In-Class:

• Pop Quiz over reading comprehension of L'Morte de Arthur
• Grade Summaries of L'Morte de Arthur (5 points)
• What is a Tragic Hero?
• What is a Tragedy?
• What is a Tragic Flaw?
• What is dramatic irony?
• As a class summarize information in L'Morte de Arthur
• Work on 1a-5b 

HW:  Finish 1a-5b 

In-Class:

• Go over blue box questions on "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table"
  
• Do questions 4a-5b
  
• Go over questions 4a-5b if time
  

Homework:  

• Take notes on Introduction to "L'Morte de Arthur" p.45
  
• Read "L'Morte de Arthur" THOROUGHLY!
• Write a 6-8 sentence summary on the selection for Tuesday

In-Class:
Teacher will check homework (10 points)
Teacher will hand out the Romantic Hero handout and go over the contents
Time-permitting:  Students will work together and go over the exposition of "King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table"
    -Main characters
    -Setting
    -Main conflict
    -How does King Arthur fit the criteria of a Romantic Hero?
Watch the legend of the sword from Disney's The Sword and the Stone

HW:
None

In-Class:

• Students did a quick write on everything that they knew about King Arthur
  
• Students wrote what the class collectively knew about King Arthur
• Teacher explained Cornell Notes
• Students had the rest of class to work on their homework

In-Class:

• Students in Periods 6 & 8 went to the Library to pick out their books for their Independent Reading Project
• Period 4 did previous day's activity (they were at teh PLAN test in the morning)

HW: None

In-Class:

• Students turn in The Lion King Hero Cycle Worksheet (10 points)
• Students discussed the definition and meaning of Banned/Challenged Books
• Students played the Banned Books Guessing Game:  Students went around the room and looked at paper bags with books underneath them.  On their answer sheet, students tried to match the banned/challenged books to the reason why it was banned.  
• Teacher and students went through the answers and the team with the most correct won candy!
• Mrs. Hirzel passed out their Banned Book Independent Reading Project for Semester 1.

HW: 
Study for Anglo-Saxon Introductory Quiz (40 Points)

In-Class:

• Students complete The Lion King
• Students use the remainder of class to track Simba's Heroic Journey 

HW:

• Finish Hero Chart for The Lion King