British Literature of the Fourteenth Century

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British Literature of the Fourteenth Century

• By Ashley Gore

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Analyze Learners

• Learners are between the ages of sixteen and
  eighteen.
• They are in the twelfth grade.
• This unit plan is designed for an honors English
  class.

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West Virginia State Objectives

• RLA.12.1.1 research, analyze and evaluate the
  historical, cultural and biographical influences
  to determine the impact on literary works
• RLA.12.1.3 increase the amount of independent
  reading with emphasis on American, British and
  World literature.
• RLA.12.1.6 construct supportable conclusions,
  make inferences and generalizations, and
  interpret character traits from explicit and
  implicit ideas.

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West Virginia State Objectives Continued

• RLA.12.1.6 construct supportable conclusions,
  make inferences and generalizations, and
  interpret character traits from explicit and
  implicit ideas.
• RLA.12.2.8 write an analysis of a literary
  selection using terminology and characteristics
  of the genre and quotations (e.g. apostrophe
  symbolism imagery).
• RLA.12.2.12 correct errors in organization,
  content, usage, mechanics and spelling in all
  writing using revisions and editing strategies.
• RLA.12.3.1 adapt and apply speaking skills in
  order to participate in a variety of situations
  (e.g. panel/group discussion oral presentation
  guest speaker).

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Materials

• Paper
• Pencils
• Journal Notebook/ Folder
• Colored Pencils
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight texts
• Computers
• Internet Connection

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Select Methods and Media

• SAS in School
• http//www.sasinschool.com/ProductEntrance/student
  gateway.jsp?s3c15t113
• The Norton Anthology of English Literature Norton
  Topics Online
• http//www.wwnorton.com/nael/middleages/topic_2/il
  lustrations.htm
• Gode Cookery Presents Tales of the Middle Ages
  
• http//www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales.htmTable
  oC
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• http//alliteration.net/Pearl.htm

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Utilize Media and Materials

• This unit plan consists of seven days

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Day 1

• I will introduce the text Sir Gawain and the
  Green Knight to the class and discuss the author.
  
• The students will log onto their computers and do
  research directed by me on the Gode Cookery
  Presents Tales of the Middle Ages website.
• They will view middle ages art dealing with King
  Arthurs court on the Norton Anthology of English
  Literature Norton Topics online site
• The students will write down three interesting
  facts they find on the websites and hand them in.
  
• Volunteers will be asked to share a couple of
  their facts.

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Day 2

• The class will have an Old English riddle as the
  bell-ringer, which will take five to seven
  minutes of class time.
• Part I of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight will be
  summarized with open discussion.
• The character journals will be introduced and
  explained to the class.
• The students will be instructed to record in
  their character journals the characters in the
  rest of the poem while they are reading, while
  Part I will be done in class.

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Day 3

• A drawing of the Green Knight and his horse will
  be submitted as the bell ringer.
• The second part of the text will be discussed,
  reading specific passages aloud.
• The character journals will be reviewed and
  discussed for the second part of the poem.

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Day 4

• Another riddle will be used as the bell ringer.
• The third part of the text will be discussed,
  reading specific passages aloud.
• The third part of Sir Gawain and the Green
  Knight will be openly discussed.
• Discussion of the character journals will take
  place.

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Day 5

• An opinion of the book will be submitted as the
  bell ringer.
• The final part of the poem, Part IV, will be
  discussed today.
• Key passages will be read aloud by students, and
  revisions will be made to the character journals.
  
• The students will turn the character journals in.

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Day 6

• An image from the middle ages will be drawn for
  the bell ringer.
• A two page paper will be assigned today.
• The students will have a choice of either doing
  it on symbolism in Sir Gawain and the Green
  Knight, or an in depth character analysis.
• Both of these paper types will be discussed, as
  well as the review of proper organization of
  essays.
• The rest of class time will be designated to
  working on the paper in class.

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Day 7

• The bell ringer will be to get into groups of
  three.
• The students will revise each others papers for
  grammatical errors and misspelled words.
• This revision will be directed by worksheets on
  how to revise papers that I will give out.
• The changes to the papers will be done by the
  owner and to the papers and turned at the end of
  class, along with each persons revision sheets.

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Require Learner Participation

• One way I will require students to be on task is
  beginning the class with a bell ringer each day.
• This will assist in getting the students quiet
  and working throughout the rest of the class.
• Another way the students will stay on task and
  interested is through the frequent class and
  group discussions.

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Evaluate and Revise

• The students will be evaluated through the
  assignments they turn in.
• These assignments include daily bell ringers (6),
  character journal, two page paper, and revision
  paper.