Engl 12 10/9/23

Mon, Oct 9, 2023

• Discuss The Pardoner's Prologue (from 'The Canterbury Tales')

Assignment: The Pardoner's Tale 

• The Pardoner's Tale Reading Do M&W in your Journal

• The Pardoner's Tale Discussion Questions

  1. In "The Pardoner's Tale," who tells the three rioters that Death is up the way under a tree? What do the rioters find instead?

  2. Personification is a literary device in which an idea or object is given human traits. Infer what the elderly figure might personify.

  3. List the ways the three rioters show their greed in "The Pardoner's Tale." Explain the result.

  4. Why might the Pardoner have decided to tell a story warning against greed?

  5. Summarize the basic plot of "The Pardoner's Tale."

  6. Explain the point the Pardoner makes in his tale.

Tue, Oct 10, 2023

• Discuss The Pardoner's Tale

Assignment: Independent Read: "Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time"

• Intro, Read, Quiz, Write (StudySync)

Wed, Oct 11, 2023

• Discussion over "Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time"

Assignment: Blast - Epic Heroes

Blast: StudySync Blast Info

• Blast, Quick Poll, Three Peer Reviews, Journal

Thu, Oct 12, 2023

Assignment: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• Audio Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Many medieval works of literature deal with the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Like most Arthurian romances, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is based on chivalry, the code of conduct of the medieval knight. According to that code, a knight was to be a loyal servant to his lord or lady and a perfect example of virtues such as bravery, courage, courtesy, honesty, faith, and gentleness.

• Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Complete the M&W and questions written here.

1. Identify the main elements of fantasy or magic associated with the Green Knight.

2. List the gifts Gawain receives that he shares with the lord of the manor.

3. Near the end of Sir Gawain, how does the Green Knight become more of a real-life character who shows human emotion?

4. In Sir Gawain, why does Gawain volunteer to fight with the Green Knight at the holiday banquet?

5. In the story of Gawain, how does he react when he learns that the sash belongs to the Green Knight?

6. Argue whether Gawain judges himself too harshly during his final meeting with the Green Knight.

7. Can there ever be an exception to justify sacrificing your honor?

Fri, Oct 13, 2023

• Purple Day