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17 November 2023

G - The one about Pellinore.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What makes up the medieval hero?

We read together, paraphrased, and appreciated the excerpt from Malory's Morte D'arthur. We discussed what medieval society considered heroic - while the Anglo-Saxons might have valued physical strength as a marker for a heroic figure, medieval society also valued courtesy. Learners made the point that even though Pellinore was stronger than Arthur physically, Arthur still comes across as the leader, the king.

I spoke briefly about the humanist attitude of writers from the Renaissance and we talked about how even though Shakespeare plays a key role in this time period, it was actually Sir Thomas Wyatt who brought the sonnet to England. We read together and I modelled how to paraphrase and appreciate "Whoso List To Hunt." I assigned Wyatt's other sonnet and Chedi, and two of Spenser's sonnets to Fenella and Jayda, respectively.

READ: Introduction to the The Renaissance

NEXT CLASS: The Sonnet


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