Introduction
Are you ready to start your journey back to medieval times? Who will you meet and what are you searching for?
By completing this assignment, you will be knowledgable about Geoffrey Chaucer and the context in which he wrote The Canterbury Tales. When we return to class we will begin reading several of the tales within the work.
Click on "Task" for further instructions.
Happy travels!
Task
You will explore Chaucer and background information about the text. This is an individual assignment, that will be E-mailed to me for a grade.
Start by creating a blank word document and naming it "YourName_TCT".
Copy and paste the following questions in the document and answer them AFTER reviewing the links provided in "Process".
1. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales? List five facts about the author’s life (biographical information).
2. What time period is The Canterbury Tales depicting
3. What is a pilgrimage?
4. The Canterbury Tales begins with a prologue and then follows a format where each character tells stories as they travel on a pilgrimage— how many stories are there?
5. The Canterbury Tales is about a journey. Where does the journey start? Where is it supposed to end
6. What is the significance of Canterbury? Why would they go there?
7. What is one example of why religion may have been so important in the Middle Ages? Explain.
Process
Before you begin, explore these websites for information about Chaucer and the tales, as well as the answers to your questions!
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/chaucerbio.htm
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa…
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-religion/pilgrimage.htm
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/index.htm
Here is a music video that you can view as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBa5nN_JyPk
Proceed to "Evaluation"
Evaluation
Grading will be based on how well you followed directions, as well as the completion and correctness of your work!
Please take your time to review the links provided. You are doing this assignment to decrease the time spent on reviewing backgorund information in class, that way we can go straight into reading the tales!
This assignment is worth 25 points!
Lastly, visit "Conclusion".
Conclusion
From this assignment you have gained knowledge about Geoffery Chaucer and his life, as well as the Medieval times. You should also be familiar with basic facts about The Canterbury Tales.
You now have enough background knowledge to analyze the tales we will read in class!
Lastly, copy and paste the following reflective questions into your word document and providve well thought out answers.
1. If you were to go on a pilgrimage in today's time what kinds of people do you think you would meet? What kinds of experiences do you think you would have? Why would you be going on the pilgrimage?
2. What are you looking forward to about reading excerpts from The Canterbury Tales now that you have learned a little bit more about the text/author/setting ?