Wednesday, October 4th

Focus

·         Canterbury Research Projects

·         The Middle Ages and the legend of King Arthur

Class work

·         Begin watching “Excalibur”

·         Read from The Day of Destiny and prepare your study question for oral presentation. 1. Rex, 2. Shally, 3. Chie, 4. Andrew, 5. Mary, 6. Grace, 7. Stacy  *Sophia, make vocabulary flashcards for page 193 *Linda, present over the archetype of Arthur on page 198 *Kyle, make a chart comparing Arthur to Beowulf *Steve, 10 interesting things about the movie.

·         We will present the first  questions during intermission.

To be turned in Today

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Homework

·         Writing:  250-300 words on the given topic. (Be sure to use the correct heading.) Please send these to me via email and print a hard copy to bring to class.

1.       Linda: Elements of Paganism / Mysticism vs. Christianity in the film

2.       Kyle: How does Arthur fit the role of the Romance hero? (see page 193)

3.       Shally:  Elements of courtly romance in “Excalibur”

4.       Mary:  Arthur and the Heroic Journey . . .

5.       Grace: Why the Round Table? Why not a square or rectangular table?

6.       Sophia: Examples of Arthur’s chivalry. . .

7.       Andrew: Examples of Arthur showing his nobility . . .

8.       Rex: The Holy Grail – what is it, and why is it important?

9.       Steve: How is the film different from Le Morte d’Arthur?

10.    Chie: Write a plot summary of the first half of the movie.

11.    Stacy: Compare the sword, Excalibur, to other examples of magical weapons from other stories / movies.

On-Going Projects

·         The Middle Ages

·         Canterbury Tales projects

Portfolio Additions

·         Heroism Quick-write

·         Beowulf study questions

·         Beowulf test (You should spend additional time on the content of this essay.)

·         Gawain questions

·         The Pardoner’s character analysis

 

Extra Credits

Musical Ballads (Grace, Linda, Sophia, Mary)