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Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
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Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the bulleted outlines below. Cite details from the text over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. Grendel is isolated from humanity because he is viewed as “the Other.” In fact, Grendel’s human counterpart is likely Hrothgar, though Hrothgar is unaware of this relationship.
2. Grendel feels a particular affection for the Shaper.
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