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Beowulf
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 Ian Wall, Film Education Director
What is fascinating about this film is
the use of modern technology in its animation - digitally enhanced
live action. The teaching materials are aimed at students of
English at Key Stage 3 and look at issues around character, narrative
and language. In addition, they fulfil the requirement to teach
about literary heritage. With these brand new teaching materials
on the forthcoming film, we're interested to hear what you think
both of the materials themselves as well as the film itself. |
| Your Responses: |
In Annie Hall
Woody Allen said "Don't
take any courses where they make you
read Beowulf". This advice isn't needed any more! I'm now
looking forward
to covering the text with my teenage students. Thanks.
Mr M Faye, English and Media teacher, Essex |
My students really enjoyed looking
at the film clips/posters - it was a
useful and engaging way into the text. They also enjoy 'showing
off' their
knowledge by loudly pointing out the differences in plot between
film and
poem - it's a useful comparison that's helped their critical understanding.
Mrs M MacGillivray, English teacher, Sussex |
A really useful resource, I especially
liked the Anglo Saxon language
section as well as the historical context, have had positive feedback
from
my students saying that they found it easy to use and informative.
Thanks
Ms Jones, English teacher, Greater Manchester |
This is an excellent resource which manages to capture
the attention of my students through the film analysis exercises,
as well as giving it a historical context. We haven't seen the
film yet, but I know the girls are keen to go and see it on the
back of the work we've done this week.
Claudine Tomlin, Simon Langton Girls' School |
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