Friday, February 19, 2010

Homework 2/19/10

Period 4 & 5
STUDY FOR CANTERBURY TALES TEST
IT WILL BE WEIGHTED AS A TEST NOT AS A QUIZ
THIS MEANS: TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
BE PREPARED TO WRITE AND ANALYZE

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Homework 2/17/10

Both periods
If you know that your stuff is still not what I asked for, fix it and re submit.
Tales will be shared Tomorrow and possibly Friday.
If you are doing the food extra credit, bring it on Friday. Be ready to explain the dish and a little context, how popular was it, who ate it, etc.?

Period 4
Post Vocab Sentences

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Homework 2/16/10

Period 4
Study for Vocab Quiz
If you have not already, complete your writing assignment.

Period 5
Post Vocab Sentences
If you have not already, complete your writing assignment.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Homework 2/12/10

Period 4 & 5
Have all 3 parts of your story typed, double spaced and ready to present to the class, for the competition.

#1= Prologue- The introduction to you/ your personality. (10-20 Lines)
#2= Prologue to the story- The background and introduction to your telling the story. (No more than 20 lines)
#3= Your story/Tale- A tale that has a moral lesson and that is reflective of your personality. (About 1.5-2 pages)
Consider this: The nun tells a religious tale. The WOB tells a story about a woman. The Pardoner talks about shady characters.

***STUDY FOR VOCAB QUIZ

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Homework 2/11/10

Period 4 & 5
Have a rough draft of #2 and #3. Typed, double-spaced.
#2= Prologue to Tale- The events that led to the telling of your tale on The Pilgrimage and a general reason for writing the tale
#3= Your MORAL Tale (Remember that Morals are lessons about how to be a good human)

Don't know what a good human is? Think about this:
Are you a good person if you steal, kill, are greedy, rape, lie?
Notice how all of the above hurt people?
A Moral usually has to do with the not hurting of people or yourself.
Also think of Vices and virtues that you could perhaps incorporate.
Vices: an evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Homework 2/10/10

Period 4
Work on the plot of your Tale by filling out the worksheet handed out in class.
Read the Mystery, Miracle, and Morality Plays handout.

If you did not do a prologue, do one!

Period 5
Revise your Prologue AND type it. If you did not do one, do one and TYPE it.
Complete the worksheet that plans out your Tale.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Homework 2/9/10

Period 4 & 5
1. Post vocab Sentences
2. Reread the "official Prologue packet" in order to gain inspiration to do your own Prologue with you as the character
- You are to write a prologue that introduces YOU like Chaucer introduces us to the nun, The Prioress, The Pardoner and The Wife of Bath.
- You must write it in 3rd person as though someone is writing about you.
- Turning in tomorrow should be a prologue/introduction between 10-20 lines.
- You should include character/personality AND physical appearance.
3. Start thinking of what your motivation will be for writing your Tale.
- What moral issue will you want to deal with in your tale?
Pardoner= greed, facing death, treating people how you want to be treated
Wife of Bath= honor, staying true to your word, what really makes a person virtuous
Prioress= _______________________________________

Sunday, February 7, 2010

homework due 2/8/10

Period 4
Reread the Prioress' Tale and if you could not find it, locate it.
Period 5
With a partner make a list of adjectives to describe each other. Each person should have their own list and it should be well balanced. It should not be all flattery or criticism.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Homework 2/1/10

Period 4 & 5
Study for Vocab Quiz

Period 5
Write a paragraph about the importance that you found in the class period/discussion