V6 - P2 - Week 6 - lesson 2

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V6 - P2 - Week 6 - Lesson 2

Lesson goals

You will have:

- learned more about the Middle English period

- worked together in teams

Today's Lesson

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Literary History Class

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Literary History Class

Middle English Period

Literary History class

Now you will work in teams to answer a series of questions

The focus will be on the Middle English period

The teams will be randomly selected

Good luck!

What year did the Middle English period start?

What was the catalist for the transition from
the Old English period into
the Middle English period?

The Battle of Hastings in 1066

Norman conquest 

Which three languages were spoken
for a long time in Britain during
the Middle English period?

Latin, French and English

What big occurance took place in 1348 that
had a big impact on Middle English society?

The bubonic plague (black death)

What year does Old English "officially" change
into Middle English?

A Romance is a type of literature from
the Middle English period.
What characteristics does it have?

Romance – a form of literature

- Heroic adventure, knights on quests, extraordinary and fantastic dangers, win love of a lady.

- Idealized picture of knights: strong, courageous, virtuous, moral, good Christian, modest and altruistic

- Three ‘matters’: the matter of Rome (antiquity/Greece), the matter of France (Charlemagne/paladins), the matter of Britain (King Arthur/round table)

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
> Name 3 facts about him

The Canterbury Tales

- Famous work from the Middle English period.

- Represented the time Geoffrey Chaucer lived in.

- Several social classes were described.

- The book was never finished.

A group of different people go on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury

Each person needs to tell a story on the way there and back (a frame story).

What is a squire?

A squire was typically a young boy, training to become a knight. A boy became a page at the age of 7 then a squire at age 14. Squires were the second step to becoming a knight, after having served as a page.

In which way does The Squire reflect
the period and why is this important
for historians?

It shows what a squire looked like in those times.

How a squire acted and what he did. 

Insight into daily life. 

Which class would the squire represent?

Squire= the knight's aid, but also his son Therefore, repesents the lower nobility. Higher part of society.

Describe the squire's appearance and virtues

The story describes him as a fresh,

whealthy strong young man.

“of twenty yeer of age he was”

“and wonderly delyvere, and of greet strengthe.”

“He was fressh as is the month of may.”

“Short was his gowne, with sleves longe and wyde”

Note down the end rhyme of
the piece of The Squire on page 5

Literary History

What you just did in class is part of the final test in period 3.

A PowerPoint with additional information about the time period is in Magister studiewijzer under the tab: V6C - BGA - Materials

The LessonUp will also be added at a later stage. 

Oral Exam preparation

Read your chosen book 

Tip: 

Take notes, this is test material

Characters, important places, items, etc. 

Lesson goals

You have:

- learned more about the Middle English period

- worked together in teams

Finished!

You learned more about the Renaissance

and you worked with literature

Well done!

Renaissance

What will do you remember about the Renaissance after today?

Bye!