Ready Steady Read Together
Beowulf: Fiction Lesson 4
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?
It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants.
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From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
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Let me read today's text
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Onto his next victim Grendel pounced but now he was met with a grip of steel, a grip harder and tighter than he had ever known. It seized him and held him fast by the arm. Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf’s fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer’s arm.
It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants. Locked together in this deadly embrace they reeled and writhed about the hall. Sturdy, well-made iron braces simply snapped and buckled as the two of them wrestled and grappled and struggled with one another.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
They fought on. Grendel was now fear-soaked, and his strength was failing him. Brave Beowulf had his fist still clenched around the monster’s arm and knew he only had to cling on to banish the beast forever.
Only pure strength could end the fiend’s unnatural life. Great-hearted Beowulf, sensing his enemy’s fading strength, still had him by the arm. He twisted it and turned it until the shoulder muscles split apart, the tendons snapped, the bone joints burst, and Grendel’s arm was ripped and wrenched from his body.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
reeled
writhed
iron braces
banish
buckled
tendons
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I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
reeled
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Find Read Talk
It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants. Locked together in this deadly embrace they reeled and writhed about the hall.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
reeled
Your turn
writhed
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
iron braces
buckled
banish
tendons
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
Onto his next victim Grendel pounced but now he was met with a grip of steel, a grip harder and tighter than he had ever known. It seized him and held him fast by the arm. Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf’s fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer’s arm.
It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants. Locked together in this deadly embrace they reeled and writhed about the hall. Sturdy, well-made iron braces simply snapped and buckled as the two of them wrestled and grappled and struggled with one another.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
They fought on. Grendel was now fear-soaked, and his strength was failing him. Brave Beowulf had his fist still clenched around the monster’s arm and knew he only had to cling on to banish the beast forever.
Only pure strength could end the fiend’s unnatural life. Great-hearted Beowulf, sensing his enemy’s fading strength, still had him by the arm. He twisted it and turned it until the shoulder muscles split apart, the tendons snapped, the bone joints burst, and Grendel’s arm was ripped and wrenched from his body.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf's fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer's arm.
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
Locked in the vice of his grip, Grendel could not break free,
and he knew at once that he had met his match.
Vainly, he tried to pull away,
but Beowulf's fingers fastened harder still
in an ever-tightening grip around the killer's arm.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf's fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer's arm.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Onto his next victim, Grendel pounced but now he was met with a grip of steel, a grip harder and tighter than he had ever known. It seized him and held him fast by the arm.
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
I think Beowulf is not a normal man because his grip is stronger than anything Grendel has ever faced.
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
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - seized him and held him fast - locked in the vice of his grip
exceptionally strong grip
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Text Mark Evidence - he had met his match - these two giants
not defeated
Text Mark Evidence - ferocious wrestling, deadly embrace - iron braces simply snapped
the fight was incredibly fierce
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - now fear-soaked - strength failing him - sensing his enemy's fading strength
Beowulf's strength outlasted Grendel's
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'buckled'?
True or False?
Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf’s fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer’s arm.In the text, vainly means Grendel was concerned with how he looked.
True
False
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sequence Me
A Beowulf ripped Grendel's arm off his body.
B Grendel was full of fear and growing weaker.
C Iron braces snapped in the great hall.
D Grendel pounced on to his next victim, Beowulf.
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Which word in the text has the same meaning as 'twisted and turned in pain'?
Locked together in this deadly embrace, they reeled and writhed about the hall.
Discuss then check
writhed
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
ChoralRead
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Beowulf: Fiction Lesson 4
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?
It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants.
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)
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Onto his next victim Grendel pounced but now he was met with a grip of steel, a grip harder and tighter than he had ever known. It seized him and held him fast by the arm. Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf’s fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer’s arm. It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants. Locked together in this deadly embrace they reeled and writhed about the hall. Sturdy, well-made iron braces simply snapped and buckled as the two of them wrestled and grappled and struggled with one another.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
They fought on. Grendel was now fear-soaked, and his strength was failing him. Brave Beowulf had his fist still clenched around the monster’s arm and knew he only had to cling on to banish the beast forever. Only pure strength could end the fiend’s unnatural life. Great-hearted Beowulf, sensing his enemy’s fading strength, still had him by the arm. He twisted it and turned it until the shoulder muscles split apart, the tendons snapped, the bone joints burst, and Grendel’s arm was ripped and wrenched from his body.
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
reeled
writhed
iron braces
banish
buckled
tendons
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
reeled
Explore
Find Read Talk
It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants. Locked together in this deadly embrace they reeled and writhed about the hall.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
reeled
Your turn
writhed
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
iron braces
buckled
banish
tendons
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Onto his next victim Grendel pounced but now he was met with a grip of steel, a grip harder and tighter than he had ever known. It seized him and held him fast by the arm. Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf’s fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer’s arm. It was amazing that the great hall of Heorot was not destroyed that night, so ferocious was the wrestling between these two giants. Locked together in this deadly embrace they reeled and writhed about the hall. Sturdy, well-made iron braces simply snapped and buckled as the two of them wrestled and grappled and struggled with one another.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
They fought on. Grendel was now fear-soaked, and his strength was failing him. Brave Beowulf had his fist still clenched around the monster’s arm and knew he only had to cling on to banish the beast forever. Only pure strength could end the fiend’s unnatural life. Great-hearted Beowulf, sensing his enemy’s fading strength, still had him by the arm. He twisted it and turned it until the shoulder muscles split apart, the tendons snapped, the bone joints burst, and Grendel’s arm was ripped and wrenched from his body.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf's fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer's arm.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Locked in the vice of his grip, Grendel could not break free,
and he knew at once that he had met his match.
Vainly, he tried to pull away,
but Beowulf's fingers fastened harder still
in an ever-tightening grip around the killer's arm.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Locked in the vice of this grip, Grendel could not break free, and he knew at once he had met his match. Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf's fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer's arm.
Explore
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Onto his next victim, Grendel pounced but now he was met with a grip of steel, a grip harder and tighter than he had ever known. It seized him and held him fast by the arm.
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
I think Beowulf is not a normal man because his grip is stronger than anything Grendel has ever faced.
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
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - seized him and held him fast - locked in the vice of his grip
exceptionally strong grip
Is Beowulf a normal man? How do you know?
Text Mark Evidence - he had met his match - these two giants
not defeated
Text Mark Evidence - ferocious wrestling, deadly embrace - iron braces simply snapped
the fight was incredibly fierce
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - now fear-soaked - strength failing him - sensing his enemy's fading strength
Beowulf's strength outlasted Grendel's
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'buckled'?
True or False?
Vainly, he tried to pull away, but Beowulf’s fingers fastened harder still in an ever-tightening grip around the killer’s arm.In the text, vainly means Grendel was concerned with how he looked.
True
False
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sequence Me
A Beowulf ripped Grendel's arm off his body.
B Grendel was full of fear and growing weaker.
C Iron braces snapped in the great hall.
D Grendel pounced on to his next victim, Beowulf.
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Which word in the text has the same meaning as 'twisted and turned in pain'?
Locked together in this deadly embrace, they reeled and writhed about the hall.
Discuss then check
writhed
From: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
ChoralRead
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
say what's next.
Reveal
Predict what might happen next in the story.
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.