Week at a glance May 3 - 7, 2010

Curriculum focus: identifies, interprets, and analyzes the use of symbols (1.3.K4i), compares and contrasts character traits (1.4.K7a), compares and contrasts themes across multiple stories ( 1.4.K7b), identifies and describes the protagonist (2.1.K1a), identifies and describes the antagonist (2.1.K1b), analyzes the contextual aspects of setting (historical, social, and cultural) and their impact and influence on characters and events in the story (11.2.1.K2), recognizes ways that literature from different cultures presents similar themes differently across genres (11.2.2.K1), and compares and contrasts works of literature that deal with similar topics and problems (2.2.K2).

This week we'll wrap up our unit over English mythology and our focus over the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. We'll begin the week with a discussion of the Quest for the Holy Grail. We'll then move on to the end of the Arthurian Legend as we discuss the fall of Camelot and the "death" of King Arthur. We'll wrap up the week with a review and an exam.

• Mon: No school
  
• Tues: Assignment due: Comparing the English and French Traditions. The Arthurian Legend - The Quest for the Holy Grail. Notes and discussion.
  
• Wed: The Arthurian Legend - The "Passing" of Arthur. Notes and discussion.
  
• Thurs: Review for English Mythology Exam
  
• Fri: English Mythology Exam