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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Here is the jist : During a New Year’s Eve feast at Camelot , a strange figure pays the King Arthur’s court an unexpected visit. He challenges the groups leader to a game. The game involves an axe, a sharp one.

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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  1. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

  2. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Here is the jist: • During a New Year’s Eve feast at Camelot, a strange figure pays the King Arthur’s court an unexpected visit. • He challenges the groups leader to a game. • The game involves an axe, a sharp one.

  3. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight • The game: strike the Green Knight with his own axe andthe challenger will have 1 year to find him to receive a strike in return. • Meaning both will die…? • Don’t question this too much • King Arthur doesn’t jump at the game. • Green Knight mocks his silence. • Sir Gawain (King Arthur’s nephew)takes the challenge.

  4. Literary Element: Archetype Archetype: A character type, an image, a setting or a story pattern that appears in the literature of many cultures. Goal: You must identify at least three archetypes in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. (Hint: Start comparing the adventures of Beowulf to Sir Gawain)

  5. Vocabulary: HOMEWORK Page: 164 • copiously • intrepid • dauntless • blithe Due tomorrow: Word, definition, original sentence, synonym & antonym.

  6. Connect & Anticipate We begin Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by writing and acting out skits based on four scenarios. Choose your group (between 2-5 people per group), receive your scenario, and get working. All groups will present! Be creative but appropriate.

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