V6 - P2 - Week 7 - lesson 3

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V6 - P2 - Week 7 - Lesson 3

Lesson goals

You will have:

- learned more about the Squire

- worked together in teams

- worked on your Christmas Spirit

Today's Lesson

News Presentations

Literary History Class

Christmas activities

News presentations

Listen and Learn

Oral Exam sign up

You will have your Oral Exam in testweek 2

- There is a team where you can sign up in a Word file.

- Check when you are available and sign up.

- Make sure you also note the date and time for yourself .

- If you forget to show up, you will have to go through the examencommissie. 

Literary History Class

Literary History class

You will work in teams to answer a series of questions

The focus will be on the Canterbury Tales

The teams will be randomly selected

Good luck!

Middle English Period

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. 

Riddles

It gets killed. It gets dressed. It gets trinkets, and everyone smiles, looking at its star. What is it?

You can hold me and shake me, but I’m easy to break. I have lots of snow, even though it’s all fake! What am I?

I am a plant seen every Christmas which people hang up above and then they stand beneath me and kiss someone they love. What am I?

In what year do Christmas and New Year’s Day happen in the same year?

I drop from the sky far more beautiful than rain. There are no two pieces that’ll ever look the same. What am I?

Odd one out

Who is the odd one out?

1. Rudolph
2. Pearl
3. Cupid
4. Dasher

Which tree is the odd one out?

1. Fir
2. Spruce
3. Pine
4. Oak

Which food is the odd one out?

1. Turkey
2. Roast Potatoes
3. Pudding
4. Pigs in Blankets

Which gift from the three wise men is the odd one out?

1. Gold
2. Frankincense
3. Myrrh
4. Silver

Vocabulary

What is this called?

A plant with sharp, shiny green leaves and red berries in winter.

What is this called?

What is this called?

What is this called?

Lesson goals

You have:

- learned more about the Squire

- worked together in teams

- worked on your Christmas Spirit

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!