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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Full text PDF book: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by Burton Raffel
    Part I: PDF
    Part II: PDF

Required Reading & Downloads

Introductory Material
Introduction to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Vocabulary
Sir Gawain vocabulary list
Sir Gawain vocab flashcard deck on Dictionary.com

Assignments
Sir Gawain Literary Response Journal (LRJ) prompts
Sir Gawain AP Open-Ended Prompts
A.P. Reader's Advice On Writing (Shelnut)
Sir Gawain Unit Exam Study Guide

Required Articles
Conventional Symbols in Literature
"Good Readers and Good Writers" by Vladimir Nabokov -- annotation assignment and LRJ prompt

Sir Gawain & the Green Knight Resources

Luminarium Anthology of Medieval Literature: Sir Gawain

Arthurian Resources

Arthurian Legend.com
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
Arthuriana: Studies in Early Medieval History & Legend
King Arthur and the Holy Grail

Medieval Literature Resources

Luminarium: Medieval Literature
Medieval Literature at Medieval-Life.net
Stanford University Medieval Studies
Mr. Rose - Archbishop Moeller High School