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Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

The document provides a lesson plan for teaching about the medieval romance story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It includes a 5-10 minute lecture introducing the key elements of the story and characteristics of medieval chivalry and romance. Students would then read a selection from the story in small groups and answer discussion questions. On another day, students would take a short quiz testing their understanding of the basic characteristics of medieval romance found in the story.

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Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

The document provides a lesson plan for teaching about the medieval romance story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It includes a 5-10 minute lecture introducing the key elements of the story and characteristics of medieval chivalry and romance. Students would then read a selection from the story in small groups and answer discussion questions. On another day, students would take a short quiz testing their understanding of the basic characteristics of medieval romance found in the story.

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Lesson Plan Essential Question:

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Read lecture notes. Have students take notes (5-10 minute lecture) Read selection from book. Put them into groups of two or three to answer questions. Discuss answers. On another day give quiz.

Lecture Notes

-story is drawn from Arthurian legend and is an account of a challenge to the pride and integrity of Arthur's court, especially Gawain, Artuhurs, finest knight. Characteristics of Medieval Chivalry -sought with the aid of the church to make the knight as devout and tenderhearted off the battlefield as he was bold and fearless on it. -was an ideal rather than a code of conduct. -ideals were those of honor, courage, courtesy and service to women. Characteristics of Medieval Romance: -tales of chivalry with an added love interest and all sorts of wonders and marvels: fairy enchantments, giants, dragons, wizards and sorceresses. To understand Sir Gawain: -ominous haunting atmosphere in first two stanzas -Gawain comes upon a queer kind of mound. -the first indicatioin of the Green Knight is the sound of his axe on a grindstone. -there are moments of wry humor in an otherwise serious challenge. -Gawain has two types of trials: 1. those associated with frightful physical challenges. 2. those associated with comfort. - although is ends on a note of generous, benevolent courtesy, he has learned a serious lesson.

In pairs answer Discussion Questions

1. Describe the Beheading Game which begins Sir Gawain's quest. 2. Describe the exchange of gifts game between Lord Bercilak and Sir Gawain. 3. Describe the symbolic connection between the exchange of gifts game and the three blows the Green Knight gives Sir Gawain. (Hint: Why is Sir Gawain nicked during the third blow?). 4. What are the trials which Gawain endures ? (both physical and comfortable) 5. How are the green girdle and Sir Gawain's decision to keep it related to his moral imperfections? 6. Explain: To be a knight means that you can't be human.

Quiz

Explain each of the basic characteristics of medieval romance found in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

1. opens at a feast

2. involves a challenge

3. tells adventures of young hero

4. involves supernatural elements

5. teaches hero a moral lesson

6. includes woman as temptation

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