Teacher Guide

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will learn how to develop their own critical perspective, using close readings of the text and cultural/historical context as evidence to support their own interpretative argument, through class discussions and independent writing.

  2. 2

    Students will develop a video essay based on a thesis they develop through external research and close reading, incorporating the use of various technologies.

  3. 3

    Through the creation of a Mind Map, students will learn how to visually organize information about the story in an effort to draw connections between...

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