Write a character description of Grendel through the eyes of Beowulf.

• Discuss words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination.
• Use dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read.
• Discuss writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar.
• Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although.
• Choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition.
• Indicate possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns.
• To plan their writing by discussing and recording ideas.
• In narratives, creating settings, characters and plot.
• Propose changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentences.