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Part Two of The Words of Wiglaf: A Retelling of Beowulf Part Two: The Dragon Wakes

US$3.00

Grades 4–8 | Ages 9–13

Part Two picks up where the monster fights left off. Fifty years have passed. Beowulf is an old king now, white-haired and still, and the kingdom he built through courage and loyalty is at peace. Then a desperate slave stumbles into an ancient burial mound and steals a golden goblet and a dragon wakes. Part Two: The Dragon Wakes is where the story shifts from legend to tragedy, and where questions about courage, loyalty, and what it really means to keep a promise move to the center of the page.

Grades 4–8 | Ages 9–13

Part Two picks up where the monster fights left off. Fifty years have passed. Beowulf is an old king now, white-haired and still, and the kingdom he built through courage and loyalty is at peace. Then a desperate slave stumbles into an ancient burial mound and steals a golden goblet and a dragon wakes. Part Two: The Dragon Wakes is where the story shifts from legend to tragedy, and where questions about courage, loyalty, and what it really means to keep a promise move to the center of the page.

What's Included

A beautifully written 2-page narrative (Part Two: The Dragon Wakes), followed by a full suite of activities.

Comprehension Questions Aligned to Bloom's Taxonomy

Questions progress from recall through creative response, making this ideal for whole-class instruction, guided reading groups, or independent work:

  • Remember - recalling facts and details directly from the text

  • Understand - explaining meaning in students' own words

  • Apply - using evidence from the text to support an answer

  • Analyze - examining language, structure, and technique (simile, extended metaphor, foreshadowing, oxymoron, and the effect of specific word choices)

  • Evaluate - forming and defending a judgment with textual evidence, including genuinely challenging questions about fear, courage, and the cost of a promise

  • Create - extended writing tasks in the voice of the original narrative

A complete teacher answer guide with model answers and marking notes for every question is included.

Vocabulary

13 key words with definitions (barrow, comitatus, hoard, pledge, thane, and more), plus a sentence-writing activity that asks students to use vocabulary words and then rewrite using synonyms.

Creative Writing Activities

  • The Slave's Story - students write a first-person account from the perspective of the slave who triggered the dragon's waking

  • The Dragon's Hoard Inventory - students write evocative descriptions of objects in the hoard, using a model entry from the text as a guide

  • A Warrior's Letter - students write a letter home from one of Beowulf's eleven companions on the night before the dragon fight

  • Portrait of a King - students find physical descriptions of aged Beowulf in the text and use them as the basis for a character portrait

A complete answer key is included for all comprehension and vocabulary activities, with model answers and band descriptors for all extended writing tasks.