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1、ConnectionsWritingThe original Beowulf is an epic poem.Write a paragraph describing the elements of an epic poem.Social StudiesBeowulf was originally written in Old English.Create a poster showing when and where Old English was spoken.Look up the Old English words for king,dragon,boat,and fiend,and
2、include them in your poster.Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.BeowulfA Reading AZ Level U Leveled BookWord Count:2,043www.readinga-LEVELED BOOK UUXZ1Adapted from a version edited by Thomas Bailey AldrichIllustrated by Timothy Trumanwww.readinga-What is a hero?Focus QuestionAda
3、pted from a version edited by Thomas Bailey AldrichIllustrated by Timothy TrumanBeowulfLevel U Leveled Book Learning AZAdapted from a version edited by Thomas Bailey AldrichIllustrated by Timothy TrumanAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Words to Knowbarrowcoronetfamefatefiend handiworkhiltmeadmightmoo
4、rsperishvowedCorrelationLEVEL UQ4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA3Old King Hrothgar built a golden hall.There the king sat on his throne.A band of brave warriors gathered round him,all living together in peace and joy.But there came a wicked monster,Grendel,out of the wilds.He snuck across the
5、moors in the thick darkness and entered the hall.There,Grendel saw the warriors sleeping after battle.The monster seized thirty of them in their sleep.He gave yells of joy and fled across the moors to reach his home with his prey.Beowulf Level U4When the remaining warriors awoke,they raised a great
6、cry of sorrow.The old king sat speechless with grief.None could do battle with the monster,for he was too strong.For twelve long years,Grendel warred against Hrothgar.He prowled round about the hall and lay in wait for the kings men on the misty moors.Now there lived in a far-off land a young warrio
7、r called Beowulf,who had the strength of thirty men.He heard of the wicked deeds of Grendel and the sorrow of the good king Hrothgar.So he had a strong ship made ready and with fourteen friends set sail.They took a ship across the swelling ocean to help Hrothgar in his need.When they reached the gol
8、den hall,the king welcomed them.Beowulf said,“I have come to fight against Grendel.Hand to hand I will fight the foe,and death shall come to whomever God wills.”Hrothgar loved the youth for his noble words and invited Beowulf and his men to feast.The queen brought a jeweled cup of mead to the king a
9、nd to Beowulf.Beowulf vowed that he would conquer the enemy or die.5When night came,the king commanded Beowulf to guard the hall.Then Beowulf took off his armor and sword and lay down to rest there.Through the dim night,Grendel came.All slept in the darkness,all but one!Grendel opened the door to th
10、e golden hall.He seized a sleeping warrior and in a moment had crunched his bones.Then he stretched out his hand to seize Beowulf on his bed.Beowulf quickly grabbed his arm and wrestled the fiend with all his might.Grendel had never felt such a grip.He wanted to run away,but could not.Beowulf Level
11、U6Grendel raged about while Beowulf held him.He crashed and smashed all around the hall.Beowulfs men seized their weapons to hack Grendel on every side,but no blade could touch him.Still Beowulf held him by the arm.Grendels shoulder split apart,and he fled,wounded to death.He left his hand,arm,and s
12、houlder in Beowulfs grasp.He sped away over the moors into the darkness,leaving Beowulf the victor.In the morning,King Hrothgar came to the hall.He said,“This lad,through Gods might,has done the deed that we,with all our wisdom,could not do.You are now like a son to me,Beowulf.You shall want for not
13、hing in this world,and your fame shall live forever.”The hall was repaired,and a merry feast was held.The king gave many gifts to Beowulf,but the greatest of all was an old and famous sword.To each of Beowulfs men he gave rich gifts.The queen also gave Beowulf gifts of gold.Great was the joy of all
14、till evening came.Beowulf,like the king,had his own room that night to sleep in.The warriors lay down in the hall,their armor and weapons close at hand.Each slept,ready to do battle for his lord.So they sank to rest,little dreaming what deep sorrow was to fall on them.7Grendel the monster was dead,b
15、ut Grendels mother still lived.Furious at the death of her son,she crept to the great hall and made her way in.She grabbed a nobleman,the kings dearest friend,and crushed him in his sleep.The warriors leapt up,swords in hand,but Grendels mother escaped.The old king felt bitter grief when he heard th
16、at his closest friend was slain.He sent for Beowulf.“We have fresh grief this morning,”said the sad king.“Another monster has come to avenge Grendels death.She lives in a fearful spot,a land of bogs and windy cliffs.A waterfall plunges into the blackness below,and twisted trees with gnarled roots ov
17、erhang it.You are our only hope,Beowulf.Will you enter this horrible place?”Beowulf Level U8Beowulf answered quickly:“Fear not!Let us track the monster.Each of us must look for death,and he who has the chance should do mighty deeds before it comes.I promise you Grendels mother shall not escape me.”T
18、he king sprang up gladly,and Beowulf and his friends set out.They passed stony banks and narrow gullies.Suddenly they saw a clump of gloomy trees overhanging a dreary pool.A shudder ran through them,for the pool was blood-red.Beowulf made himself ready for the fight.He covered his body with armor.Hi
19、s sword was a wonderful treasure with an edge of iron.It had never failed anyone who had needed it in battle.“Be like a father to my men,if I perish,”said Beowulf to Hrothgar.“Send the rich gifts you have given me to my king.Either I will win fame,or death shall take me.”He plunged headfirst into th
20、e pool.It took nearly the whole day before he saw the bottom.Grendels mother met him.For a hundred years she had lived in the deep pool.She grabbed at him and caught him,but his armor saved him from her horrible fingers.Still she held him tight and took him to the bottom of the lake.9Then he saw tha
21、t he was in a vast hall.There was no water,but a strange glow of firelight.At once the fight began,but Beowulfs famous sword could not hurt the monster.Beowulf threw it away in anger,trusting to the strength of his hands.He seized Grendels mother by the shoulder and brought her down.Quickly she reco
22、vered and closed in on him.He staggered and fell,worn out.She pinned him and drew her knife to take his life,but his armor turned the point.He stood up again and saw hanging on the wall a huge old sword,the handiwork of giants.He seized it and swung it with all his might so that the monster gave up
23、her life.Beowulf Level U10Beowulf searched the huge chamber and found Grendel lying there dead.He cut off his head as a trophy for King Hrothgar.The men seated on the banks of the pool watching with Hrothgar feared they would never see Beowulf again.The day was fading fast,so they and the king went
24、homeward.Beowulfs men stayed on,sick at heart,gazing at the pool.They longed,but did not expect,to see their lord and master.Under the depths,Beowulf was making his way to them.The magic sword melted in his hand.He brought nothing more with him than the hilt and Grendels head.He bravely rose up thro
25、ugh the waters and came to land.His men saw him.They thanked God and ran to free him of his armor.They rejoiced to see him sound and whole.Now they marched gladly to the town.It took four of them to carry Grendels head.They entered the great hall.Beowulf handed the magic hilt to Hrothgar,who saw tha
26、t it was the work of giants of old.He praised Beowulf for his courage and said that he would love him as his son.“Many,many treasures,”he said,“must pass from me to you tomorrow,but now rest and feast.”11Beowulf sat down to the banquet gladly and was happy to rest.When day dawned,he said farewell to
27、 the king with noble words,promising to help him in time of need.So Beowulf returned home,having done mighty deeds and gained great honor.Beowulf Level U12In due time,Beowulf himself became king and ruled his land well for fifty years.Then trouble came.A slave,fleeing his masters heavy hand,stumbled
28、 by an evil chance into the den of a dragon.He carried off a golden cup,part of the dragons treasure.The dragon had been sleeping,but now he awoke.He noticed the cup was missing.He could smell the man who had stolen his treasure.When the sun sank,the dragon took flight,burning all the cheerful homes
29、 of men.His rage was felt far and wide.Before dawn,he flew back again to his dark home.Now Beowulf heard that his own home had been burnt to the ground.It was a great grief to him.His chest heaved with anger.He meant to rid his country of the dragon and to fight it single-handedly.He had killed both
30、 Grendel and his mother by himself when he was young.He would have thought it shameful to seek the dragon with a large band.Beowulf ordered his men to wait for him on the mountainside.They were to see which of the two would come alive out of the fight.13Beowulf went to the entrance of the dragons de
31、n.He gave a great shout,and the dragon answered with a blast of flame.Beowulf,with sword drawn,raised his shield when the burning dragon charged at him.The shield barely saved him.He swung his sword at the horrible monster,but its edge did not bite.Sparks flew around him on every side.He saw that th
32、e end of his days had come.His men crept away to the woods to save their lives.One,and one only,Wiglaf by name,ran through the smoke and flame to help his lord.The dragon came on in fury.In a moment,the flames destroyed Wiglafs shield.He stepped behind Beowulfs as his own fell in ashes around him.Th
33、e king remembered his strength of old.He swung his sword with such force that it stuck in the monsters head,while splinters flew all around.Beowulf Level U14Now,for the third time,the dragon rushed upon him.This time,it seized him by the neck with its fangs.Wiglaf,with no thought for himself,rushed
34、forward,though he was scorched with the flames.He struck the dragon lower down than Beowulf had done.His sword entered the dragons body,and the fire began to cease.The king,recovering his senses,drew his knife and ended the monsters life.So these two together destroyed the enemy of the people.To Beo
35、wulf,that was the greatest moment of his life,when he saw his work was done.The wound that the dragon gave him began to burn and swell,for poison had entered it.He knew that the tale of his days was told.Wiglaf gently took off his helmet and brought him water.Beowulf said,“I have ruled this people f
36、ifty years,and no king has dared attack them.I have ruled with justice,and no friend has lost his life through me.Though I am sick with deadly wounds,I have comfort in this.Now go quickly,Wiglaf.Show me the treasure that I have won for my people so that I may die in peace.”Wiglaf quickly entered the
37、 dragons den.On every side he saw gold,jewels,vases,helmets,and bracelets.Overhead was a marvelous golden banner gleaming with light.15Wiglaf brought treasures to Beowulf and laid them on the ground.“I thank God,”said the dying king,“that I have won this treasure for my people.Now they will have all
38、 that they need,but I cannot be here any longer.Tell my men to bury my ashes in a high mound on the headland overlooking the sea.In times to come,men shall call it Beowulfs Barrow.It shall guide sailors over the stormy seas.”The brave king took from his neck his golden collar and removed his helmet
39、and his coronet.He gave them to his true warrior,Wiglaf.“Fate has swept all my family away,”said he,“and now I must follow them.”That was his last word as his soul left his body to join the company of the just.Beowulf Level U16Glossarybarrow(n.)a small hill or mound of earth,often placed over a grav
40、e(p.15)coronet(n.)a simple or small crown(p.15)fame(n.)the state of being well known or often talked about(p.6)fate(n.)an outcome or series of events in ones life that is beyond ones control(p.15)fiend(n.)an evil person,spirit,or monster(p.5)handiwork(n.)something made or done by hand;craftsmanship(
41、p.9)hilt(n.)the handle of a sword,dagger,or other weapon(p.10)mead(n.)a fermented drink made of honey,water,yeast,and malt(p.4)might(n.)strength or power(p.5)moors(n.)areas of open land that cannot be used for farming;areas of land that are wet and covered in coarse grasses(p.3)perish(v.)to die,especially in a sudden,violent,or unexpected way(p.8)vowed(v.)promised(p.4)