Monday, November 28, 2011

Week 15

What makes a legend?



This week, we're going to delve into the world of the medieval. Many idioms and cliches come from the story of King Arthur, and now we are going to create a legend about ourselves. It looks to pour out into next week, but our normal Friday quiz remains. Below is an outline:

Monday:
Vocabulary
Turbulent: Wild or disorderly...King Arthur restored peace to a turbulent land.

Tournament: series of contests...Sir Kay hoped to show his bravery during the tournament.

Integrity: Honesty or uprightness...A knight's integrity kept him from wrongdoing.

Congregation: gathering of people...The king spoke to a congregation.

Coronation: ceremony for crowning a king...Arthur was named king at his coronation.

What makes a legend?

Read King Arthur

Tuesday
Analogies

Finish King Arthur

Wednesday
Make yourself a legend: two paragraph outline due Thursday

Thursday
Language Workshop
Begin Rewrite of Make yourself a legend (Due Monday)

Friday
Quiz over vocab and comprehension

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