dim
dark
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
fury
slaughter
corpses