Day 4: 9/9/24 - What are the Literary Elements & King Arthur

Homeroom:

          Good morning. I hope you are all having a wonderful morning. Please use this time to get ready for your morming classes.

Do Now:

• Make sure you have all your materials and homework
• Sharpen your pencils

ELA:

            I hope you are all having a great day. Today we will get our first set of notes on the literary elements and learn about King Arthur.

                                Thank you
                                Mr. Trumble

DO NOW:

• Write your homework in your agenda
• Take out your "Who Are You" assignment & cut out the shield carefully

Homework: 

• Finish Reading the Legend of King Arthur & complete questions 1 - 4. (If not done in class)

Activity #1

Who Are You

1. Cut out the shield

2. Choose a piece of construction paper

3. Glue the shield to the construction paper

4. Put your finished shield in the red bin

5. I will come around to Collect the personal information page

Activity #2

What are the Literary Elements?

(Notes go on the next page in your interactive notebook)

(This is a copy of notes from a previous year)

Activity #3 & Homework
The Legend of King Arthur

Standard

RI6.1 Making inferences about an Informational text and supporting it with relevant evidence

Directions:

Read the Legend of King Arthur with a partner, and answer the comprehension questions. The Legend of King Arthur is important to the novel we'll be reading called, Freak the Mighty.

Key Questions:

1. What significance do you think the legend of King Arthur had for medieval England? (Why was this story important to people?

2. How is Merlin responsible for making Arthur King?

3. Infer: How does seating the knights at a round table promote equality within their groups?

4. Explain the relationship between King Arthur, Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot.