I can make inquiries about the historical accuracy of knights during the Middle Ages by comparing and contrasting different elements from stories about Knights in the Middle Ages.

In this lesson students will examine the the role of the knight in the Middle Ages. Students will read a fictional story based on the life of a young knight. After reading the story students will complete a close read of a section of "Distant Mirror" which describes the process that medieval boys went through in order to become a knight. Students will use this information to decide whether the story is historically accurate.

Lesson:

1. Read and annotate Knights Of The Silver Shield by Raymond MacDonald Alden which tells the story of a young knight in medieval times.

2. Complete the Knights of The Silver Shield Graphic Organizer which requires the reader to delineate between fact and fiction.

3. Using the close-read protocol, read and annotate Distant Mirror: Youth & Chivalry. Complete the reading comprehension questions after reading.

*Extension Activity Available*

Extension:

1. Analyze the cartoon below and answer the following questions.

a. Who are the two characters in the story? How do you know?

b. Look at the quote from the man speaking. What inference can you make from the quote?

c. What lesson can we learn about medieval knights and kings through this cartoon?

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