Writing Assignment - Beowulf

Describe something you were surprised to see a woman doing in Beowulf. Which woman is it, what is she doing, and why did it surprise you? What did you learn about women in early Germanic society from this example?

Grading:

The purpose of these assignments is to demonstrate that you've done the reading and learned something from it. You should make sure to address all parts of the question and provide specifics like names, places, and context in your answers.

For example, if you say that there was a woman offering drinks to the warriors in the hall, I'm going to want to know which woman it was (names), why people were gathered in the hall (context), which hall it was (places), and what she was doing by offering the warriors drinks (more context). Although these are short writing assignments, you still want to provide details.

100% - addresses all parts of the question and provides details like names, places, and context.

90% - addresses all parts of the question, but may lack some detail -OR- provides great detail but does not answer part of the question.

80% - answer is correct, but vague, one or more parts of the question may be unanswered.

70% - answer is very vague and multiple parts of the question are unanswered.

50% - I suspect that you read the source, but your answer totally lacks detail and doesn't demonstrate that you learned anything from the reading.

0% - It's clear that you didn't read the source, or you didn't turn in a writing assignment.

As a reminder, everyone is allowed to miss one writing assignment without penalty.