Discovering King Arthur: Medieval Mystery and Meaning
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Grades 6-8
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$35.00 plus $7.00 shipping and handling
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10-week workbook unit, required text sold separately
Long before J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings or J.K. Rowling wrote her Harry Potter novels, the legend of King Arthur, with its knights and ladies, good and evil, magic and mystery, captured the imaginations of young and old alike. Based on The Once and Future King, T.H. White's retelling of the Arthurian stories, Discovering King Arthur introduces the history and culture of the Middle Ages. In your study, you will explore the concepts of the hero, chivalry, and the quest, as well as the feudal system, monarchy, and the roles of women during the time period. Each lesson consists of a reading assignment from White's novel, reading questions focusing on key concepts, and a journal exercise. You will also complete four projects. The workbook includes a list of additional resources, suggested answers for the reading questions, and rubrics to assist mentors in evaluating the projects.
- Unit objectives
- Syllabus
- Sample lesson
- Pretest
- Contributors
- The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
(Student may use any of the following three editions.)- The Once and Future King (Paperback), by T.H. White: ISBN 0441627404 ($7.99)
- The Once and Future King (Trade Paperback), by T.H. White: ISBN 0441003834 ($17.95)
- The Once and Future King (Hardcover), by T.H. White: ISBN 0399105972 ($26.95)
Required texts (sold separately)
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