1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
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1. 1. Identify 4 examples of indirect characterization for Beowulf IN HIS YOUTH! Cite each example, and explain what each example reveals about Beowulf as a hero. | answer | 2. 2. Describe the setting of Herot. Provide a quote to serve as evidence. | answer | 3. 3. Identify two examples of indirect characterization for Grendel. Cite each example and explain what each example reveals about Grendel as a character. | answer | 4. 4. Describe Grendel's motive in attacking Herot. | answer | 5. 5. Describe Grendel's lineage. How does this help to characterize Grendel? | answer | 6. 6. Describe two of Beowulf's boasts (accomplishments from his past). | answer | 7. 7. Summarize, in your own words, the battle between Beowulf and Grendel's mother in 3-4 sentences. | answer | 8. 8. Identify one example of indirect characterization for Grendel's mother. Cite your example, and explain what that reveals about her as a character. | answer | 9. 9. What does Beowulf take with him from Grendel's lair to serve as a trophy/proof of his victories? | answer | 10. 10. Identify 3 examples of indirect characterization for Beowulf AS A KING! Cite each example, and describe what each example reveals about Beowulf as a hero. | answer | 11. 11. Summarize, in your own words, the battle between Beowulf and the dragon in 3-4 sentences. | answer | 12. 12. Who is Wiglaf? Why is he different than other soldiers who serve Beowulf? | answer | 13. 13. How might Beowulf's death be seen as heroic? | answer |
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