Friday, October 30

Choice of vocabulary study or silent reading. (King Arthur and Sir Gawain vocabulary quiz will be next Friday.)
Returned Anglo-Saxon Poetry tests; checked in around essay submissions.

Reviewed why Robin Hood ballads would not have been popular with the Norman Aristocracy.
Finished PowerPoint notes set on Medieval Literature and History.
Read and discussed the story "The Drawing of the Sword," from Lang's King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table. (Packets available in class.)

Working with a partner, students took down DEJ notes on how the story showed typical elements of a Medieval Romance.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30: Final draft college essays due via Google Docs.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.