10-second review: What are some creative activities in response to Beowulf? Students create kennings after reading Beowulf—alternate names for people and things. Example for Grendel: “misbegotten son of a foul mother” and “guardian of crime.” Also "swan road” for sea lane and “God’s beacon of brightness” for the sun.
Source: R Stevens. Classroom Notes Plus (January 2005), 14-15. A publication of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Comment: Fun. Play with words. Good way to teach the vocabulary of Old English. RayS.
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