Day 8: Senior English

The Canterbury Tales

A story about stories!

Today we started to learn about The Canterbury Tales.  Make sure you have the following things in your notes:

• It was written by Geoffrey Chaucer in MIDDLE ENGLISH
• The prologue is written almost entirely in heroic couplets. The HEROIC COUPLET is two lines of rhymed poetry with 5 stressed syllables per line.  Chaucer invented it and is considered the "Father of English Poetry" because of it.
• The pilgrims were on their way to Canterbury Cathedral to see where Thomas a Becket was martyred.
• They are telling stories to make the trip more fun.  The person who tells the best story will be the guest of honor at a feast when they return from their trip.

Projects for The Canterbury Tales

1. Memorize the first 18 lines of the Prologue in Middle English 
2. Write an entertaining story for the Canterbury Tales REMIX 

PLAN FOR THE DAY:
1. Grade Vocabulary Unit 2
2. Overview of The Canterbury Tales
3. STAR Reading

HW: Finish first draft of the Personal Narrative DUE on DAY 9