2/26/2016

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. 🙂

 

2/15/2012

Pull out your Canterbury Tales prologue and let’s get ready to reeeeeaaaaaad!

We read The Yeoman, The Prioress, The Monk, The Friar, The Merchant, and The Clerk today. After we finished reading, we worked on the Canterbury Tales Cheat Sheet.

Just remember to use good time management skills – USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

Also, all of the notes we take in class WILL ACTUALLY HELP YOU WITH THE ASSIGNMENTS LATER ON. I promise. If Riley was going to give you busy work, it would be a worksheet or the questions in the back of the book.