The Middle Ages Review Organize Your Binder You
The Middle Ages Review
Organize Your Binder! �You should have notes from the Middle Ages Background (This was the LONG power point) �Fill-in Notes for the Middle Ages Background (this went along with the power point) �Notes that you took from p. 5 -7 and the bottom of p. 8 -10 �Questions for all the literature and the character packets for The Canterbury Tales �Use your notes, quizzes and textbook to help you study! Do NOT wait until the night before the test to start studying! �Remember, all this information will be on the midterm as well, so it is vital that you keep your binder organized!
The Middle Ages History �Background of the Norman Conquest Key people, documents (Domesday), dates �Feudalism-what is the structure? What led to the end of feudalism? �Chivalry-what are the virtues of chivalry and be able to apply knowledge of this to the literature Role of knights, courtly love (who wrote the curriculum for courtly love) Where did the word evolve from? �Legend-what is a legend? �What is the Holy Grail? �The Black Death What was the cause? What were some remedies?
The Middle Ages History (continued) �The Crusades Who was involved in this? �The Hundred Years’ War Who was involved in this? How long did it last? �Thomas Becket Who was he? Why was he murdered? Why is he important? What is his relationship to The Canterbury Tales? �The Magna Carta-what is this?
Vocabulary �Medieval Romance �Parody �Folk Ballad �Direct Characterization �Indirect Characterization �Exemplum �Archetypal Narrative Elements �Alliteration �Heroic Couplet
Arthurian Romance �What is the legend of King Arthur? Who are the key figures (parents, wife) that played a role in Arthur’s life? �What is the number of seats at his round table? �Use the notes to review the background of Arthur. �Who first developed the Arthurian legend? �Literature related to King Arthur: Two Swords, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Morte D’Arthur �Review introductory notes on p. 160 of your literature book Who is Thomas Malory? What is Excalibur?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight �Apply elements of chivalry to story. �Apply elements of medieval romance to the story. �Basic plot of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. § § § § Setting Supernatural elements When does the Green Night arrive? Why does Gawain fight the Green Knight? What is the importance of the girdle? What does the Green Knight say to Gawain at the end? What did Gawain learn? Who does the Green Knight turn out to be at the end?
The Canterbury Tales �Background info. p. 90 -93 in literature book �Importance of “The Prologue” What does this show the reader about society? Where are the pilgrims going? Where are they starting from? What month are they making the pilgrimage? How many pilgrims are there? What are the rules of the competition? Who is the judge? What is theme? �Defining characteristics of each pilgrim-how can the reader identify specific character traits? �Be able to match characteristics with each pilgrim �How many stories did Chaucer complete?
“The Pardoner’s Tale” What is this story an exemplum against? How does this story represent the archetypal narrative elements? Understand the plot of the story � What do the rioters vow to do? Why is this ironic? � What do they end up finding and how does this seal their fate? � What grabs the rioters attention at the beginning? � How do two rioters plan to get more gold? � Who is the real traitor? � What is the moral of the story?
Essay Pointers �Reminder: Anytime you have an essay to write, remember to start with a topic/introductory sentence that introduces your essay. �Incorporate good writing skills-use strong sentence structure and organization. Use examples from the literature to help support your view point. �Don’t forget to incorporate a closing sentence that wraps up your entire essay!
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