Creative Assignments: A Baker's Dozen

Creative Assignments: A Baker's Dozenl. Write an essay entitled "The Beowulf in Me" or "The Grendel in Me." (Or perhapswrite about your duality.) Be specific. 2 pages typed.2. Choose a specific scene from Beowulf to illustrate, paying particular attention tospecific details given in your selected passage. Include the passage on your large poster.1 page typed.3. Write an original episode for Beowulf. Create some new foe for him to fight. Try tofollow the Anglo-Saxon style. 2 pages typed.4. Design a poster to advertize a movie based on Beowulf. Be sure to include everythingnormally found on a movie poster. 1 page typed.5. Retell the events in Beowulf as a children's story, including illustrations and bindingthe finished project in booklet form. Be especially careful about word choice. 6 typedpages, bound.6. Write a resumé for Beowulf. Include name, origin, height, weight, experience, skills,position applied for, etc. Avoid anachronisms. 2 pages typed.7. Create a Facebook account for Beowulf or Grendel. Include detailed information,likes, at least 20 posts that relate to the story, images, etc. Proofread carefully. Avoidanachronisms.8. Research Anglo-Saxon foods on the Internet and/or the library and re-enact the feast atHerot. Include invitations, decorations, recipes, and food! 6 typed pages, bound.9. A trend in film today is to modernize old stories. (Example: the movie O is amodernization of Shakespeare's play Othello portraying the Othello character as theschool's black star basketball player, dating a white girl. The Iago character, the coach'sson, is jealous and seeks to destroy the Othello character). How would you envision amodern-day or futuristic Beowulf? Think about what modern-day or futuristiccounterparts each major character might have and what roles they would play. Sketch outa storyboard or write a proposal for the movie. Think about what costumes, sets, andspecial effects might be needed. Write a treatment proposal or film/video tape part of themovie. 2 pages typed. 3 -5 minute film.

10. Create a newspaper outlining the major events in Beowulf. Write articles and includeappropriate pictures (hand or computer-drawn, cut from magazines or newspapers, orfound on the Internet). In addition to major articles, include typical newspaper featureslike editorials, obituaries, advertisements, and comics. 3 pages typed.11. Compile a scrapbook based on Beowulf. Write captions explaining each itemincluded, which should be items that the characters might have saved or which somehowidentify the characters. Suggested items include pictures, personal articles, and otherphysical objects. A twist on this idea is to create a Beowulf time capsule. 6 typed pages,bound.12. Create a large poster -sized collage of images and/or quotations from Beowulf thatsomehow demonstrate the book's theme or message. Include an explanation for eachimage and/or quotation that appears on the collage. Tell why it was included and itssignificance to the book. Use at least 100 quotes and images. 2 pages typed.13. Create a book of poetry inspired by the story. The poems should somehowdemonstrate themes from Beowulf. 5 typed pages, bound.