lesbrief 1/2 Late Middle Ages

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Lesbrief 2

The Late Middle Ages

The knight

deadly rivalry 

or

chivalry?

What is a flanged mace?

what is a claymore?

what is a longbow?

what is a recurve bow?

what is a bardiche?

what is a glaive?

what is a ranseur?

What's this called?

introduction

1. How many different kinds of weapons can you name in English? What is striking about the names we have just found?

2. What do you already know about the knights and legends of King Arthur? Why is he famous? What were his knights called? Did he actually exist?

3. What do you know about the expected behaviour of knights?

4. What century/ centuries are covered here?

 curricular aims

1. understanding the time culturally and historically by...

2. gaining insight into two major literary works:

- The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer

- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - author unknown

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