1. Discuss Journal
2. Vocabulary: Ch. 3 Synonyms
3. With a partner, answer "Thinking Critically" questions in your notebook. (Journal Check)
4. Creative Writing Assignment: Craft a Frame Story. Due Friday.
Thinking Critically Questions pg. 165:
Chaucer is a master at using physical details—eyes, hair, complexion, body type, clothing—to revealcharacter. Describe at least three pilgrims whose inner natures are revealed by their appearance. Refer to your reading notes for help.
Clearly Chaucer satirizes the Church of his time. Show how this is true by analyzing two characters connected with the Church. What “good,” or honorable, Church people does Chaucer include to balance his satire?
What aspects of medieval society does Chaucer satirize in his portrayals of the Merchant? of the Franklin? of the Doctor? of the Miller?
Which pilgrims do you think Chaucer idealizes?
In describing the pilgrims, what has Chaucer as the pilgrim-narrator revealed about his own personality, biases, and values?
Which of the pilgrims’ professions or trades have survived and exist in society today? Which of Chaucer’s character types can be seen today in airports, on pulpits, on farms, in classrooms, on city streets, or in small towns?
WRITING
A Frame Story
Write your own prologue to a modern frame story. Set your frame story in an airport or a bus station where people are waiting or on a tour or a pilgrimage like the ones described in the Closer Look on page 150. Or you might choose to establish your frame by using people stranded by a storm or waiting for rescue from an accident. You will have to decide who your narrator will be and who the travelers will be and what their professions are. Model your prologue on Chaucer’s, and describe your travelers in such a way that their inner natures are revealed.
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