Day 40 Le Morte d Arthur and Arthurian
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Day 40 • Le Morte d’ Arthur and Arthurian Legend(The Day of Destiny)
OBJECTIVES • Introduce conventions and background of Arthurian Legend. • Read, summarize, and interpret “The Siege at Benwick” from Le Morte d’ Arthur.
Essential Questions • Who was King Arthur and what was he best known for? • How does Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’ Arthur interpret Arthurian Legend?
Wednesday, October 23 rd • Agenda • Warm-up- The war of the Roses • Finish the Biography/Background • Le Morte d’Arthur- group reading/ class reading • Writer’s response journal (this should be a 1 page response) • Closing • Objective: Analyze Sir Gawain and King Arthur as they appear in both SGGK and Le Morte d’Arthur.
Warm up. Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory 1. ) Read P. 246 on your own. 2. ) Discuss: How did Malory’s real life conflicts contribute to the fictional kingdom that he created? 3. ) Discuss: What was the War of the Roses? – The House of Lancaster vs. the House of York – AKA The Red Rose vs. The White Rose – Cause: A power for struggle among distant relatives – Result: Henry Tudor won and thus he was the first ‘Tudor’ King who brought peace to England after 85 years of a civil war.
• View the Biography documentary King Arthur and answer the study guide questions on Canvas.
Le Morte d’Arthur- P. 248 • In assigned lit circles- Read “The Siege of Benwick” together follow the organizer guide provided for you. • Summarize the narrative (briefly describing the most important plot developments and line numbers that correspond to them). Your chart should have between 7 and 10 entries charting the concept of LOYALTY. • Each group- 1 recorder, 1 leader, 1 presenter
Group Reading- The Day of Destiny • P. 253 - “The Day of Destiny” • 1. ) In what ways did Gawain’s hostility toward Launcelot contributes to Arthur’s downfall? • 2. ) Why does Arthur call off the siege of Benwick and return to Britain? What happens when Arthur fights Modred? • 3. ) What aspects of the code of chivalry are present even in Arthur’s death?
Journal #1 Sir Gawain as a hero • You have now read about Sir Gawain in The Siege of Benwick and The Day of Destiny, two chapters in Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. Answer the below prompt in a 1 -page journal response. • PROMPT: Using what you have read, plus your own intuition, construct a portrait of Sir Gawain as you see him. What does he look like? Is he a hero or villain? What are his virtues and his flaws? Why does he act the way he does in the works you have read? What are you THINKING about Sir Gawain as a noble knight of the Round table, and/or as a man?
Closure • Le Morte d’Arthur is one of the most influential medieval romances. What characteristics of medieval romance appear in this work? • In his preface has published behavior. How fulfill Caxton’s on page 262, William Caxton explains that he Le Morte d’Arthur to provide a model for good well does this selection from Malory’s romance purpose?
