Students will watch a video lesson, do activities to familiarize themselves with characters. The pardoners tale introduction the pardoner is a sinister character, one of the most memorable on the pilgrimage to canterbury and in the whole of english literature. The table would be occupied at only one side, so when the squire carved for his father, the knight, he stood before him across the table. The word file is viewable with any pc or mac and can be further adjusted if you want to mix questions around andor add your own headers for things like name, period, and date. A thorough and welldesigned resource for older students, this lesson focuses on chaucers character the wife of bath from his classic novel, the canterbury tales. Nov 30, 20 the canterbury tales written response the pilgrims going to canterbury compete to tell a story that provides the greatest pleasure and the most instruction in morality. Aug 31, 2014 this unit plan for chaucers the canterbury tales general prologue is comprised of five lesson plans which include prereading questions, creative writing assignments, and assessments. Letting the students take charge of presenting selections from the canterbury tales has resulted in creative and memorable presentations that make this work more fun for the entire class. Students study chaucers canterbury tales not just for its rich language, but also for the insights it provides into the middle ages.
The wifes fame derives from chaucers deft characterization of her as a brassy, bawdy womanthe very antithesis of virtuous womanhoodwho challenges the prevailing gender inequality of the times. Students will examine the values and social structures revealed in societies. The host acts a little like a tour guide, happily planning activities for his visitors. Lesson plans, and worksheets back to school graphic organizers alphabet worksheets sight words math worksheets. By the end of this unit, students should be able to identify the historical importance of the canterbury tales as a societal portrait of. The wifes fame derives from chaucers deft characterization of her as a brassy, bawdy womanthe very antithesis of virtuous womanhoodwho challenges. It includes twentyseven lessons, supported by extra resource materials. To conclude our lesson, the canterbury tales were written in the late 14th century by geoffrey chaucer.
The canterbury tales santa ana unified school district. The teaching unit for the canterbury tales gives you a comprehensive academic framework that saves you hours of prep work. Teaching the canterbury tales in american high schools. The group is then responsible for teaching the class that tale. The canterbury tales study guide contains a biography of geoffrey chaucer, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Perhaps the bestknown pilgrim in chaucers canterbury tales is alisoun, the wife of bath.
The canterbury tales lesson plan is downloadable in pdf and word. The powerpoint presentation includes the full text of the tale along with close guided reading questions. A portly miller, barely able to sit on his horse, rambles on about the flighty wife of a crotchety old carpenter and the scholar she takes as her lover. Afterwards they will be reading the wife of aths tale. British literatureteaching literatureenglish literatureenglish lesson plansenglish lessonsteaching. For useful chaucer resources, visit the chaucer homepage at the british library.
The canterbury tales themes lesson plan owl eyes is an improved reading and annotating experience for classrooms, book clubs, and literature lovers. A lesson in frame stories the following assessment activity is designed to challenge students synthesizing ability in an engaging, creative way. This link leads to the opening page of the section on chaucer, including a summary and an audio file of middle english. By the end of this unit, students should be able to identify the historical importance of the canterbury tales as. When an author ridicules and exposes the faults of his or her subject. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. The canterbury tales lessons tes teach with blendspace. A literary classic, the canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer continues to be taught in english classrooms.
Geoffrey chaucer wrote the canterbury tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 87 and 1400. The portrait of him in the general prologue shows him as deficient in body and depraved in soul, his physical. Hannah stewart english 380 moreau lesson plan title. Geoffrey chaucer, known as the father of english literature, intended these stories to provide him with an income for the rest of his life. Teaching the canterbury tales in american high schools oxford. For a comprehensive version of the canterbury tales, including analysis and notes, visit this site. Each group has a set of tasks that must be completed during the presentation, and the group members will be graded on these tasks. Getting to the core santa ana unified school district. You can find more information about the lost letters of the middle english alphabet here, and the history of the language here.
Students are given the materials they will be using during the unit including the group project through which most of the background and reading of the tales will take place. The text of the present edition of the canterbury tales is founded upon that of the ellesmere ms. Volume i, issue 2 february 2003 scientia scholae creating a chaucerian pilgrimage. This lesson plan is targeted at high school juniors and seniors, or college students reading the wife of baths tale from chaucers canterbury tales. Before reading, i ask students to preread the text by reading the marginal notes and footnotes on allusions and unfamiliar vocabulary. Everything you need to know to read the canterbury tales. Using wikis, students collaborate to study both literature and history on their own terms. Tales activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans.
Literature of the middle ages this lesson will be taught after the students have completed a section on king arthur and have been introduced to chaucer and the canterbury tales and after they have read the full prologue of the ct. They are comprised of dozens of tales linked by a frame narrative of pilgrims from all walks of. Unit plan for teaching chaucers the canterbury tales. Chaucer has been dubbed the father of english poetry by his contemporaries, later authors and modern critics. This wife of bath activity and plan focus on the prologue, specifically. The host of a tavern proposes a contest to determine who can tell the best story, and the characters craft tales ranging from chivalric romance to moral allegory to. The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to.
The knights tale summary plot diagram this storyboard that activity is part of the lesson plans for the canterbury tales the canterbury tale plot diagram for the knights tale. Go at your own pace, but remember, you must answer questions when asked and. Learn more about this timeless work with this free teaching guide. The pardoners tale from canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer radix malorum est cupiditas greed is the root of all evil descriptive data. The general prologue, the knights tale, the millers prologue and tale, the reeves prologue and tale, the cooks prologue and tale, the man of laws introduction, prologue, tale, and epilogue, the wife of baths prologue and tale, the friars prologue and tale, the summoners prologue and tale. The canterbury tales is a collection of stories written by geoffrey chaucer about life and society in medieval england. The stories range from high style romance pieces to crude, bawdy pieces intended to insult and entertain. One of the most familiar and best loved tales is that of the wife of bath. The canterbury tales themes lesson plan the role of fate and free will. This is a great intro lesson in to any of the tales.
Throughout the collections 24 stories, geoffrey chaucer presents a detailed account of life and society in medieval england, tackling themes that are still relevant today, such as spirituality and social class. The canterbury tales summary activity storyboard that. Students read stories from the canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer and create their own tale. The canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer lesson plans by kristy littlehale the canterbury tales is a collection of stories, told by different pilgrims on their way to thomas beckets tomb during the middle ages. Mock tale and analysis lesson 5 the collaborative annotation chart, dosay chart, textdependent questions, partner pilgrim analysis, and analysis. Covers chaucers life and outlines the canterbury tales. Background on chaucer and the canterbury tales lesson 2. The canterbury tales lesson plans and activities for. Find full texts with expert analysis in our extensive library. The canterbury tales grades 57 reluctant reader books my, oh, my. The canterbury tales grades 912 mouse tales grades 02.
On your paper, write a paragraph in which you evaluate how well the pardoner and the wife of bath accomplished this. The canterbury tales is a series of stories told from the perspectives of twentynine pilgrims traveling from london to canterbury in order to venerate the shrine of thomas becket. The canterbury tales lesson plans and activities enotes. Students will closely examine the different conversations between the main characters and their respective godsvenus, mars, and dianato evaluate how the text. The canterbury tales full text and analysis owl eyes. Instead of having students read the entire prologue, i jigsaw the section, assigning a character to each student for analysis and introduction assignment. Santa ana unified school district common core unit plannerliteracy unit title. The lesson plan below outlines day one on the prologue of the canterbury tales. The canterbury tales lesson plans and activities to help you teach geoffrey chaucers work. The students fill out a graphic organizer about their character and then are required to bring in a prop and introduce their character to t. Jan 14, 2009 a fully transitioned slide show set to music with color art and embedded audio of a reading of part of the prologue. The introductory lesson introduces students to the canterbury tales. The canterbury tales is a collection of stories, told by different pilgrims on their way to thomas beckets tomb during the middle ages. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to canterbury england.
Learn more about the social world chaucer represented, the different roles of. The canterbury tales are his most ambitious and popular work. In this assignment, the students will interpret and evaluate chaucers the canterbury tales through reading for meaning and then partaking in a reflective discussion. This 52page unit plan for the canterbury tales includes all of the material from my various products for geoffrey chaucers masterfully satirical piece depicting the people and society of the middle ages, plus added activities, projects and material. It has been collated throughout with that of the other six mss.
Throughout todays lesson youll be working at your own pace to view a powerpoint that will reinforce what weve already discussed about the canterbury tales, read background information on the characters and then watch some cartoons based on the individual tales of the pilgrims in the story. Each of the groups is assigned one of the canterbury tales. A great lesson plan for teaching the canterbury tale. Through this work, chaucer wove renaissance ideals into english literature. In this lesson, students will critically examine the form and function of the canterbury tales in order to create a satirical frame story of their own.
These usually include the general prologue, the pardoners tale,the nuns priests tale, the wife of bath prologue, the wife of baths tale, the millers tale, and the knights tale, which i break into two sections. Pdf study guide for the canterbury tales glencoe literature. The following is a breakdown of how i present the assignment. In this writing applications lesson, students read the tales and analyze the specific details that chaucer use. Iseult gillespie shares everything you need to know to read geoffrey chaucers classic collection. Grades 24 read and color books ancient greece read and color pdf file. This might sound like a bawdy joke, but its part of one of the most esteemed works of english literature ever created. This lesson pack includes everything you need to help your students closely read and analyze the pardoners tale from chaucers the canterbury tales, translated by nevill coghill. The canterbury tales the wife of bath tale 1 worksheet. Teach your students about the general prologue to chaucers canterbury tales with this lesson plan. Students point out that the wife of bath seems to accept herself, even though her identity as a woman in medieval times strays from the norm. The canterbury tales is a classic of english literature, written by geoffrey chaucer over six hundred years ago. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. This link leads to the opening page of the section on chaucer, including a summary.
Because this work is so long and complicated, i choose some of the more wellknown tales to teach in class. As a way of understanding chaucers complex characterization and. Exploring the prologue to the canterbury tales using wikis. Browse the canterbury tales prologue pdf resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original. The powerpoint presentation includes the full text of the tale. An activity for teaching chaucers canterbury tales in the high school classroom the power of a pilgrimage usually lies more in the journey than in reaching the destination. See more ideas about canterbury tales, canterbury and british literature. The canterbury tales fun activities geoffrey chaucer this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. After reading the selected tales from the canterbury tales, the teacher will split the class into an even number of groups, approximately 6 or 8 groups of 3 to 4 people. The canterbury tales lesson plan introduction to the canterbury tales. First published in 1400 ce, the canterbury tales remains a cornerstone in the english literary canon, and for good reason. Download pdf prologue to the canterbury tales test. They create meaning and build information networks using tools chaucer himself would have loved.
Chaucers canterbury tales lesson plan template and teaching resources. For the activity, students are assigned a particular character to study. To canterbury with full devout courage, spirit, heart at night was come into that hostelry inn well nine and twenty in a company fully 29 25 of sundry folk by aventure yfall by chance fallen. Geoffrey chaucer lesson plans for the canterbury tales.
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