Unit+6+-+Arthurian+Legend

Skills to be covered this unit:
 * Poetry
 * Evaluation of text
 * Romance / Chivalry as seen in text

Monday (4/22/13) CO: Listen attentively while taking notes. LO: Watch a documentary on Camelot and write down valuable information.

Today's activity:
 * 1) Check in LOTF.
 * 2) Watch a film
 * 3) Write down:
 * Title
 * Producer
 * Host
 * 20 pieces of valuable information

Tuesday (4/23/13) CO: Listen attentively while taking notes. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">LO: View a PowerPoint on Arthurian legend - history, characters, legend - take notes.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Today's activity:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Check in LOTF
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">View and discuss Arthurian Legend PowerPoint.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Write down important info.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Wednesday / Thursday (4/24/13 - 4/25/13) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">CO: Analyze archetypes in mythic literature. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">LO: Read "The Crowning of Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory and evaluate for the chivalric code.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Warm up - Could you be a knight? With a partner, discuss the traits associated with knights. Then try to provide examples from your own life that demonstrate each trait. Afterward, review your partner's responses. Four or five examples mean that he or she is worthy to join the company of the Round Table.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Today's activity:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Terms:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Romance - main purpose of romance was to recount the heroic deeds of knights and to celebrate their chivalric way of life.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Elements of medieval romance:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">idealized noble characters.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">exaggerated or larger-than-life behavior
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">a hero's journey or quest, which is motivated by love, religious faith, or a desire for adventure
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">supernatural or magical elements
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">unusual or exotic settings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">incidents involving hidden or mistaken identity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Evaluate - make judgements about.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Medieval Romance - (model)

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">"For Giliana, please spare my life, Sir," moaned Sir Crispus. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">"As you speak of the fairest of ladies," replied Sir Finley, "I beg your forgiveness for having wounded you."

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">What conventions of medieval romance do you see?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">noble characters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">reference to love as a motivating force.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">As you read "The Crowning of Arthur" (1112):
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Complete a chart like the one below. For each character listed, place a check mark by the chivalric traits he demonstrates. Consider what the character says / does. Consider what the narrator or other characters say about the character.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Turn in your chart and grab a handout. Complete the section on "The Crowning of Arthur." Turn it in.
 * =  || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Uther || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Arthur ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Courage ||=  ||=   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Honesty ||=  ||=   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Loyalty ||=  ||=   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Generosity ||=  ||=   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Kindness ||=  ||=   ||

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">Friday <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">CO: Analyze archetypes in mythic and traditional literature. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">LO: view clips from The Sword in the Stone and compare to “The Crowning of Arthur”.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">Monday (4/29/13)

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">CO: Analyze archetypes in mythic literature. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">LO: Read "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake" by Sir Thomas Malory and evaluate for the chivalric code.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Warm up - Look at the visual on page 1119 of the textbook. How does the use of color and active figures affect the mood of this illustration? Contrast the mood with that of the illustration on page 1113.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Today's activity:


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Review medieval romance and its elements.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Add two columns to your chart about chivalric code. Title them "Launcelot" and "Tarquine."
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">As you read "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake" (1118):
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Place a check mark by the chivalric traits he and Sir Tarquine demonstrate. Consider what the character says / does. Consider what the narrator or other characters say about the character.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Turn in your chart and grab a handout. Complete the section on "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake." Turn it in.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday / Thursday (5/1/13 - 5/2/13) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">CO: Analyze archetypes in mythic literature. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;"> LO: Read an excerpt from //The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights// by John Steinbeck and compare with Sir Thomas Malory's stories.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Warm up - Get out the papers from yesterday (chivalry chart and questions) and prepare for the day.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Today's activity:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Finish "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake" and turn in papers.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Read an excerpt from //​The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights// by John Steinbeck (1132) and answer the questions. Turn in the questions.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">Friday <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> CO: Analyze archetypes in mythic and traditional literature. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> LO: view clips based on Arthurian Legend and compare to the stories about Lancelot.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">Monday (5/13/13) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">ATTENTION <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">- Extra credit is posted. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">FYI <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> - Extra credit does __**NOT**__ replace a missing grade or a zero. Extra credit only replaces assignments you attempted, but did not do well on. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">CO: understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry. Analyze the structure or prosody and graphic elements in poetry.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">LO: Read and analyze two poems. Make a final comparison between the two.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">Friday (5/24/13) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">CO: compare across genres. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 24px;">LO: Watch //Merlin// - "The Sword in the Stone, part II" then write a comparison between the show and Mallory's "The Crowning of Arthur" from //​Le Morte d'Arthur.//