Morte d’Arthur Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Dream of Arthur in Avalon by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

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Morte d’Arthur Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Transcript of Morte d’Arthur Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Dream of Arthur in Avalon by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

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Morte d’Arthur

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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The Dream of Arthur in Avalon by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

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King Arthur

• First appeared in a 7th century poem

• Virtuous

• Honorable

• Wise king and ruler of Britain

• Resisted German conquerors

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How Sir Belivdere cast the Sword Excalibur into the Water

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Legend of King Arthur

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Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparative forms of adjectives (words that describe nouns, pronouns) and adverbs (words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs) that compare 2 things.

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Regular Forms

Fast Faster Fastest

Ruben is fast.

Malcolm is faster than Ruben.

Tyler is the fastest.

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Regular forms

Quiet quieter quietest

Trish is quiet.

Shantel is quieter than Trish.

Jeannelle is the quietest student in class.

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Irregular Forms

• Good better best• Kelly Clarkson is a good singer.• Shakira is a better singer than Clarkson.• Christina Aguilera is the best singer.

• Bad worse worst• Snakes on a Plane was a bad movie.• Princess Diaries was a worse movie.• Twilight was the worst film of them all.

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BE CAREFUL! (double comparitives and superlatives)• Paris is the most loveliest city in the

world. (INCORRECT)

• Paris is the loveliest city in the world.

• The Red Sox are more better than the Yankees. (INCORRECT)

• The Red Sox are better than the Yankees.

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Double superlatives - AVOID!

• Vanilla ice cream is the most best flavor. (INCORRECT)

• Vanilla ice cream is the best flavor. (Correct)

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HOMEWORK

• Read Page 892 - 903 in your text• Answer all Questions on Page 903• Reader’s Response• Thematic Focus• Check your Comprehension• Critical Thinking• USE COMPLETE SENTENCES! DUE

MONDAY, 7/27

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In groups of 4…• Research knights and the patronage

system

• Construct a PowerPoint presentation

• Each team member must contribute to the oral presentation, which will be given in class on Friday, May 1st.

• This will be worth 100 points

• Presentations must be 5-7 minutes long

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Team Project (continued)• You must compare and contrast the legend of

King Arthur with that of Don Quixote of LaMancha

• Include pictures that illustrate your point• You must have at least 10 slides, 5 of them

pictures• Quote from both “Don Quixote” and “Morte

d’Arthur” and explain the significance of the quotes

• Use ABC-CLIO databases• Include a works cited page

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Works Cited

• "King Arthur." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 21 Apr. 2009 <http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com>.