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Choose Your Own Adventure

PROJECT DUE 12/15

Choose Your Own AdventureRESEARCH

Medieval Literature Review

Medieval LiteratureReview

Intro to Shakespeare

Bring HAMLET to class

Choose Your Own Adventure due MONDAY1. THE TEXT with ANNOTATIONS--your interpretation of the text,

your thoughts, your ideas, your understanding2. RESEARCH NOTES —someone else’s interpretation of the text,

someone else’s thoughts, someone else’s understanding3. CRITICAL SQUARE —a graphic organizer detailing setting, character,

events, symbolic material4. PLOT OUTLINE5. ESSAY

CRITICAL SQUARESETTINGCountrysideKing Arthur’s CourtTraveling through different towns for a year and a dayInto the woodsBack to the Court

CHARACTERSKing ArthurGuinivere KnightFair MaidenTownspeople, Old Woman

SYMBOLIC ELEMENTS

• Arthur lets Guinivere decide the fate of the Knight, giving power to the woman forthright

• The knight goes on a quest to find more than just an answer—he is on a quest for knowledge, forgiveness, grace, and redemption

• Supernatural element of transfiguration and/or disguise, the spell is broken when the knight responds to the challenge with the correct answer

• Meeting with the mysterious old woman—meeting with the mentor

EVENTS• Rape• Punishment• Knight on a quest for a year to find out what

women want• Finds out many different things—but all answers

are incorrect• Sees an old woman and finds out the answer• Queen spares his life• Old woman says as a reward she must marry him• He does and is miserable until he passes a final test

about respecting women and then the old woman turns beautiful

PLOT OUTLINE

• The Hook• Inciting Incident• Establish situation and conflict• Develop and complicate situation • The Climax• Resolution• Denouement

ESSAY (5 PARAGRAPHS) MLA/WORKS CITED

1 INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH3 PARAGRAPHS OF DEVELOPMENT1 CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH• How does Chaucer use satire to critique an important social institution (the

church, capitalism, marriage, the crusades, chivalry, etc)?• How does Chaucer use symbolism to do a serious job of conveying an

important religious theme?• How does Chaucer do a realistic job of capturing life as it was in the 14th

century (as opposed to stereotyped notions of life as it was supposed to be that were popular in the morality tales or French romances)?

MEDIEIVAL LITERATURE

What does it say?What does it mean?What does it matter?

The importance of COLLABORATION

We remember

____percent of what we read____ percent of what we hear____ percent of what we see____ percent of what we both see and hear____ percent of what we talk about with others

using METAPHOR to deepen comprehensionABSTRACTLoveHateBetrayalJealousyEnvyTrustFriendshipCommitmentAnxietyConfidence

CONCRETESkateboardiPhoneDriver’s licenseBraceletPizzaBackpackLockerJay-ZMoviesVideo games

Some examples:

Friendship is like a drivers license because it will expire if you don’t renew it.Jealousy is like a backpack because it can get heavy to carry around.Trust is like a video game because there are many levels to it

EXTENDED METAPHOR

Friendship is like a drivers license because it will expire if you don’t renew, it takes skill to obtain, and it requires that you pass a test.Jealousy is like a backpack because it can get heavy to carry around, it’s hard to zip up, and everyone can see you wearing it.Trust is like a video game because there are many levels to it, it requires practice, and it’s hard to repair once it’s broken.

THE ICEBERGSQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLEARCHERY TARGETINGREDIENTS LISTINGWALLET/PURSEPENCIL/ERASER

using METAPHOR to deepen comprehension

______ is like a______ because_________._______ is like a ______ because ______, _______, and _______.

MEDIEVAL HISTORY

KING ARTHUR

SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT

THE PROLOGUE TO THE CANTERBURY TALES

THE PARDONER’S TALE

THE WIFE OF BATH

EXTRA CREDITDANCING SANTAS NEEDS YOU!

Rehearsals Friday, Dec 12 and Wednesday, Dec 17 from 3:15-4:15

AUDITIONS FOR GREASE! NEXT WEEK AFTER SCHOOL