Grendel Lesson Plans

Grendel Activity Pack (Prestwick House)

Activity Packs help fulfill state-mandated objectives and national guidelines AND spark student learning. Activity Packs feature a wide variety of activities such as role-playing, completing maps and charts, comparing authors' styles, and drawing... More »

Grendel Teaching Unit (Prestwick House)

A teaching unit and individual learning packet from Prestwick House. Includes the following: Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guides for students Questions suitable for essay topics or discussion Vocabulary lists Muliple-choice and... More »

Grendel Test

A novel test for this work aimed at all levels of seniors. More »

Quiz over the first Battle Vs. Grendel in Beowulf

Deals with the pagan vs. Christian authors, the battle with Grendel, poetry terms, and a passage analysis More »

Grendel Quiz Chapters 1-2

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapters 3-5

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapter 6

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapter 7

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapters 8-9

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapter 10

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapter 11

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel Quiz Chapter 12

Basic comprehensive quiz I use on the overhead (hence the font size) to reward my standard English seniors for reading the novel. The quizzes could be combined/revised to create an effective short-answer test, as well. More »

Grendel on Trial (Part I)

After students read both "Beowulf" and "Grendel", I have them execute a mock trial that focuses on whether or not Grendel's actions are justified based of the human's behavior. This is an outline of how to break up the class. More »

Grendel on Trial (Part II)

After students read both "Beowulf" and "Grendel", I have them execute a mock trial that focuses on whether or not Grendel's actions are justified based of the human's behavior. This file contains the trial procedures. More »

Grendel Teaching Unit

A teaching unit and individual learning packet from Prestwick House. Includes the following: Comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guides for students Questions suitable for essay topics or discussion Vocabulary lists Muliple-choice and... More »

Grendel and the Zodiac

I'm sure everyone is familiar with the zodiacal references in each chapter of Grendel. I put together this 3-page handout to help introduce the idea to my students. I assign them a chapter and then have them create a presentation or poster... More »

Grendel Activity Pack

Activity Packs help fulfill state-mandated objectives and national guidelines AND spark student learning. Activity Packs feature a wide variety of activities such as role-playing, completing maps and charts, comparing authors' styles, and drawing... More »

Beowulf Mock Trial

Beowulf vs. Grendel mock trial. Procedures, vocabulary, and roles included. More »

Test on AngloSaxon Literature

This is a test for any level of seniors. It deals with characteristics of AngloSaxon literature, Beowulf and Grendel. You can certainly modify for other levels! More »

Beowulf - Contrast between the 3 fights

This is a contrast I wrote between all three fights that Beowulf engages in, first with Grendel, the second is with Grendel's mother, and finally with the Dragon. More »