This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
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Literature: Le Morte d'Arthur
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Video
Le Morte d'Arthur is written by?
A
Geoffrey Chaucer
B
Geoffrey of Monmouth
C
Sir Thomas Malory
D
Nennius of Wales
Slide 3 - Quiz
True or False "Le Morte d'Arthur was published by William Caxton, the inventor of printing press."
A
True
B
False
Slide 4 - Quiz
Queen Gwenyvere eventually cheats on Arthur with which knight?
A
Gawain
B
Tristan
C
Percival
D
Launcelot
Slide 5 - Quiz
How does Arthur become king according to Le Morte d'Arthur?
A
Killing his father Uther
B
Pulling a sword from stone
C
Merlin crowns him king when he's old enough
D
Conquering Camelot with his own army
Slide 6 - Quiz
Le Morte d'Arthur
- French for "The Death of Arthur" - Sir Thomas Malory - Several stories about Arthur's life & death - Written in English & in prose (normal text, not poetry)
- First published by William Caxton (inventor of printing press) - Written during the War of Roses (civil war between Houses of Lancaster & York for the throne)
Slide 7 - Slide
Arthur's Birth
- Starts with King Uther falling in love with Igrayne - Relationship kept secret - Arthur is hidden away until after Uther's death - Pulls Excalibur from the stone, making him king of England - Some lords dispute his claim - Marries Gwenyvere to make his claim stronger - She brings the Round Table with her
Slide 8 - Slide
Arthur's Death
- Arthur goes to war against the Emperor of Rome, Lucius - Le Morte d'Arthur then focuses on the knights and their adventures - Gwenyvere and Launcelot have an affair and run away - While Arthur wages war against Launcelot, Mordred claims himself king - Epic battle and both Mordred & Arthur die
Slide 9 - Slide
Le Morte d'Arthur was written in?
A
French Prose
B
French Poetry
C
English Prose
D
English Poetry
Slide 10 - Quiz
Le Morte d'Arthur is written during the War of Roses, which was a civil war between the Houses of?
A
Godwin & York
B
Anjou & Godwin
C
Lancaster & Stuart
D
York & Lancaster
Slide 11 - Quiz
What's the name of the sword that Arthur pulls from the stone?
A
Expansion
B
Excalibur
C
Extinction
D
Examiner
Slide 12 - Quiz
Who eventually kills Arthur?
A
Mordred
B
Lucius
C
Launcelot
D
Morgana
Slide 13 - Quiz
Prepare for the test
Teacher PowerPoints 3x (The early Middle Ages, the late Middle Ages & Robin Hood)
Alquin book
The early Middle Ages: p. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 15.
The late Middle Ages: p. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 43, 52 and 55.