Retelling the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon'
I can create a detailed text map of the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon' and I can use this to orally retell the build-up, climax and resolution of this story.
Retelling the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon'
I can create a detailed text map of the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon' and I can use this to orally retell the build-up, climax and resolution of this story.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- We are going to be writing a narrative retelling of most of the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon'.
- We will be covering the build-up, climax and resolution of this mini-story.
- To be ready to write, we need to know the events really well. To do this, we can create a text map.
- We can use the text map to rehearse saying the events we will cover.
- We can also use it for storytelling - saying the events out loud as if telling a story.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to remember the events of the narrative.
You may wish to work with a group of pupils to create a shared text map together, meaning it will be easier for you to rehearse with these pupils, modelling the process using a shared text map instead of individual ones.
Keywords
Events - plot points or things that happen in a story or text
Text map - a visual representation of a series of events, where pictures represent events
Storytelling - saying an oral version of a story out loud, perhaps using notes or a text map to help
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2013 Oxford Children’s Classics edition of ‘Beowulf’ written by Kevin Crossley-Holland and illustrated by Charles Keeping for this lesson.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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