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Anglo Saxon
Webquest Background

What is Beowulf? the oldest surviving epic in British literature

What is Beowulf about? the great hero, Beowulf, and his battles against three epic
monsters.
How/when was Beowulf written? in Old English before the 10th century A.D.,
How many copies of the original manuscript are there? There is only one manuscript.

Websites and Instructions Your Assignment

Beowulf History
Read about the history of the
manuscript
http://www.awesomestories.com/flick
s/beowulf-grendel/source-of-the-story
Beowulf Manuscript
Make a list of 5 important historical facts about the Beowulf manuscript
(where is it?, how did it get there? what it is like?) Write these in your own
words.
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Write about what you think about it VISUALLY. (List 3 things you see.)

View an actual copy of the Beowulf

manuscript here:
http://ebeowulf.uky.edu/
You must click on the Electronic Beowulf
and then the image after this in order to
get to the manuscript.
Beowulf Overview
View the following tabs on the left:
 Overview, The Manuscript,
Modern Editions
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Write one thing you learned from each tab.
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http://www.readwritethink.org/files/r
esources/interactives/beowulf/
Anglo-Saxon Culture Write a description of what your typical life would be like in the Anglo-Saxon
Explore the websites on
time period.
culture. Imagine yourself living in this
culture. ___________________________________________________________
http://www.britainexpress.co
m/History/anglo- ___________________________________________________________
saxon_life.htm ___________________________________________________________
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 Religion Describe 3 important things about religious beliefs in this culture.
Read all three sections—Early Anglo-
Saxon Beliefs, What do graves tell us?
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/pri
maryhistory/anglo_saxons/anglo- 2._________________________________________________________
saxon_beliefs/
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Anglo Saxon Oral Tradition Include two things you have learned from each slide that has text or if provided a
Read each section of this Prezi visual on a slide, Include one thing you noticed about the visuals included.

https://prezi.com/kvd0otz1ej8f/anglo-
saxon-oral-tradition/
“Anglo Saxon Mead Hall”
Google: Anglo Saxon Mead Hall
Slide 1: Basic Info
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Slide 2: Map
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Slide 3: Oral Tradition at a Glance
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Slide 4: Relation to Religion
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Slide 5: Painting:
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Describe (3 sentences) or draw what a mead hall looks like below

Summarize your overall learning about this time period in a couple of sentences:
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