Beowulf
Beowulf Blog
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