Morpurgo is an undeniable mastermind at rewriting the classics, and this is no exception. The children were so excited about this homeschool Beowulf literature study! Straight away, we spent a week or so reading the picture version out loud. The second book, Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney, we will be using for the actual study. The first picture book introduces the children to the story as a whole in a very interesting and accessible way. The two books we are using for this are the following: Homeschool Beowulf Literature Study Resources I hope you enjoy our homeschool Beowulf literature study. I simply plan all those subjects through the study of great classics. We do not do separate writing, spelling, grammar or English in our home school. I really enjoy his writing, find him very natural to read aloud, and given the complexity of the original poem I think he’s done a fab job making Beowulf accessible to his young readers. As always Morpurgo reels you in from the very first paragraph. First, we read Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo. Beowulf, prince of the Geats, attempts to destroy first Grendel, the foul fiend, his mother, the hideous sea-hag and finally a monstrous sea dragon. Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon heroic epic set in 5th century Denmark. We are reading Beowulf as part of our literature study whilst looking at the Anglo Saxons.
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