ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Homework check.
Silent reading or vocabulary study.
Discussed elements of Medieval Romance found in "The Day of Destiny" (216--222).
Discussed idealized figure of ruling class (nobles) from the King Arthur stories, desire by Henry II and Queen Eleanor to associate themselves with it.
Distributed handout on characters in The Lion in Winter, and assigned at least four double-entry journal observations of each of Henry II's family to be made over the course of the movie: How does this family fail to measure up to the idealized figure of an Arthurian family?
Historical background; introduced film.
DUE DATES
FRIDAY, October 28: King Arthur and Gawain vocabulary quiz.
WEDNESDAY, November 2: End of Quarter 1
FRIDAY, November 11: Optional revised college essays due for a grade.
WEDNESDAY, November 2: End of Quarter 1
FRIDAY, November 11: Optional revised college essays due for a grade.
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