WHAT
COMES NEXT…
We
are going move our Oral Tradition unit focus to the a
particularly famous legend. This part of the unit, which will take us to Briton
(now Great Brittan) in the early part of the last millennium, requires us to
know a lot about one particular man – a man some say was real, and others call
a made-up legend. Whatever you choose to believe, get ready to study King
Arthur!
To
begin our study of King Arthur, we need to get some background information on
the myths and stories that surround him. In order to get that information, you
are going to complete a group project this week. You will present your group project to the class on Wed., Aug 22.
The presentations will serve as “notes” about the different aspects of the King
Arthur legend, so later everyone will be quizzed on what you present to the
class.
The Group Project
WHO: You and a partner, whom
you may choose.
WHAT: You will be given a
term that has to do with the King Arthur legend. Your job will be to research
that term (find out what it means & why it is important in the King Arthur
legend) and present that information in a Powerpoint
presentation to your classmates. The Powerpoint
presentation must be at least 6 slides long for you to get full credit. The
first slide is a title slide (include you and your partner’s names, the title
of the term, and your class period), second and third slide will define the
term itself, fourth and fifth will relate the term to the legend of King
Arthur, and the sixth will be a works cited list (a list of the
resources/websites used to get the information in the slideshow).
WHEN: You will have 2 days
to work in the computer lab. One day can be spent researching, and then you
will have one day to organize your information and create the presentation. You will present your project on Wednesday,
August 22 with an LCD projector in the regular classroom.
WHERE: The computer lab in
Room 125 on the Green Hall.
WHY: You are completing
this project for several reasons. The first is to find out information about
the King Arthur legend. You will use this information to help you understand
the stories we are going to read in class. The second reason you are completing
this project is to practice your skills in Internet research and in creating
multimedia presentations. Since you will be presenting this information to the
class, you will also practice your presenting and public speaking skills
through this project. This project will
count as a 25% grade for this unit, so please take it seriously and do your
best. You will need to listen and take notes during the presentations on Wednesday/Thursday;
you may use your notes for the Quiz on Friday.
HOW: You will work on the
project during your class period Monday/Tuesday of this week. You may also work
outside of class, either at school (before or after school) or at home.
Websites that will
help you begin your search:
http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
http://www.arthurian-legend.com/arthurian-links.php
http://www.greatdreams.com/arthur.htm
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/websites.htm
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/index.html
The
King Arthur term you and your partner have been assigned to research is:
_______________________________________________________________________.