Briana Brown

ARTHURIAN LEGEND

My students will… Be 11th graders Be honors Have read Le Morte d’Arthur before the first

day of the unit

ANALYZE LEARNERS

21C.O.9-12.1.TT.10 Student implements various Internet search techniques (e.g.,

Boolean searches, meta-searches, web bots) to gather information; student evaluates the

information for validity, appropriateness, content, bias, currency, and usefulness.

21C.O.9-12.3.TT.8 Student uses technology to seek strategies and

information to address limits in their own knowledge.

RLA.O.11.1.1 Research, analyze, and evaluate the historical, cultural, political and

biographical influences on literary works.

RLA.O.11.1.3 Increase the amount of independent reading with emphasis on

classic American, British and World Literature, and informational texts.

RLA.O.11.1.6 Formulate supportable conclusions, summarize events and ideas, construct inferences and generalizations,

and critique character traits in a written/oral literary interpretation.

RLA.O.11.2.1 Employ the five-step writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing,

publishing) for developing narrative, informative, descriptive, persuasive and

functional writings that include a letter of job application, a scholarship application/essay, and

personal letters.

RLA.O.11.3.2 Plan, research, organize and deliver a grammatically correct presentation

using a variety of media (e.g., live performance, video, PowerPoint, web pages).

RLA.O.11.3.3 Use verbal and nonverbal strategies to listen and respond for diverse

purposes:

comprehension

evaluation

expression of empathy

persuasion

mediation

collaboration

STATE OBJECTIVES

(In class) Copy of Le Morte d’Arthur, paper, pencil; (Out of class) foam board, paper, markers, glue

http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm

http://www.youtube.com

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-9-12/Chivalry_and_Courtly_Love/aspx

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www.middle-ages.org/uk

SELECT MEDIA/MATERIAL

Day One (Tuesday)…Class will begin with a discussion about Le Morte

d’Arthur. This will lead into a discussion about life in the Middle Ages, and students will search the Internet to learn what life was like then. After letting students search for a while, I will direct them to www.middle-ages.org.uk. At the end of class, students will be assigned a shield project for a character of their choosing. I will show them www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm, where they can find symbols, colors, and meanings for their project.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Day 2 (Wednesday)…There will be a class discussion on the themes of the

book (honor, chivalry, and courtly love) and events that take place in the book. Near the end of class, we will play SmartBoard Jeopardy.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Day 3 (Thursday)…I will show the students several different versions of

the legend, through the use of handouts and videos from www.youtube.com. We will discuss each separately, then how the legend has changed over time.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Day 4 (Friday)…Students will present their completed shield projects

to the class.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Day 5 (Monday)…At the start of class, students will be assigned a

writing assignment, a short story from the perspective of their chosen character. The rest of class will be spent watching a movie, Merlin, along with a worksheet on it.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Days 6-7 (Tuesday and Wednesday)…Class will be spent watching Merlin.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Day 8 (Thursday)…We will finish watching Merlin, then students will be

placed in groups of three for peer conferencing the next day. Students will give each member of their group a copy of their working draft, and will take the papers they receive home to go over. They must choose three strengths and 3 weaknesses of the paper before class the next day.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Day 9 (Friday)…Peer conferencing will take place today. When not in

groups, students will be working on crosswords. Students may take their papers home to revise, and they will be due on Monday.

UTILIZE MEDIA AND MATERIALS

Ways to Keep Students Focused:

Pop-up Quizzes Class Discussions

Worksheets

REQUIRE LEARNER PARTICIPATION

There will be verbal quizzes throughout the unit (RLA.O.11.1.1,

RLA.O.1.3, and RLA.O.11.1.6).

Class discussions and a round of SmartBoard Jeopardy on the book

will assess the students’ independent reading and internet searching abilities (RLA.O.11.1.3,

21C.O.9-12.1.TT.10).

Students will construct a coat-of-arms for a chosen character

(21C.O.9-12.3.TT.8, RLA.O.11.1.6).

Students will present their coat-of-arms to the class (RLA.O.11.3.2).

Class discussions will assess the students’ abilities to evaluate the historical and cultural influences

on the legend (RLA.O.11.1.1).

Students will write a short story from their character’s point of

view to help students relate the character and legend to

themselves and the real world (RLA.O.11.2.1).

Students will evaluate their peers’ papers and discuss their

evaluations with their peers (RLA.O.11.3.3).

Students will revise their papers before turning it in at the end of

the unit (RLA.O.11.2.1).

EVALUATE AND REVISE

Verbal Quizzes Class Discussions

Jeopardy Coat-of-Arms & Presentation

Writin

EVALUATE AND REVISE