WEEKLY HOME LEARNING PLAN
TASK FOR Q2 – WEEK 3
• Read When I Was One-and-Twenty page
23
• Read Summary of Beowulf pages 25-26
• Answer the Learning Assessment
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IVA – CALABARZON
Schools Division Office of Santa Rosa City
SINALHAN INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
Prk 3 Brgy. Sinalhan, City of Santa Rosa, Laguna 4026
LEARNING ASSESSMENT
Q2 – ENGLISH 9
WEEK 03
WRITTEN WORK #03
Direction: Let us read and analyze the poem written by Alfred Edward Housman, an English scholar and
poet. Evaluate the specific values embedded in the given text. Then, answer and reflect on the questions
that follow.
When I Was One-and-Twenty
by Alfred Edward Housman
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.”
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
“The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
‘Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.”
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, ’tis true, ’tis true.
Reflection Questions:
1. What is the theme portrayed by the poem?
2. What specific attitude of the young towards life is shown in the text?
3. What specific advice was given by the wise man to the young man?
4. Did the young man listen to the advice of the wise man? Explain your answer.
5. Based on the text, how does the wise man perceive life?
6. How will you explain the idea of ‘wisdom of elders’ in the given poem? Relate your answer to your
personal experiences.
PERFORMANCE TASK #03
Direction: Read and analyze the narrative summary of the epic “Beowulf” and answer the following
questions below.
The following is a narrative summary of the epic, Beowulf, a literary work considered to be the most famous
literary writing of Old English Literature. It tells the heroic deeds of Beowulf who rescued the Danes from the
monster, Grendel, and his mother. Fifty (50) years later, Beowulf died saving his own people, the Geats, from
a fire-breathing dragon. The anonymous poet who wrote the epic captured the spirit of Germanic tribal life
and language.
BEOWULF
Summary by Ben Florman
Hrothgar is the King of the Danes in Southern Denmark. Through success in battle, he has become
rich and mighty. As a symbol of his power and prosperity, he builds a magnificent mead-hall, called Heorot,
in which he and his loyal warriors can feast, drink, boast, and listen to the tales of the scops, the Anglo-Saxon
bards. But soon after Heorot is finished, the mirth of the men and the music of the scop anger Grendel, a
monster descended from Cain. Grendel raids the hall, snatching men and eating them, then returns to his
home in the marsh. He repeats his nightly raids until no one dares sleep in the hall. Heorot, once the symbol
of the Scyldings' greatness, is now a place of shame and terror. This continues for twelve years, until Beowulf,
a young warrior of the Geats in Southern Sweden, hears about Grendel and determined to fight the monster,
sails to Hrothgar's lands with fifteen companions.
Hrothgar, who knew Beowulf's father, Ecgtheow, accepts Beowulf's offer to fight Grendel and gives
him a feast, though Beowulf and Unferth, a warrior loyal to Hrothgar, exchange insults. That night, the warriors
sleep in Heorot, with Beowulf keeping watch. Grendel arrives and consumes one of the warriors, then reaches
for Beowulf. Beowulf, famous for his powerful grip, which is as strong as the grip of thirty men, struggles with
Grendel, tearing off the monster's shoulder and arm. Grendel returns to the fens to die. His arm is hung as a
trophy under the roof of Heorot.
Hrothgar gives a second feast to celebrate Beowulf's victory. At the feast, Hrothgar generously
rewards Beowulf with treasure. The scop sings again, and Beowulf is praised until nightfall. That night,
Grendel's mother comes to the hall from her home at the bottom of a lake, seeking revenge for the death of
her son. She grabs Aeschere, a favorite warrior and adviser of Hrothgar's, and consumes him, then returns
home. In the morning, the warriors follow her tracks to her lake, where they see Aeschere's head. Beowulf
enters the lake, and swims for hours before reaching her cave at the bottom. He fights with Grendel's mother,
but the sword Hrunting, which Unferth lent to Beowulf in a sign of fellowship, fails for the first time. From the
treasure hoard in the cave, Beowulf seizes a sword forged long ago by giants and kills Grendel's mother. He
sees Grendel's body, and removes the head, and takes it and the hilt of the giant's sword (the blade melted
on contact with the monster's blood) back to Hrothgar.
There is another celebration in Heorot with more gifts and promises of friendship. Hrothgar says he
feels like Beowulf is his son, and weeps at Beowulf's departure. Beowulf and his men return to Geatland, the
land of the Geats, where his uncle the king, Hygelac, and Hygelac's queen Hygd, greet Beowulf, accepting
the treasure Beowulf gives them, and in turn rewarding Beowulf with a sword, praise, and land. Hygelac is
eventually killed by the Swedes; his son Heardred, though young, takes the throne with Beowulf's support.
At Heardred's death, Beowulf takes the throne of the Geats, and rules in great prosperity and fame for
fifty years.
In Beowulf's old age, a thief finds a passageway into an old barrow. Inside, a dragon guards a treasure
trove left there long ago by the last survivor of an extinct people. The thief steals a cup, but the dragon
discovers the theft and burns the land, including Beowulf's mead-hall. Beowulf, knowing his death is near,
decides to fight the dragon. Accompanied by his kinsman Wiglaf, ten warriors, and the thief, Beowulf sets out
to confront the dragon. But when Beowulf and the dragon fight, all of Beowulf's men flee except Wiglaf. With
Wiglaf's help, Beowulf kills the dragon, but not before he himself is terribly wounded.
Before he dies, Beowulf tells Wiglaf to rule after him, and to build him a funeral barrow that overlooks
the sea. Wiglaf chastises the men for abandoning their lord. A messenger sent to tell the Geats of Beowulf's
death also warns of hard times for the Geats, now that Beowulf is dead. The Geats build a pyre and cremate
Beowulf, then construct a barrow overlooking the sea, burying the dragon's cursed treasure with him.
In order to know if you already have knowledge about the literary masterpiece, Beowulf, read each statement
carefully and determine whether each given statement is true or false. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. King Hrothgar built a mead-hall called Heorot.
2. Jubilant noise and celebration angered Grendel.
3. Beowulf was a warrior from Geatland.
4. Unferth was the political advisor of King Hrothgar.
5. Grendel died because of a leg injury.
6. Grendel’s mother sought revenge against Beowulf.
7. Grendel’s mother killed Beowulf.
8. Beowulf became king after King Hygelac was killed in a battle.
9. The dragon killed Beowulf.
10. Wiglaf was Beowulf’s most trusted companion.
Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:
JEFFERSON M. REYES FERDINAND TRINIDAD MA. CRISTINA C. PEGOLLO
Teacher II Master Teacher II Principal II
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”
– Benjamin Franklin
