Arthurian Legends Assignment

In your textbook, read pages 190-196 (Le Morte d’ Arthur). When you finish, complete the assignment below.

You have read The Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight, and the Arthurian Legend in your book. You should have a pretty good handle on the society represented by these works (a “Knight’s Tale” movie helped as well). I want you to come up with a list of “norms” that the Middle Ages society would have been defined by.... societal expectations, in other words. Use textual evidence to support them. This means that beside each norm, you need to reference something from one of these works.  The last step of this assignment is to create a list of norms for what you believe is an ideal society... not necessarily the one in which we live, thought it might be.  I am including the Norms that Cleveland High School has chosen for this school year below as an example. (You might also want to ask yourself if you are following those norms in your regular school day.....)

Work Hard
Be on time.
Come prepared to be a part of this community.
Be a good listener and share your voice.
Be Nice
Yourself
Your Peers
Your Leaders
Your School
Get Smart
Be flexible and willing to accept challenges.
Take charge of your learning.
Be an active and engaged listener.