Objective ...
Students will relate their own ideas and experiences to some of the central themes of the Canterbury Tales. Students will analyze primary resources from the time period to gain a deeper understanding of the language and events of the time.
Warm-up ...
CWoD -
Also ... answer the SAT Question of the day ... and include what the correct answer was in your blog. You can find it here: SAT Question of the Day
Be aware that normal registration for the December 5 test ends on Thursday and you will pay fees in addition to the normal test fee of $54.50,
The test this Saturday (November 7) is in waitlist request status only - late registration has ended. You can request to be added to the waitlist but will pay $100.50 if you are granted the opportunity to test.
If you are planning to attend college in the fall and need to take the SAT, you need to make plans to take the test in December if at all possible.
Today ...
- CWoD
- No Webquest quiz today ... expect a short quiz over the material as early as tomorrow or Wednesday
- Before we begin reading The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, there are some vocabulary terms we need to familiarize ourselves with - create a separate blog entry for "Canterbury Tales - Prologue Vocabulary" and then give each word the same treatment you would for the CWoDs.
- Vocab Terms (6): courtliness, sedately, personable, accrue, malady, and entreaty
- Then read the first 41 lines of "The Prologue" which begins on page 144 in the literature book. be sure to read the associated margin notes for each part to enhance your understanding. You may read beyond this point if you have time, but are not required to.
- If you have not yet done so, make your own virtual pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral through this virtual tour of key areas ... http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/visit/tour/
- From our webquest we know that this is where the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales are making a pilgrimage to ... so before we read, take a few minutes to see what the big deal is.
