English Essentials – Week Eight
Monday, September 28, 2015
Objective: To Introduce Sir Gawain the Green Knight.
Activities:
1) Warm-up/quick-write: Fix the following sentences from “Deep Thoughts”, by Jack Handy.
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During the Middle Ages probably one of the biggest mistakes was not putting on your armor
because you were just going down to the corner
 Most of the time it was probably real bad being stuck down in a dungeon, but some days
when there was a bad storm outside youd look out your little window and think Boy I’m glad
I’m not out in that
 If you lived in the Dark Ages and you were a catapult operator I bet the most common
question people would ask is, Can’t you make it shoot farther? No, I’m sorry, thats as far as
it goes.
2) Vocabulary for Sir Gawain. Copy each definition from the power point.
3) Begin video on King Arthur. Take focused notes.
Due Wednesday: Your Beowulf study packet.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Objective: To learn about the King Arthur legends, which Sir Gawain and the Green Knight comes
from.
Activities:
1) Warm-up/quick-write: What do you know or have heard about King Arthur and his knights?
What characteristics do you think were important for a knight to have?
2) Video: King Arthur. Take focused notes.
Due tomorrow: Beowulf study guide.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Objective: To begin reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Due today: Beowulf study guide.
Activities:
1) Warm-up/quick-write: Start with phrase “I remember” and write down every childhood
memory involving play and games that you can think of. Can you describe the place(s) you
played and who you were with? How might these memories influence who you are today?
2) Read chapter one of Sir Gawain and answer the study guide questions.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Objectives: To read Sir Gawain through chapter 2.
Activities:
1) Warm-up/quick-write: Finish the story.
It was a Friday night, and I was camping at Woods Canyon Lake with my family. We were sitting
around the campfire enjoying the beauty of the full moon while drinking hot chocolate when the
fire suddenly went out and . . .
2) Continue reading Sir Gawain and working on the study guide.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Objective: To finish reading Sir Gawain and complete the study guide.
Activities:
1) Warm-up/quick-write: If your parents could live one day as you, how might their attitudes
towards you and your life change? How about if you lived one day in their shoes?
2) Finish reading Sir Gawain and completing the study guide.
NOTE: BOTH STUDY GUIDES – BEOWULF AND SIR GAWAIN – MUST BE TURNED IN BY NEXT
WEDNESDAY FOR THE QUARTER GRADE!!!