Bellwork Take 10 minutes to read the description

Bellwork Take 10 minutes to read the description of nouns on the bellwork handout. Then, follow the instructions to complete the handout.

Latin Vocab Matching _____ 1. Peto (v): seek, ask A. Sustenance: nourishment _____ 2. Sustineo (v): endure, maintain B. Intermittent: not continuous _____ 3. Conservo (v): save, preserve C. Admonish: to firmly warn or reprimand _____ 4. Intermitto (v): stop, interrupt D. Obtention: the act of acquiring something _____ 5. Obtineo (v): obtain E. Impetus: a moving force _____ 6. Modus (n): manner, way F. Homogeneous: of the same kind _____ 7. Moneo (v): remind, warn G. Lexicon: a vocabulary (of a person, language, or branch of knowledge” _____ 8. Homo (person, human being) H. Conservative: traditional; cautious _____ 9. Lex (n): law I. Modus operandi: a particular way of

Introduction to Sir Gawain: Sound in Poetry ● With the person sitting next to you, discuss the following questions: ○ What is rhyme? Give an example of two words that rhyme, and explain the relationship between them. ○ Why do some poets choose to rhyme their poetry and others do not?

End Rhyme ● End rhyme occurs in a poem when the sounds at the ends of lines match up in different patterns. ● Different poets will use different rhyme schemes to vary the rhythm of their poetry.

Alliterative Verse ● Rhyme has not always been reserved for the sounds at the ends of words. ● Other parts of words can share sounds and create rhythm to the sentences ○ ○ ○ Alliteration: The repetition of sounds at the beginnings of words. ■ Around the rocks the rugged rascal ran. Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds near each other in sentence. ■ Pitter patter Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds WITHIN words that have different beginnings ■ Men sell the wedding bells

Sound in Action Read the following lines from Seamus Heaney’s poem “Digging”, about a man reminiscing about his grandfather digging up peat with a shovel in Ireland. “He rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deep To scatter new potatoes that we picked, Loving their cool hardness in our hands. ” ● What sounds are repeated in these lines? ● How would you categorize the patterns? Alliteration, consonance, or assonance? ● What do the sounds remind you of?

What makes Sir Gawain so special? ● The poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains both end rhyme and alliterative verse. ● This means the poem will often repeat words beginning with the same letter within a line while rhyming the ends of lines as well. ● The translator went to great lengths to preserve both the alliteration and the end rhyme, even when the original Middle English didn’t directly translate poetically into Modern English.

What is chivalry? Chivalry is the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood. The ideal knight embodies chivalry. “The fifth set of five which I heard the knight followed included friendship and fraternity with fellow men, purity and politeness that impressed at all times, and pity, which surpassed all pointedness. Five things which meant more to Gawain than to most other men. ”

Theme Topics in “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” Theme Topic vs. Theme topic the general idea a text addresses. ● Ex: Love Theme is the specific message or claim that a text makes about a certain topic. ● Ex: Love is a decision, not a feeling.

Theme Topics to Track while reading “Sir Gawain” 1. Friendship 2. Duty and Personal Decisions 3. Politeness, Manners, and Courtesy 4. Purity and Honesty Each theme topic relates to the even larger idea of chivalry.

“PENGUIN” Annotations Paraphrase plot Evaluate characters Note repeating words and ideas Generate themes Uncover hidden meanings Interrogate the text Name literary devices

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