Original Illustrations by Charlotte Mason

George Morrow's illustration of Beowulf in Heroes of Chivalry and Romance.

Original Illustrations. Objects

"1. To help the children to make clear mental pictures from description, and to reproduce the same in painting.
2. To increase their power of imagination.
3. To help them in their ideas of form and color.
4. To increase their interest in the story of Beowulf by letting them illustrate a scene from the book they are reading.
5. To bring out their idea of an unknown creature (Grendel).

Steps

Step I.––To draw from the children what they know of the poem 'Beowulf', and of the hero himself.

Step II.––To tell them any points they may miss in the story, as far as they have read (i.e. to the death of Grendel).

Step III.––To read the description of the dress at that time, and the account of Grendel's death (including three possible pictures).

Step IV.––To draw from the children what mental pictures they have made, and to reread the passage.

Step V.––To let them produce their mental picture with brush and paint.

Step VI.––To show them George Morrow's original illustration of Beowulf in Heroes of Chivalry and Romance."

-Charlotte Mason, Home Education, pp. 312-313