Honors 10 English
The Many Complexities England!Scotland! Wales!Great Britain! The United Kingdom!
Early “England” Evidence of “Britons” as early as 3800 B.C. Romans (Caesar) arrive in 55 BC. Caesar abandons the Britons not long after. So, they leave. They come back. Breakdown of Roman rule in 410. A Germanic people known as the Anglo- Saxons invaded the country. Christianization occurs around 600AD. Vikings attack Britain in 793. More power struggles between Anglo-Saxons.
Anglia, meet the Saxon Coast It’s the story… of Germanic people… who were bringing up some very lovely… settlements…?
In 1066, Edward the Confessor dies without a heir, and Harold Godwinson becomes king. Later that year, William of Normandy invaded England in what would be known as the “Norman Conquest.” Normans establish control of monarchy and upper class. Our “Present” Struggle
Normans
The Norman invasion of the late 12th century marked the beginning of more than 700 years of direct English and, later, British involvement in Ireland. Asserts full control in The conflict was the result of discrimination against the Irish nationalist/Catholic minority by the unionist/Protestant majority and the question of Northern Ireland's status within the United Kingdom. England and Ireland, a Love Hate Story
First: What is the plot of Chapter 1. What is happening in this set of scenes? Second: Who are each of these boys? Describe them. How are they encountering violence and innocence? Third: Vehicles (the characters) and Destinations (why do we have the characters) Where is T.H. White trying to take us? Review Chapter 1, Book II
Groups 1 & 2: Who are these boys? Let’s try to define them in a word or two. What do they each seem to care about? Group 3 & 4: Who is Morgause? What seems to define her? What are her major character traits? What does she care about? Groups 5 & 6: Why does White juxtapose these two scenes? Questions
End of Chapter 1, Book 2 By yourself. With a partner. Thesis Statements (Author + X + Y) Decide how you’d consider breaking down that thesis into paragraphs to PROVE your argument Close-Reading