Tag Archives: excalibur

2/21/13

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In an effort to give you guys some time to get LATE WORK done, we are watching snippets from Excalibur today.

While watching (or after watching the movie), you will give me:

  1. THREE major differences between what we read in class and the movie
  2. TWO ways Arthur is a hero
  3. ONE question that you have over the story

Remember – you need to be using your time WISELY in class!

All the grades that will be counted for the rest of the term are in the Gradebook – remember, we will have a total of 1500 points. You can always find out how many points you need in order to earn the grade that you want for my class.

In order to pass the class, you will need to be a Sailing Master (1050 points give you a 70 BEFORE the final).

2/20/13

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Our reading today? 39-54. Infanticide and incest aren’t things you normally talk about in school – Welcome to British literature!

After we read, we chose an envelope for a MYSTERY ASSIGNMENT – you are creating either a WANTED POSTER or a HERO MONUMENT for King Arthur.

The instructions are on the sheet of paper, but here are a few significant notes for each assignment:

WANTED POSTER

You are going to write two chunks. On the front, you will write the wanted poster information (description, crimes, and reward). On the back, write your six sentence explanation of what he did and why he is wanted.

HERO MONUMENT

You are also going to write two chunks. It does not matter where this is. Paragraph 1 is why this would be a good monument. Paragraph 2 is your six sentence explanation of what he did any why he is a hero.

You may need to research more on King Arthur to complete this assignment – try Wikipedia or a summary of Le’ Morte de Arthur.