Year 7A – Wed. 3 June
Year 7B – Thurs. 4 June
As mentioned in the previous lesson, over the next few lessons you will watch an adventure-comedy film, set in Medieval times, about a peasant called William Thatcher who creates a new identity for himself, as a knight called Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein. (He did this, because he wanted to participate in more tournaments, but only knights and nobles were allowed to take part in the tournaments.) So, today we will watch the first “epidose” of the film. Make sure that you pay attention to all the information that I provide you with and that you concentrate when watching the film, as you will be tested in the next lesson!
Follow the order in which I give you instructions:
1.
Read the following text which gives you a bit of background information:
The film that you are about to watch is a medieval adventure action film. It is told in an anachronistic style with many modern references. The film follows a peasant who pretends to be a knight, along with his companions, in the world of medieval jousting. William poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winning accolades and acquiring friendships with such historical figures as Edward, the Black Prince of Wales and Geoffrey Chaucer. (The film takes its title from Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” in his Canterbury Tales, though the plot is not similar.)
2.
It is very important to understand what you read. So, quickly look up the following words online to find out what they mean: anachronistic, jousting and accolades. Do this right now, before you continue with the lesson.
3.
Read the following text which gives you a bit of an overview of the events in the first “episode” of the film:
At a jousting tournament in 14th-century Europe, young squires William Thatcher, Roland, and Wat discover that their master, Sir Ector, has died. If he had completed one final pass he would have won the tournament. Destitute, William wears Ector’s armour to impersonate him, winning the tournament and taking the prize.
Although only nobles are allowed in tournaments, William is now inspired to compete and win more prizes. Roland and Wat would rather take their share of coins and leave, but William convinces them to stay and train him to joust. Along the way to his first tournament in Rouen (in France), the three bumped into Geoffrey Chaucer, who is also destitute and agrees to forge the patent of nobility, a document to prove that the contestant is indeed a noble. This document was needed to allow William to enter, using the false name “Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein” from Gelderland!
4.
Again, there are words that you may need to look up quickly so that you may fully understand their meanings: squires, destitute, joust and forge.
5.
Now, watch “Episode 1” by accessing it in Schoology Materials. (This “episode” is 23:34 minutes long.)
If, for some reason, it does not work, click on the square (at the top right) in the schoology page for “Episode 1” – then the video should work. It looks like this:
6.
Send me a private message on Schoology (use the same mail-thread that we have been using previously!) to confirm that you have completed the tasks as instructed today.
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