Objective ...
Students will relate their own ideas and experiences to some of the central themes of the Canterbury Tales.
Warm-up ...
CWoD - PIOUS
Today ...
- CWoD
- Canterbury Tales Pre-Reading Activity
- In a separate blog entry from your CWoD, rate the following statements 1-5 where:
- 1 is ALWAYS TRUE
- 2 is SOMETIMES TRUE
- 3 is MAY BE TRUE OR FALSE
- 4 is SOMETIMES FALSE
- 5 is ALWAYS FALSE
- Then write a 3-4 sentence response to each one explaining your rating and thoughts - whether you agree with that statement or not and why ...
- "Greed is the root of all evil."
- "Power corrupts everyone who has it."
- "Dreams are often predictors of the future."
- "No one understands morality better than the immoral."
- "The more educated you are, the better a person you are."
- "Society must be divided into classes in order to function properly."
- "Turning the other cheek is the best response to cruelty."
- "When an agreement is made, it must be honored - no matter what."
- "Women should have all the power in a relationship."
- FOR EXAMPLE ... I rated "greed is the root of all evil" as a 1 - I feel like it is always true. While there are many kinds of evil in the world, all seem to connect back to someone's need to meet some selfish desire or ambition. Their acts are driven by this and by their focus only on their own wants and needs - it is almost impossible to be evil if you consider the needs, wants, and feelings of others. Therefore, greed is, indeed, the root of all evil.
- Once you've completed the pre-reading blog entry, continue working on the Webquest - the quiz over that information is coming soon.
