Students worked on the following assignment in class today:

1. Arthurian legend presents a mythology that contains elements of storytelling that are frequently used today. What makes something a classical work of literature is how it resonates today. Think of a modern story that contains elements of the mythology of Camelot. In several well-organized paragraphs, explain the specific elements that your choice shares with Arthurian Legend. You may use examples from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or King Arthur.



2. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and King Arthur represent three distinct styles of storytelling. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an example of satire.

Satire
• the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc
• a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

Think of a modern story that is an example of satire. In several well-organized paragraphs explain how your example fits the criteria of satire and how it compares to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.