Canterbury Tales continued today!

We watched a video about monks and what they were like in the medieval day.

Today, we read about the Friar, the Merchant, and the Clerk. Before we read the Friar, I played a YouTube video of a Franciscan Friar who answered the top ten questions that he gets. I skimmed through a few of the questions and answers so that we can compare/contrast the CT Friar with our Friendly YouTube Friar.

When we read the Cleric, I played one of my favorite videos for you: Weird Al’s White and Nerdy. When you read his description, it’s pretty accurate for him, except maybe our Cleric is even MORE nerdy that the speaker in the song, if that’s even possible.

We also read the Merchant.

We have read about three church people who didn’t follow their vows, so we did a small activity examining what their jobs were SUPPOSED to be like contrasted with what the characters were ACTUALLY like. Because Blackboard isn’t working right now, just e-mail this document to me so I can give you credit for it. 🙂