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Senior English. Mr. Briggs’ Class September 7-10, 2012. Objective. Discuss and review the Prologue to Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales . Demonstrate knowledge of literature by participating in class activities and assignments.

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  1. Senior English Mr. Briggs’ Class September 7-10, 2012

  2. Objective • Discuss and review the Prologue to Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. • Demonstrate knowledge of literature by participating in class activities and assignments. • Standard: Reading 3.7: Evaluate philosophical, political, religious, ethical and social influences of the historical period that shaped the characters, plots, and settings.

  3. Friday (9-7-12) • No homework. • Enjoy this weekend! • You may want to check out this PowerPoint online and view the resources page

  4. Monday’s (9-10-12) Homework • In your textbook – pages 122-128 • Read about the knight, Yeoman, Nun, Monk, Friar, and Merchant. • For each character, write a paragraph summarizing their stories. Make sure to use correct structure as found in PENS. • Quiz tomorrow on your reading.

  5. Chaucer’s Use of Satire • Good stories of medieval life • Pilgrims of different classes going to the shrine of St. Thomas á Becket • Frame Story – story within a story • Notice how Chaucer describes each of the 29 pilgrims in the Prologue. Focus on each character’s dress, appearance, and behaviors (how they speak and act).

  6. Satire? • Satire is the use of humor, irony or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behavior or ideas are.- The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire

  7. Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales Resources • Spark Notes • Audio reading – click here • Online Literary Criticism on Chaucer – click here • Web English Teacher (teaching resources) – click here. • Chaucer Biography

  8. Prologue and Chaucer’s English • Old English (Anglo-Saxon Era) 597A.D. – 1100A.D. • Middle English (Chaucer’s English) 1100-1500A.D • Modern English (Shakespeare) 1500-Present • Listen to the Prologue in Middle English – page 119 • “Listen to these fools laying down the beats dawgs . . .woof-woof!” the Rap • Prologue in Modern English – some of the rhyme scheme (iambic pentameter) may be lost in translation. Complete pages 54-55 in your IR.

  9. Map of major Characters

  10. The Pilgrims • The 29 pilgrims generally fall into one of three classes: the Feudal Order (knight and his squire), the Church (Monk and Prioress), and the merchant or professional class (Miller and Doctor). • The Knight • The Squire • The Yoeman • The Nun (prioress) • The Monk • The Friar • The Merchant • The Oxford Clerk • The Lawyer • The Franklin

  11. Knight and Squire and their Yeoman • Knight • Perfect, genteel, loved the truth, chivalry and honor • Ridden into battle fought Holy Wars • Never boasts of his deeds • Squire • Candidate for knighthood, lady’s man, takes care of his “curly locks,” could sing lusty songs and write poetry • Yeoman • Servant to Knight and Squire, dressed in all green, expert woodsman and shot with bow and arrow

  12. Nun or Prioress • Madame Eglantine, well educated, spoke French but not that well, emphasis on her appearance and possessions (clothes and three dogs), she secretly longs for a more worldly life • Her motto is “Love conquers all.” • She’s in charge of a small nunnery but not very religious. • She travels with another Nun (probably like an assistant) and three priests

  13. The Others • Monk: outrider for his monastery – buys land for the church • Friar: very corrupt priest – takes money for confessions • Merchant: shrewd, rich businessman • Clerk: poor student, thin, wears threadbare clothes, buys books rather than food or clothing • Franklin: larger landowner with some wealth but not of noble birth

  14. The Prologue – page 120 (textbook) (Lines 19-27) • Where is the narrator, and why is he there? • Who arrives at the Inn? • What is the main idea of this sentence?

  15. The Prologue – Knight’s Tale • Only fought in Holy Wars (not political) – over a 40 year period • What does this infer about the Knight • What qualities does the Knight possess that are different from those you might expect from a veteran warrior? • A: Modest, honorable, considerate, well-mannered • (Line 75) How does the narrator use indirectcharacterization? • A: Doesn’t tell us what to think but allows us to infer about the character of the Knight

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