It's time of King Arthur!

Introduction

Hi guys! 

                 

The main character of the WebquestMy name is Tom, and we are working together about the next topic.

In this Webquest, we are working with an important king... The king Arthur!

Do you know him? It was really famous! At the end you'll see why!

So, we can learn a lot of things about king Arthur, his leyend and other important aspects in relation to this character, such as Camelot, Round table and Holy Grail.

Are you ready to learn?

Task

For the task...

 You have to click on the nexts topics and learn it.Then, you have to look for some extra information about tat three topics, because in class we will talk about and work about them.

    -Camelot













   -Holy Grail

 
    -Round Table


 

And, also you have to know in what time it passed. You can click here to read some important information about King Arthur.

Process

For the task you should do the next process

  1. Reading the next texts in relation to King Arthur
  2. Looking for information about Camelot, Holy Grail and Round Table
  3. Brainstorming in class about they have collected
  4. Making a summary
  5. Writing a final text, which includes the summary and the most important aspescts for them
  6. Delivering the text to the teacher at the set time.

On the one hand, we can consider British King Arthur                                                                                                                 

At the end of the 5th century, Britain came under the leadership of a man named Arthur. He was a real man but very little is known about him. He may have been a brilliant commander in charge of the British army or a High-King like Vortigern. A monk named Nennius wrote a document telling how Arthur was a Christian who fought 12 great battles against the Saxons. The most important of these was his spectacular victory at the Battle of Mount Badon. Some people think this was somewhere near Bath in Somerset. The Saxons then stayed within their small settlements and did not move into new areas for a whole generation. A document called the Welsh Annals records that Arthur died at the Battle of Camlann. He was either fighting alongside or against a man named Medrod. No-one knows where this battle took place.

Written Evidence that Arthur was Real(More information about this King here)

 

On the other hand we can know King Arthur, who is the main character of the stories

Arthur set up his Royal palace at Camelot. When Arthur was a bit older, he married a princess named Guinevere. She was the daughter of King Leodegrance of Cameliard. As a wedding present, her father gave them a huge round table. All the knights in the country wanted to be soldiers for King Arthur. The bravest of them were allowed to sit at the round table. They were known as the ‘Knights of the Round Table’. Because it was round, the positions of all the seats were equal. No-one could say they were more important because they sat at the end.The Saxons were still attacking the British. Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table fought against the Saxons in many battles. They finally defeated them at the Battle of Mount Badon. Everyone was happy and felt very safe again. Arthur thought he was doing a better job than the Roman Emperor in Italy. He decided to take his army to Europe. After a lot of fighting, the Emperor agreed to give the western half of Europe to Arthur. Back in Britain, the Knights of the Round Table had lots of adventures. Some rescued princesses. Some fought dragons or bad knights. Many of them went to look for a religious cup called the ‘Holy Grail’.

Evaluation

For the evaluation, All children should be assessed by the teacher with this section They have to consider if children have worked or not. The maximum score will be 5 and minimum 1

 

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Looking for information

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting the information

 

 

 

 

 

Brainstorming

(If they participate or not)

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

 

 

 

Present the final text

 

 

 

 

 

Attitude to the task

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

In conclusion...

Children have to learn some important things about King Arthur and some aspects which are in relation of him.

And, In addition to that they can improve their writing skills.

 

What do you think about the life of King Arthur?

Credits

Resources

 


We can use...

 

Teacher Page

1) Objetives.

Learning and appreciate the English major figures

Looking for and select information

Writing a text.

2) Contents.

CONTENIDOS COMUNES ATODOS LOS BLOQUES 

Valores, creencias y actitudes (interés y respeto por las singularidades de los países de habla inglesa

BLOQUE 4. PRODUCCIÓN DE TEXTOS ESCRITOS: EXPRESIÓN E INTERACCIÓN

Planificación - Movilización y coordinación de las propias competencias generales y comunicativas con el fin de realizar eficazmente la tarea (repasar qué se sabe sobre el tema, qué se puede o se quiere decir, etcétera).

Ejecución - Expresión del mensaje con claridad ajustándose a los modelos y fórmulas de cada tipo de texto.

3) Temporal distribution provided.

The webquest is designed to carry out for four or five sessions with children. But also, they have to work at home, not only in class.

Before the task, the teacher ask their pupils, that they have to recover some information about King Arthur, Camleot, Holy Grain and Round Table. (They can start in class, they can use the computer room)

 

  • In the first session, they discuss what they found as a brainstorming. 
  • In the second session, they have to make a summary
  • In the third session they have too add the most important aspects for them, and write the final text.
  • In the four session they have to give to the teacher.

 

 

4) Previous knowledge.

It would be advisable that they knew something of the time event, so that they can connect ideas.

5) Materials.

We need computers, notebooks, pens and ilusion to learn

6) Organization of space (for both work with computers, and for debates, creating murals, recordings, essays, etc).

 

  • The first day, they can search on the internet
  • The second day, in class they have to put in common that they had found.
  • In class, and at home they have to make the summary
  • In class they can add the most importan aspects for them and complete the final text so that they can give to the teachers.

 

7) The best organization of the working groups.

In this task, they have to work insividual, only they have to respect the other classmates in the discussion.

8) Additional teacher resources.

(Teachers should read the webpages that the students will use).

9) Whether or not to have the support of other teachers.

It isn't necessary.

10)The involvement of different areas.

You can work with other subjects such as Social Science, because it has a historic part, and also with Literature because, there are a lot of stories and films which show the life of King Arthur.