1. Honors 10 English

2.  The Many Complexities England!Scotland! Wales!Great Britain! The United Kingdom!

3.  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.

4. Anglia, meet the Saxon Coast It’s the story… of Germanic people… who were bringing up some very lovely… settlements…?

5.   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

6.  Normans

7.   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 1541.  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

8.   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

9.   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

10.   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