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Kid Beowulf: The Rise of El Cid
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
As students read Kid Beowulf: The Rise of El Cid, they will record text evidence of a chosen character’s beliefs and decisions. Students will then analyze and write about how their chosen character’s moral code affects the character’s decisions in the story. Then they will compare and contrast different characters’ beliefs and decisions.
Kid Beowulf: The Song of Roland
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
Students read Kid Beowulf: The Song of Roland and complete character studies. Each student then creates a timeline of his or her character’s actions and writes about the character’s motivations and choices and how they affect the story. After students share their character studies with the class, each student chooses two more characters and analyzes their interactions and motivations.
Kid Beowulf: The Blood-Bound Oath
Grade Levels: 3-5
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
Students will read Kid Beowulf: The Blood-Bound Oath; record the characters, settings, and main events in each section; and then discuss how the text sections fit together and how each successive part builds on earlier sections. Students will then analyze several main events in the story, including the characters’ motivations and the consequences that follow.
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