RosieCotton Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Which version should they read this year? A shortened retelling and save the complete version for older grades? SOTW has one listed by Ian Serraillier I was leaning toward that one for an IR. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 We did the Seamus Heaney version last year with my 5th and 8th graders. It was doable. The three of us took turns reading sections out loud as we annotated the book together. There is also an audio reading of it by Heaney (although it seemed to be an abridged version?) on youtube we listened to for parts of it. . Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I'm reading the Nye retelling to my 6th and 2nd grader. Afterward I'm going to read a much shorter version by Rumford that I found at the library. The Rumford version's twist is that it is told only using words from Anglo-Saxon (except they their and them from Old Norse). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 The Morpurgo version is good for younger ages. We will read the Heaney version in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 ladybugs Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Their are audiobooks of this that you might want to look into. DH is a fan of the story so he has a few versions of it. Hearing it in the original language could be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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