It’s that time of year again!  We’re reading Beowulf  in class (and I, of course, reread it before them to prep).  This year we’re focusing on Beowulf as an allegory and examining on whether or not when Beowulf enters battle with the different monsters is he actually battling “a demon within himself”.  So far, the kids are coming up with amazing answers and I think this is an approach that I would use again in the future.  They’re also creating their own monsters to reflect […]