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The Middle Ages pages 94-107

The Middle Ages pages 94-107. William the Conqueror and Norman Influence The Normans Change England. Read pages 94-107 and take notes on each section with blue headings. Give at least three facts from each section. The Middle Ages pages 94-107. Feudalism: From the Top Down

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The Middle Ages pages 94-107

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  1. The Middle Agespages 94-107 • William the Conqueror and Norman Influence • The Normans Change England Read pages 94-107 and take notes on each section with blue headings. Give at least three facts from each section.

  2. The Middle Agespages 94-107 • Feudalism: From the Top Down • Knights in Shining Armor • Women in Medieval Society

  3. The Middle Agespages 94-107 • Chilvary and Courtly Love • The Rise of Romance • The New City Classes: • The Great Happenings

  4. Copy and define the following terms: page 1181 in textbook. • Antagonist • Ballad • Couplet • Characterization • Frame Story • Iambic pentameter • Irony • Protagonist • Rhyme • Satire • Medieval Age terms like feudalism, serf, etc. ( bold terms in the reading on p. 94-107)

  5. The Middle Ages and Grammar Quiz • Copy and respond to the short response questions on page 94 in your textbook. • You should answer each question thoroughly using your book and even your notes. • You should respond in paragraphs using correct spelling, grammar and usage. • Correct/add punctuation to sent. in your Lang. Handbook Wkbk., page 118 (1-10) Only write the word and the punctuation necessary.

  6. Middle Age Quiz • What effects did the Norman Invasion have on the way the English were governed? • What were the main features of feudalism? How did feudalism change the social structure of Anglo-Saxon England? • What developments in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries began to undermine (change/take away) the feudal system?

  7. Sir Gawain and the Green Knightpage 134-152 (Glencoe Text) • Knights of the Round Table (King Arthur) • Physical characteristics of a knight • Strength, skill at arms, horsemanship • Nonphysical characteristics • Courage, humility, courtesy, and loyalty • Romance Genre • A dangerous quest, a test of courage or honor, and a return to the point from which the quest began.

  8. Sir Gawain and the Green Knightpage 134-152 (Glencoe Text) • In the first 25 lines, give 3 examples of alliteration. • Describe in your own words the horseman and his horse. • What was Arthur’s custom concerning a feast? The tradition was to tell stories of the knights and their adventures. • What is the challenge from the green knight? • Who accepts the challenge? • What supernatural element is part of this event? • How does Gawain prove to be a “true” knight? • What bargain does Gawain make with the lord of the castle? • What gifts do the lord and Gawain exchange the first day? Second Day? Third Day?

  9. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight page 134-152 (Glencoe Text) • What does Gawain decide to keep? Why? • Do you think that Gawain has followed the “code of chivalry”? Why or why not? • How is the Green Knight characterized? • Why does the GK claim he is a better man than Gawain? • What does the Gawain point out as being the difference between the two of them? • Why does the GK inflict only a slight wound? • Explain each swing with the ax and the reason the GK gives for them. • How had Gawain failed his test of courage? • Who was the Green Knight? • What lesson does Gawain learn? • List the characteristics of the genre of Romance. Explain how this tale of Gawain exemplifies a Romance.

  10. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight • Assignment: p. 152 Glencoe Text “Interpret” (6-10). • Review Notes Test tomorrow (Fri. 3/2) • Assignments Due: March 2 • Sir Gawain Questions: 1-20 • Interpret and/or Evaluate and Connect Questions: p. 152 6-10 and 11-15 • Starters: 11-20

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