1. DOCUMENTED ESSAY CHIVALRY: Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
Le Morte d’Arthur

2. CHIVALRY CHART Chivalry - (your definition) 1st Code 2nd Code 3rd Code
Green Knight
Example from text
Arthur
Example from text
1st Code
2nd Code
3rd Code

3. OUTLINE Introduction Chivalry-your definition
Thesis- Medieval romantic writings depict knights, who abide by chivalry’s strict codes of honor and behavior and struggle to achieve perfection.
Green Knight
Quote (example of chivalry)
(Your connection between these examples)
Arthur
Conclusion
Thematic connection between idea of chivalry and today’s society
Conflict man versus himself (struggle for perfection)

4. Write the draft… Must have at least 4 paragraphs
1st-Introduction (Explain chivalry, define it, give its background, why it is important in romantic writings) State the thesis in the last sentence.
2nd-Body (Write about how chivalry is depicted in the Green Knight)
Why is it important in this text? Embed your quote, connecting the idea.
How does it connect to today’s society? Embed your quote to connect the idea.
What is it connection with the way people act today? Embed your quote, connecting the idea.
Close the ideas presented in the Green Knight chivalry quotes by offering insight and relevance (professional, integrity, bold, courageous, virtuous, perfectionistic, idealistic, trustworthy, faithful, honorable, humble).

5. 3rd-Body (Write about how chivalry is depicted in Le Mort d’Arthur)
Why is it important in this text? Embed your quote, connecting the idea.
How does it connect to today’s society? Embed your quote to connect the idea.
What is it connection with the way people act today? Embed your quote, connecting the idea.
Close the ideas presented in the Arthur chivalry quotes by offering insight and relevance (professional, integrity, bold, courageous, virtuous, perfectionistic, idealistic, trustworthy, faithful, honorable, humble).

6. 4th-Conclusion (What is the one BIG idea or insight that both text’s present about chivalry and the way people were and are today?)
1. Explain the conflict associated with chivalry.
2. How did chivalry affect the interactions with others, conflicts, and society’s expectations during medieval ages?
3. Does chivalry still exist today?
4. What does it look like today versus during medieval time?

7. PEER EDIT Exchange papers and peer edit for the following:
Does it have a thesis statement?
Is the thesis statement the last sentence of the paragraph?
Underline in yellow and put a T beside the sentence.
Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
Put a beside the sentence.
Does each paragraph have three to five quotes depicting chivalry?
Underline and put a 1, 2, 3 beside the sentence.
Are the quotes embedded and woven skillfully into sentences?
Underline in blue the answers to the questions
Does the conclusion wrap-up the paper and is it connected to the body and thesis?
Draw arrows connecting to thesis and

8. REVISION Take out “I, me, my, we, our, you, your”
Write out contracted words. (No can’t won’t etc.)
Take out get, got, there is, there are, there was, there were.
Indent paragraphs.
Capitalize I