1. Early challenges to divine right rule
Daily Learning Goal: I can analyze an excerpt from Here Be Dragons and analyze the challenge that was presented to the power of divine right kings through the Magna Carta. Warm up – read the introduction to the secondary source. Use it to answer the questions: 1. What problems did King John of England face in this time period? 2. What can you infer (guess) about King John based on this introduction?
Early challenges to divine right rule

2. Divine Right Rule - Background
Divine Right Rule was the idea that a King was chosen to rule by God, and thus could not have his authority challenged by any human.
Nobles were knights or other upper class men who were given land by the king which they could then rule. While they were in the upper social classes, they had few recognized rights due to the absolute power of the King.

3. Here Be Dragons - Context
The story is a novel about the period of King John of England’s rule. (Secondary Source)
Read the source silently to yourself.
Underline sections which show you King John’s or his son Richard’s beliefs about the power of a King.
Re-read and double underline phrases that show aspects of the conflict between King John and the Nobles.

4. 1. What event occurred on June 10, 1215?
Daily Learning Goal: I can analyze an excerpt from Here Be Dragons and analyze the challenge that was presented to the power of divine right kings through the Magna Carta.
Warm up:
1. What event occurred on June 10, 1215?
2. What actions does King John take upon returning to Windsor Castle?

5. Limits to Divine right rule: The Magna Carta
Daily Learning Goal: I can analyze the protections of rights that are present in the Magna Carta through a series of comprehension questions. Warm up: Read the introduction to the Magna Carta 1. Who was the Magna Carta an agreement between? 2. What were the main goals of the nobles in proposing the Magna Carta?
Limits to Divine right rule: The Magna Carta

6. Working with the Magna Carta
Read the Magna Carta silently by yourself.
As you read, underline sections that show various rights being protected
Which articles of the Magna Carta do you think the King was LEAST enthusiastic about?

7. Cause and Effect: the Magna Carta
Prompt: Explain how the Magna Carta limited the power of King John of England and how the king felt as a result of the forced signing of the document.
Requirements: Use at least 2 articles of the Magna Carta and evidence from “Here Be Dragons” to support your explanation.
Directions:
Deconstruct prompt – underline verbs, circle key historical vocabulary
Create a topic sentence
As a result of signing the Magna Carta, King John of England gave up _________ and ___________. The result of this was that the king felt ___________.
Construct paragraph that explains the argument that you made in your topic sentence.