Grendel: Reading Check Chapters three & four

Chapter three and four

These two chapters focus on Hrothgar and the Shaper.

What does Grendel observe about Hrothgar and his empire?

What does he think and feel about what he observes?

What does Grendel observe about the Shaper and his songs?

What does he think and feel about what he hears?

Independent Reading RAFT #4

Role: Yourself (as a student) or The author of a book you have read during term one

Audience: Mr. James Cook

Format: Formal business letter (click here for directions and model)

Topic: Convince me that the time I have given to you to read independently this term has been valuable. In other words, convince me that the experience of reading and the particular books you have read have been valuable to you. Or, taking the role of author, convince me that your book should be taught in eleventh grade English at Gloucester High School. Convince me that reading your particular book will be a valuable experience for all eleventh graders.