A Knight’s Tale

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In the Middle Ages, a thatcher’s son pretends to be a knight.

Deliberately anachronistic and great fun.

Contents

Teaching Guide		Study Guide
Introduction	3	Analysing the Plot	2
Suggested teaching plan	4	Close Reading Task sheets	3
Resources	5	Narrative Structure Task sheet	9
Plot	6	Setting	11
Scene-by-Scene commentary	8	Costumes	12
Approaches to Close Reading	22	Characterisation	14
Close Reading Task sheets	23	Themes	19
Narrative Structure	36	Criticising the Critics	20
Examining the Screenplay	39	Research questions	22
Motifs and Symbols	43	Useful Quotations	23
Setting	44	The Complex Makeup of a Movie	26
Designing the Film	47	Glossary	27
Past and Present	48	Scene List	29
The Music	49	Write-on Worksheets	31
Shooting Scenes	50	Study Record	32
The Middle Ages	52	Plot Outline	33
Interesting Trivia	53	Examining the Screenplay	34
Cast and songs	54	Setting: Map of France	36
Unit outline	55	Scene-by-scene work sheets	37

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