Objective ...
Students will relate their own ideas and experiences to some of the central themes of the Canterbury Tales. Students will analyze themes and characterization in The Canterbury Tales.
Warm-up ...
CWoD ... ASCRIBE
Today ...
- Finish your work on your 200-250 word response to EACH OF the following essay prompts ... (This will count as a quiz grade - post your responses to your blog. They are due on there by Friday!).
- Pardoner's Tale - The Pardoner is depicted as a liar, con man, and, essentially, a thief. Yet his tale is very effective morally. What is the message or moral of his tale? How does it contrast with his character traits but still seem appropriate given his values? Do you agree with the message of his tale ... explain.
- Wife of Bath's Tale - The Wife of Bath is depicted as a progressive woman of the time with different ideas about the role and strength of women than Medieval society provides - especially given that she has outlived so many husbands. What is the message or moral of her Tale? How does this compare or contrast with her character traits? Do you agree with the message of her tale ... explain.
- Canterbury Tales EXAM - objective test - Tuesday 12/8. You will need to review Pilgrim info from the Prologue (your charts will be available to you on the exam) as well as the two tales we read. It will be a major grade, so be prepared.
- If you are missing either of the CT quizzes, today is the day to get them made up. If you are unhappy with your grade on either of the quizzes, you may submit a written summary of the tale (minimum 200 words) to improve your quiz score by one letter grade ... the summary must be detailed and must be written in your own words. Anything plagiarized from an online source will not be accepted.
- Quiz makeups need to be completed in class today if needed. Otherwise you will have to come in on your time after school or during IH next week.
- Quiz improvements may be submitted anytime prior to the Canterbury Tales exam on Tuesday.
