KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
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Lesson outline
11
10
....INTRO
IT befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the Duke of Tintagil. And so by means King Uther sent for this duke, charging him to bring his wife with him, for she was called a fair lady, and a passing wise, and her name was called Igraine. So when the duke and his wife were come unto the king, by the means of great lords they were accorded both. The king liked and loved this lady well, and he made them great cheer out of measure, and desired to have lain by her.
Le Morte DArthur, Sir Thomas Malory, Caxton manuscript, 1485, Book 1, page 1
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Middle English
Middle English was a form of the English language spoken after the Norman conquest of William the Conqueror (1066) until the late 15th century. Middle English had a lot of changes to its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and orthography. It was a time of transition between two periods: Old English and Modern English. The structure of Middle English changed. It was because of the influence of French following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Middle English --> ? Period --> ? Forms of English --> ?
Adapted from: https://www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/articles/middle-english# and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English
BOOK
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Read the chapters at home to prepare for the next lesson.
Complete the exercises.
OUTLINE
Lesson 2
DESCRIBE
People? Place? Period? Actions?
Listen. Pick out information
Let's correct our homework
OUTLINE
Lesson 3
RECAP
PEOPLE OF ENGLAND
PROPHECY?
KING UTHER
MERLIN
DUKES / LORDS
Lesson 3
DESCRIBE
People? Place? Action?
Reading Comprehension
PEOPLE?
ACTIONS?
STORY?
So?
Reading Comprehension
Mission 1: Identify a problem Mission 2: Identify a miracle. Mission 3: Identify a family revelation Mission 4: Identify a final result.
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one mission per team member.
Reading Comprehension
Each nobleman tried to pull the sword out of the stone. No one was able to do it. On New Year's Day, the sword was still in the stone. Arthur was there with Sir Ector. Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone without difficulty! This was the sign from God. All the noblemen were surprised. He was the new King of Britain. Sir Ector said, 'Arthur, you are now the King of Britain.' Arthur said, 'Father, I don't want to leave you!'. Sir Ector said, 'I'm not your real father. I don't know who you are. The magician Merlin brought you to us when you were born. I raised you like a son, and I love you. Now you are a king. God wants you to lead Britain. You must go and do your duty.' Merlin said to the noblemen, 'This is King Uther Pendragon's son and he is our new king!' Young Arthur first became a knight. Then he became King of Britain.
OUTLINE
DESCRIBE
Lesson 4
People? Place? Action?
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
Arthur was a young king. He was about twenty-years-old. He lived at Camelot. His first years as king were difficult. He fought against many enemies from other lands, particularly the Saxons. Some noblemen of his court caused trouble. They did not want to obey a young king. King Arthur was very adventurous. He liked riding his horse and looking for adventures. He was courageous, loyal and friendly. His people loved him.
One day, King Arthur was riding in the forest. He saw a fountain. Near the fountain there was a knight named Sir Pellinore. 'Stop!' said Sir Pellinore. 'You cannot go past the fountain! You must fight with me first!' King Arthur answered, 'I'm ready to fight!' The two knights began fighting. First, they fought with their lances. Then they fought with their swords. During the fight, Arthur's sword broke. Sir Pellinore said, 'I'm the winner!' At that moment, Merlin appeared and said, 'Pellinore, this knight is your king! King Arthur!' Sir Pellinore stopped fighting immediately.
OUTLINE
DESCRIBE
Lesson 5
People? Place? Action?
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
Arthur rode away with Merlin and said, 'I broke my sword during the fight with Sir Pellinore. I am king because of that sword. I must have another sword.' 'Come with me then,' said Merlin. Arthur followed Merlin to a lake of clear water. In the middle of the lake, Arthur saw an arm. The arm was holding a sword in a beautiful scabbard. 'Look!' said Merlin. 'That is the sword and that is the Lady of the Lake. Ask her kindly and the sword is yours.' Arthur saw a beautiful lady in a boat on the lake. He asked her, 'Can I have that sword?' She answered, 'Yes, you can have it. Take my boat and go and get it.'
Arthur and Merlin went to the middle of the lake. There Arthur took the sword. He was very interested in it. He took the sword out of the scabbard and looked at it. It was a beautiful sword with jewels on it. 'Look, Merlin,' he said, 'the word Excalibur is written on it.' 'Yes, Excalibur is the greatest sword in the world. But its scabbard is more precious.' 'Why?' asked Arthur. 'It has a great magic power,' said Merlin. 'When you wear it, you never bleed even if you are wounded. When you fight, you must always have the scabbard with you.'
OUTLINE
FLASH Vocab TEST
Let's correct our homework
DESCRIBE
Lesson 6
Listen. Pick out information
Names? Connection to Arthur? Description?
Fill out the family tree.
OUTLINE
People? Place? Objects? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
A lot of enemies tried to invade Britain: the Saxons, the Jutes, the Pitts and others. A big army of Saxons attacked King Leodegrance in his castle. He was the King of Cameliard. Young King Arthur and his knights fought against these Saxons and won. King Leodegrance was very thankful to Arthur. He invited him and his knights to a royal banquet. At the banquet, Arthur met the King's daughter, Princess Guinevere. Guinevere was young and very beautiful. Arthur fell in love with her. He wanted to marry her. Merlin wasn’t happy with Arthur’s choice, but he accepted his king's decision. King Leodegrance, Guinevere's father, was very happy about this marriage. 'I am honoured to give my daughter to our courageous king!' said Guinevere's father. 'My gift to King Arthur is the Round Table, which belonged to his father, King Uther.' Arthur and Guinevere were married. There was an enormous banquet. Everyone in the kingdom was happy. Guinevere arrived at King Arthur's castle with her ladies and the Round Table. The enormous Round Table had places for 150 knights. Arthur called the best knights of Britain to sit at the Round Table. Only the bravest knights were part of Arthur's court.
PUT THE PICTURES IN ORDER & MAKE A SENTENCE
OUTLINE
GET READY FOR YOUR LISTENING TEST
OUTLINE
People? Place? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
One of the knights of the Round Table was Lancelot. He came from Brittany, in France. Lancelot was very kind and generous. Lancelot served his king and queen well. One day a strange girl came to the great hall of the castle. She said to Sir Lancelot, 'Come with me! It's very important. I cannot tell you more. Please follow me.' Sir Lancelot followed the girl to the forest. They stopped at a church. Lancelot entered the church. He saw twelve nuns. One nun said, 'Sir Lancelot, we bring you this young man. He is loyal and courageous. Please make him a knight.' The young man looked honest. Lancelot agreed to make him a knight. However, Lancelot did not recognize this young man. He was the son Lancelot had from Elaine, a lady he loved some years before. The young man's name was Galahad. Galahad's mother wanted him to be a knight, like his father. The next day, Lancelot returned to Camelot with the young knight. King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and the knights of the Round Table were happy to meet Galahad. When Sir Galahad sat down at the Round Table, his name appeared on the table! Everyone was amazed. Lancelot looked at Galahad carefully. Suddenly, he realised that Galahad was his son! Lancelot was very happy and proud
OUTLINE
People? Place? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
King Arthur lived a long life, but it finished sadly. In the search for the Holy Grail, many of his knights left Britain. Other knights died. Arthur was alone. In 537, King Arthur went to France to fight. Sir Gawain and other loyal knights went with him. Before leaving Camelot, King Arthur spoke to a knight called Mordred. He said, 'Mordred, I ask you to rule my land until I return. I know you are a loyal man.' King Arthur and his knights left Britain to go to war. But Mordred was not loyal. He wanted to take King Arthur's place. He wanted to be King of Britain! So, Mordred told everyone that Arthur was killed in the war in France. Mordred became King of Britain and he married Guinevere! When King Arthur heard the news, he was furious. He returned to Britain immediately. He and his knights arrived in Dover. There he found Mordred and his army. They were waiting for him. There was a long, terrible battle. Only King Arthur and Sir Bedivere remained alive. Sir Gawain died in Arthur's arms. The King buried him in Dover Castle. Arthur fought a long battle against Mordred. At the end of the battle, King Arthur took his spear and killed Mordred. But Mordred's sword went through Arthur's helmet and his head.
CREATE A TIME LINE WITH THE TEXT'S MAJOR EVENTS
OUTLINE
People? Place? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
The great king was dying! He still had to do one thing. He called Sir Bedivere and said, 'I must give my sword Excalibur back to the Lady of the Lake. Take it to the lake. Then throw it far into the water.' Sir Bedivere went to the lake. He threw Excalibur far into the water. An arm came out of the water and caught the sword. Then it disappeared into the water. Sir Bedivere returned to King Arthur. He told him about what he saw at the lake. Arthur was satisfied and said, 'Thank you, my loyal friend. Now carry me to the lake.' At the lake, there was a boat waiting for Arthur. The Lady of the Lake was in it. 'Put me in the boat’ said Arthur. Sir Bedivere obeyed and said, 'What can I do without you, my king?' Arthur answered, 'My life is near the end. Farewell! I am going to Avalon.' The boat moved away slowly. Sir Bedivere watched the boat on the lake until it disappeared.
CREATE A TIME LINE WITH THE TEXT'S MAJOR EVENTS
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KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
go
Lesson outline
11
10
....INTRO
IT befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the Duke of Tintagil. And so by means King Uther sent for this duke, charging him to bring his wife with him, for she was called a fair lady, and a passing wise, and her name was called Igraine. So when the duke and his wife were come unto the king, by the means of great lords they were accorded both. The king liked and loved this lady well, and he made them great cheer out of measure, and desired to have lain by her.
Le Morte DArthur, Sir Thomas Malory, Caxton manuscript, 1485, Book 1, page 1
Paratext? Words you recognise? Language? Subject / Topic?
Reading Comprehension
READ. THINK. SHARE
READ THE TEXT
Middle English
Middle English was a form of the English language spoken after the Norman conquest of William the Conqueror (1066) until the late 15th century. Middle English had a lot of changes to its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and orthography. It was a time of transition between two periods: Old English and Modern English. The structure of Middle English changed. It was because of the influence of French following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Middle English --> ? Period --> ? Forms of English --> ?
Adapted from: https://www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/articles/middle-english# and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English
BOOK
BIND THE PAGES TOGETHER TO CREATE YOUR BOOKLET
Read the chapters at home to prepare for the next lesson.
Complete the exercises.
OUTLINE
Lesson 2
DESCRIBE
People? Place? Period? Actions?
Listen. Pick out information
Let's correct our homework
OUTLINE
Lesson 3
RECAP
PEOPLE OF ENGLAND
PROPHECY?
KING UTHER
MERLIN
DUKES / LORDS
Lesson 3
DESCRIBE
People? Place? Action?
Reading Comprehension
PEOPLE?
ACTIONS?
STORY?
So?
Reading Comprehension
Mission 1: Identify a problem Mission 2: Identify a miracle. Mission 3: Identify a family revelation Mission 4: Identify a final result.
READ. THINK. SHARE. WRITE
one mission per team member.
Reading Comprehension
Each nobleman tried to pull the sword out of the stone. No one was able to do it. On New Year's Day, the sword was still in the stone. Arthur was there with Sir Ector. Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone without difficulty! This was the sign from God. All the noblemen were surprised. He was the new King of Britain. Sir Ector said, 'Arthur, you are now the King of Britain.' Arthur said, 'Father, I don't want to leave you!'. Sir Ector said, 'I'm not your real father. I don't know who you are. The magician Merlin brought you to us when you were born. I raised you like a son, and I love you. Now you are a king. God wants you to lead Britain. You must go and do your duty.' Merlin said to the noblemen, 'This is King Uther Pendragon's son and he is our new king!' Young Arthur first became a knight. Then he became King of Britain.
OUTLINE
DESCRIBE
Lesson 4
People? Place? Action?
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
Arthur was a young king. He was about twenty-years-old. He lived at Camelot. His first years as king were difficult. He fought against many enemies from other lands, particularly the Saxons. Some noblemen of his court caused trouble. They did not want to obey a young king. King Arthur was very adventurous. He liked riding his horse and looking for adventures. He was courageous, loyal and friendly. His people loved him. One day, King Arthur was riding in the forest. He saw a fountain. Near the fountain there was a knight named Sir Pellinore. 'Stop!' said Sir Pellinore. 'You cannot go past the fountain! You must fight with me first!' King Arthur answered, 'I'm ready to fight!' The two knights began fighting. First, they fought with their lances. Then they fought with their swords. During the fight, Arthur's sword broke. Sir Pellinore said, 'I'm the winner!' At that moment, Merlin appeared and said, 'Pellinore, this knight is your king! King Arthur!' Sir Pellinore stopped fighting immediately.
OUTLINE
DESCRIBE
Lesson 5
People? Place? Action?
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
Arthur rode away with Merlin and said, 'I broke my sword during the fight with Sir Pellinore. I am king because of that sword. I must have another sword.' 'Come with me then,' said Merlin. Arthur followed Merlin to a lake of clear water. In the middle of the lake, Arthur saw an arm. The arm was holding a sword in a beautiful scabbard. 'Look!' said Merlin. 'That is the sword and that is the Lady of the Lake. Ask her kindly and the sword is yours.' Arthur saw a beautiful lady in a boat on the lake. He asked her, 'Can I have that sword?' She answered, 'Yes, you can have it. Take my boat and go and get it.' Arthur and Merlin went to the middle of the lake. There Arthur took the sword. He was very interested in it. He took the sword out of the scabbard and looked at it. It was a beautiful sword with jewels on it. 'Look, Merlin,' he said, 'the word Excalibur is written on it.' 'Yes, Excalibur is the greatest sword in the world. But its scabbard is more precious.' 'Why?' asked Arthur. 'It has a great magic power,' said Merlin. 'When you wear it, you never bleed even if you are wounded. When you fight, you must always have the scabbard with you.'
OUTLINE
FLASH Vocab TEST
Let's correct our homework
DESCRIBE
Lesson 6
Listen. Pick out information
Names? Connection to Arthur? Description?
Fill out the family tree.
OUTLINE
People? Place? Objects? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
A lot of enemies tried to invade Britain: the Saxons, the Jutes, the Pitts and others. A big army of Saxons attacked King Leodegrance in his castle. He was the King of Cameliard. Young King Arthur and his knights fought against these Saxons and won. King Leodegrance was very thankful to Arthur. He invited him and his knights to a royal banquet. At the banquet, Arthur met the King's daughter, Princess Guinevere. Guinevere was young and very beautiful. Arthur fell in love with her. He wanted to marry her. Merlin wasn’t happy with Arthur’s choice, but he accepted his king's decision. King Leodegrance, Guinevere's father, was very happy about this marriage. 'I am honoured to give my daughter to our courageous king!' said Guinevere's father. 'My gift to King Arthur is the Round Table, which belonged to his father, King Uther.' Arthur and Guinevere were married. There was an enormous banquet. Everyone in the kingdom was happy. Guinevere arrived at King Arthur's castle with her ladies and the Round Table. The enormous Round Table had places for 150 knights. Arthur called the best knights of Britain to sit at the Round Table. Only the bravest knights were part of Arthur's court.
PUT THE PICTURES IN ORDER & MAKE A SENTENCE
OUTLINE
GET READY FOR YOUR LISTENING TEST
OUTLINE
People? Place? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
One of the knights of the Round Table was Lancelot. He came from Brittany, in France. Lancelot was very kind and generous. Lancelot served his king and queen well. One day a strange girl came to the great hall of the castle. She said to Sir Lancelot, 'Come with me! It's very important. I cannot tell you more. Please follow me.' Sir Lancelot followed the girl to the forest. They stopped at a church. Lancelot entered the church. He saw twelve nuns. One nun said, 'Sir Lancelot, we bring you this young man. He is loyal and courageous. Please make him a knight.' The young man looked honest. Lancelot agreed to make him a knight. However, Lancelot did not recognize this young man. He was the son Lancelot had from Elaine, a lady he loved some years before. The young man's name was Galahad. Galahad's mother wanted him to be a knight, like his father. The next day, Lancelot returned to Camelot with the young knight. King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and the knights of the Round Table were happy to meet Galahad. When Sir Galahad sat down at the Round Table, his name appeared on the table! Everyone was amazed. Lancelot looked at Galahad carefully. Suddenly, he realised that Galahad was his son! Lancelot was very happy and proud
OUTLINE
People? Place? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
King Arthur lived a long life, but it finished sadly. In the search for the Holy Grail, many of his knights left Britain. Other knights died. Arthur was alone. In 537, King Arthur went to France to fight. Sir Gawain and other loyal knights went with him. Before leaving Camelot, King Arthur spoke to a knight called Mordred. He said, 'Mordred, I ask you to rule my land until I return. I know you are a loyal man.' King Arthur and his knights left Britain to go to war. But Mordred was not loyal. He wanted to take King Arthur's place. He wanted to be King of Britain! So, Mordred told everyone that Arthur was killed in the war in France. Mordred became King of Britain and he married Guinevere! When King Arthur heard the news, he was furious. He returned to Britain immediately. He and his knights arrived in Dover. There he found Mordred and his army. They were waiting for him. There was a long, terrible battle. Only King Arthur and Sir Bedivere remained alive. Sir Gawain died in Arthur's arms. The King buried him in Dover Castle. Arthur fought a long battle against Mordred. At the end of the battle, King Arthur took his spear and killed Mordred. But Mordred's sword went through Arthur's helmet and his head.
CREATE A TIME LINE WITH THE TEXT'S MAJOR EVENTS
OUTLINE
People? Place? Action?
LOOK. DESCRIBE
Group work: Read. Pick out information.
The great king was dying! He still had to do one thing. He called Sir Bedivere and said, 'I must give my sword Excalibur back to the Lady of the Lake. Take it to the lake. Then throw it far into the water.' Sir Bedivere went to the lake. He threw Excalibur far into the water. An arm came out of the water and caught the sword. Then it disappeared into the water. Sir Bedivere returned to King Arthur. He told him about what he saw at the lake. Arthur was satisfied and said, 'Thank you, my loyal friend. Now carry me to the lake.' At the lake, there was a boat waiting for Arthur. The Lady of the Lake was in it. 'Put me in the boat’ said Arthur. Sir Bedivere obeyed and said, 'What can I do without you, my king?' Arthur answered, 'My life is near the end. Farewell! I am going to Avalon.' The boat moved away slowly. Sir Bedivere watched the boat on the lake until it disappeared.
CREATE A TIME LINE WITH THE TEXT'S MAJOR EVENTS
OUTLINE