Book Detail
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Morpurgo, Michael | Illustrator: Foreman, Michael |
| Title: Sir Gawain & the Green Knight | Date: 2004 |
| Publisher: Candlewick Press | City: Cambridge, MA |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-7636-2519-1 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): legends, tales, and myths | |
HSE Descriptor(s): language arts - reading |
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Summary: |
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| The author retells this famous tale of one of the knights of King Arthur's famous Roundtable, in which Gawain accepts a challenge of a giant green knight that leads to further trials at the end of one year. Vivid illustrations contribute to the sense of adventure and magic. Since the text and plot are rather dense, reviewers recommend the book for advanced readers or for reading aloud. | |
Teaching Ideas: |
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| Prediction strategies would work well with this suspenseful story. Readers will want to consider what the encounter with the Green Knight and the wild creatures on his journey to the Green Chapel reveal about Gawain's character. Students might enjoy adapting the story for Readers' Theater. For a very in-depth historical look at King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable check www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/arthur/arthur.shtml or for a more visual, lighter approach see www.kingarthursknights.com. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Discussion Webshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf |
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DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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Reader's Theater http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf |
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Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf |
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