Tag Archives: king arthur

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.

2/19/13

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The first thing we did was create a list of qualities that we would want for our boss. Each person wrote one quality down on a post it note. Our perfect boss so far:

  • understanding
  • humorous
  • nice
  • responsible
  • patient
  • awesome
  • funny
  • caring
  • awesome
  • funny

Then, we read about King Arthur becoming king on pages 12-22.

Afterwards, we did the Pro/Con Foldable.

You can find the template in LMS. On the first page, give me a title, a picture, and your name. On the second page, give me five reasons why Arthur SHOULD be king, a title, and a picture. On Page three, a title, five reasons why Arthur should NOT be king, and a picture. On page four, give me a title, a picture, and paragraph with your opinion. When you write your paragraph, I am asking for three clauses:

  • a noun clause
  • an adjective clause
  • an adverb clause

2/18/13

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Today, we did an anticipation guide for “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights” by reading ten statements and then holding up a sign with whether we agreed or disagreed with them.

We started reading The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (pages 7-12). It’s pretty easy to read, so if you missed it, it’s not confusing at all.

After we read, did a One Pager. The one pager instructions (and a sample) are in LMS.

Basically, you are going to create a poster (can be on Powerpoint, on paper, or whatever you wish) with the following items:

  • a picture/clip art in the center of the poster
  • four brainstorms
  • the two most important quotes from pages 7-12 (cited correctly)
  • 2 thought-provoking questions
  • 2 answers to those questions
  • 1 personal connection

If you do this on paper, make sure that you turn it in the Old School Dropbox and leave a message in the LMS dropbox.

If you need help with figuring out questions or making a personal connection, you can use my Say Something cards to use as sentence starters. Just remember that if you use the prompts to ask a question, make sure it’s a deep question.

4/24/2012

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We finished the quests from King Arthur’s wedding and read about Merlin’s death- pages 95-111.

Then, we did a circle foldable that Riley is calling the Round Table. Cut them out. The cover will be the one that looks like Pac-Man and the divided one is where you will write your sentences.

•Cover – Illustrate the three quests (make sure your name is on it)
•3 sentences summarizing The Wedding – 85-91
•3 sentences summarizing Gawain’s quest -91-95
•3 sentences summarizing Torre’s quest – 95-100
•3 sentences summarizing Pellinore’s quest – 100-105
 
Make sure you are still working on the research – that is due on Friday!

4/23/2012

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Ahoy, mateys!

We read 85-95 about Arthur’s wedding. After that, Riley gave the class instructions over the Arthurian interview. The example and the instructions are in LMS, but here are a few hints:

  • You have to research before you write the script.
  • You can use the questions provided to help you

Print your sources to OneNote (or wherever – just don’t waste paper) and I’d suggest highlighting the answers and other interesting information.

Once you get the information done, you will turn that information and start writing your script. Write this as if your character is on a talk show – you can choose the talk show and the host. Riley used Ellen DeGeneres as her host, but you can choose someone else.

Write the script with the host asking questions and making comments,and during the conversations, the facts that you researched will be be discussed.

Make sure you that show voice in your script – if you want an example, look at Riley’s example (Greek god) in LMS.

If you have questions, post away here!

4/18/2012

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Today, we a good chunk: pages 39-54. It is FULL of drama, incest, fighting, and dishonor. Yep, yep.

After that, we did a MYSTERY ASSIGNMENT. Whooooooo. You can do this either by yourself or with a partner. You can do the Mystery Assignment (whoooooooo) on the computer, on paper, on construction paper, or even on posterboard. Your choice.

4/16/2012

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Today, we did an anticipation guide for “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights” by reading ten statements and then holding up a sign with whether we agreed or disagreed with them. A few times we got into it – except in second block. Second Block just stared and would really talk. BOR-ING.

We started reading The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (pages 7-12). It’s pretty easy to read, so if you missed it, it’s not confusing at all.

After we read, did a One Pager. The one pager instructions (and a sample) are in LMS.

 

Basically, you are going to create a poster (can be on Powerpoint, on paper, or whatever you wish) with the following items:

  • a picture/clip art in the center of the poster
  • four brainstorms
  • the two most important quotes from pages 7-12 (cited correctly)
  • 2 thought-provoking questions
  • 2 answers to those questions
  • 1 personal connection

If you do this on paper, make sure that you turn it in the Old School Dropbox and leave a message in the LMS dropbox.