029 BRITISH LIT & COMP 1 ACCEL

Unit 2: Middle English Literature

Duration of Days: 25

After annotating and discussing a complex text, students will be able to craft analytical and argumentative compositions in various formats utilizing textual evidence.

Students will participate in deep reading sessions, engage in Harkness discussions, and compose informal responses for civil forum-style discourse and formal analytical and argumentative essays.

  • Annotations
  • Harkness discussions
  • Short analytical essays
  • Argumentative essay
Lesson # Lesson Title Duration of Days
1 Harkness Discussion Basics 1
2 Middle English Period Background 1
3 The World of King Arthur: Chivalric Romance 1
4 LE MORTE D'ARTHUR Analysis 3
5 LE MORTE D'ARTHUR Harkness Discussion / Informal Composition 1
6 A Journey with Chaucer: Satire 1
7 THE CANTERBURY TALES Analysis 3
8 THE CANTERBURY TALES Harkness Discussion / Informal Composition 1
9 Contemporary Pairing Analysis 3
9 Unveiling Morality: CT Allegory 1
10 Allegorical Text Excerpts Analysis 3
11 Allegorical Text Excerpts Harkness Discussion / Informal Composition 1
12 Medieval Worldview 2
13 Legacy of the Middle Ages Composition WORKSHOP 3