King Arthur and his legend

Introduction

In the next Webquest, you will find information about King Arthur and his legend. You have to get information about them using the resources which you will find in the next sections.

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Task

The aims of these tasks are:

  • Get information about Camelot, the Round Table and the Holy Grail.
  • Situate the Arthurian legend in the right chronological time.
  • Know about the real King Arthur and the literary figure.          

You will find the answers to the tasks in the blue links.                       

You have to write the answer of the tasks in a Word and deliver in class before Christmas’ holiday, it is an individual work, but you can help your partner too.

Process

The tasks which you have to answer are about different topics related to the King Arthur legend.

  • PLACE AND PERIOD
  • The King Arthur’s legend was placed in Camelot. Did really Camelot exist? Where was it situated?

http://www.kingarthursknights.com/etc/map.asp

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~NW6E-MTMR/arthur/tour_e.htm#cadbury

 

  • When did the Arthurian legend take place? And what happened in those years?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4v5gH3b18

  • THE ROUND TABLE
  • The Round Table was one of the most significant signs of the King Arthur’s court. What was the Round Table? Why was it round and no rectangular?

http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/arthur_success.html

http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/rtable.html

  • THE HOLY GRAIL
  • King Arthur and his knights wanted to get the Holy Grail. What was the Holy Grail? Where was it? Did they finally get it?

http://www.heroofcamelot.com/legend/holy-grail

  • THE REAL KING ARTHUR AND THE LITERARY FIGURE
    • Who was the real King Arthur?

http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/kaking.html

    • Who was the King Arthur that we can read in Mort d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory?

http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/kapopular.html

    • Are there any differences in both characters?

Evaluation

Your work is going to be corrected by the teacher. It will be used the next rubric to evaluate your work.

All the answers are going to be corrected using the next rubric.  

 

1

0,75

0,5

0,25

Content

The ideas are presented clearly and without failures.

The ideas are presented clearly but with some failures.

 

The ideas are presented clearly but with many failures.

 

The ideas aren’t presented clearly and it contains lots of failures.

Organization

The ideas are well organized.

 

The ideas are partially organized.

There are some failures in the organization of the ideas.

The ideas are disordered.

Spelling, vocabulary and grammar

It is well used without significant failures.

It has few failures.

It has many failures.

 

It has lots of failures

Conclusion

Fantastic!

You have finished the work. Now you are an expert of King Arthur’s legend. Maybe one day you can be one of the strongest and bravest Knights of the Round Table.

Credits

Level: for 10-12 year old  students.

Author: Ariadne Martín Tirados.