Here are some ideas for Tuesday’s English work (planning a report about Beowulf) – though I’m sure you can think of better vocabulary and descriptive phrases to use!
Appearance
- handsome
- tall
- strong
- beard
- wears armour
Personality
- brave
- loyal
- caring
Fight with Grendel
- a fierce battle
- Beowulf won
- he didn’t use weapons
- he pulled off Grendel’s arm
Why he came
- Beowulf is a Geat prince, but he heard the news about Grendel
- the Danes were old allies, so he wanted to help
- he came to help, even though hi family begged him not to
For more ideas and video summaries of the story, have a look at https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-ks3-beowulf-index/zfbhpg8