Slideshow for teaching Song of Roland. Note that the final slides are teacher's notes. Some materials are from a variety of other sources; all of which I believe are credited. Please inform me if work that is included is not properly credited.
3. What is a song? Style Lyrics Culture: If we know about the culture we can explain the lyrics.
4. Songs to Consider E-40, “Tell Me When to Go” Usurla Rucker, “L.O.V.E.” M1: from “Confidential” Gyptian, “Serious Times” Musiq Soulchild, “ Akon, “Don’t Matter” The Roots: Interview The Roots: Blog and YouTube Link
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6. Painting of the death of Roland, with angels carrying his soul to heaven. From a medieval illuminatedmanuscript.
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9. The Song of Roland is a chanson de geste portraying a medieval European view of Moslem*- Christian* conflict
23. The Song of Roland Illustrations by Javere Pinnock
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25. Marsilla is tired of fighting and has no hope of beating Charles. Marsilla Blancandrin Blancandrin advises tricking Charles to leave Spain by offering him gifts and loyalty.
27. Charlemagne’s men must choose someone to go to the pagan (Moslem) camp to receive their formal surrender. This is a dangerous task. Roland recommends Ganelon for the task. But Ganelon doesn’t want the job. Ganelon
28. Ganelon is very angry at Roland because Roland was the one who got him sent on the dangerous mission. Ganelon conspires with the enemy, Blancandran, to ambush Roland. Ganelon Blancandrin
29. King Charlemagne Ganelon has returned and says that the pagans will surrender and be baptized after we return to France. Now we can go home. They send gifts and hostages.
52. How can knowing the genre of a piece of literature help us to understand that literature?
53. What if we knew that The Song of Roland was somewhat like a poetry slam?
54. What if we knew that The Song of Roland is a song intended to be performed meant for an upper-class audience performed in Medieval Europe (for an audience that is mostly illiterate) ?
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64. Stained glass window depicting a scene from The Song of Roland in Chartres cathedral.