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Intro to Unit 2 the middle ages 1066-1485 U2ll1 Eng12

What you need to know… Unit Objectives Texts Read, analyze, and interpret selections from the medieval period Identify and analyze elements of medieval poetry, including narrative poems and epic tales Identify causes and effects while analyzing the historical, social, and cultural context of the Middle Ages Write a literary analysis following the writing process Review phrases and the sentence base Texts Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales “The Prologue” "The Pardoner’s Tale“ "The Wife of Bath’s Tale“ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Unit Overview You will read literary works composed during the medieval era. Chaucer's narrative poem The Canterbury Tales, which presents various figures of medieval English society and the tales they tell while traveling on a long journey Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a narrative poem based on the legends of King Arthur and his court. You will analyze literary elements such as: Character Narrator’s Voice and Perspective Tone You will examine the historical, social, and cultural climate of the Middle Ages by identifying causes and effects. You will use the writing process to write a literary analysis about one of the pilgrims who are voyaging to Canterbury for your Portfolio. This process involves a characterization chart (extra credit), an outline, and a final draft.

Unit Assignments Discussion (U2L4) and Lesson 9 Portfolio (U2L7 & L12) DROPPED Portfolio (U2L7 & L12) Writing a literary analysis Outline due lesson 7 Final draft due lesson 12 EXTRA CREDIT: Characterization chart due lesson 7 (turned in with the outline) Unit Test Study Guide Posted on the class website

Unit readings -The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue -The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner’s Tale -The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Tale -Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

What is an Allegory? The Canterbury Tales is an allegory A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Usually a moral or political meaning. Example: A Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey.

The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue What is a prologue? An introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel. In The Prologue, the speaker introduces the characters who will be going with him on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Keep track of the characters by making notes about their character traits and completing the Characterization chart. Your literary analysis will be on this portion of The Canterbury Tales. Please pay close attention to this story. TAKE NOTES!

The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner’s Tale The Pardoner begins his tale by explaining that he tells this story when he really wants to make some money. His tale is about three greedy rioters who go looking for vengeance against Death. As a result of their greed and treachery, they all meet their own deaths.

The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Tale Narrated by the Wife of Bath, who considers herself very skilled at manipulating men. Married five times, she has grown rich from her previous husbands' wealth. Despite women's inferior position in medieval society, she has also learned how to get and keep the upper hand in marriage. The Wife of Bath's tale, like the Pardoner's, presents a moral lesson.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Written by an anonymous poet in the 1300s, refers to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur's nephew, the noble Sir Gawain, accepts a dangerous challenge from a mysterious stranger. The quest that follows leads to numerous tests of Gawain's courage and honor.

Literary analysis overview (more detail to come next LL) Unit 2 Portfolio: Literary Analysis Goals: In this task, you are to demonstrate your ability to… Construct analytical paragraphs that include strong topic sentences supported by well-selected concrete detail evidence and developed with a thoughtful, analytical commentary. Establish an engaging introduction that provides an objective overview of the text before establishing a thesis statement the essay will go on to analyze. Compose a strong conclusion that reviews, makes connections, draws conclusions, and brings your essay to a convincing close. Follow the rules and conventions of standard American English and MLA formatting.   Task: You will be writing a literary analysis essay discussing the characterization of the pilgrims who journey to Canterbury in “The Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales.  Your essay will be a 5-paragraph, double-spaced essay. Make sure that you have a strong thesis statement at the end of your introduction and clear topic sentences in each body paragraph. Literary analysis overview (more detail to come next LL)

Literary analysis overview (more detail to come next LL) Prompt: The description of each pilgrim provides insight into not only the characters, but also medieval culture and the view Chaucer has about the culture. Choose one character from the prologue to analyze, focusing specifically on: the character’s qualities, motivation, and flaws (first body paragraph) how the character reflects medieval culture (second body paragraph) Chaucer’s opinion about the culture (third body paragraph) Text: The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue” by Geoffery Chaucer (found in online textbook) Grade: The outline is worth 10 points.  The Literary Analysis Essay is worth 24 points. Rough Draft Submission is worth 10 points  (submit in Lesson 7 ) Literary Analysis Outline Characterization Chart (extra credit 5 points) Final Draft Submission is worth 24 points    (submit in Lesson 12 ) Essay with CheckMyWork link attached Literary analysis overview (more detail to come next LL)

Looking ahead Next LiveLesson September 5th at 1:30 pm About Unit 2 Literary Analysis and characterization chart Hang around if you have any questions regarding portfolios, tests/quizzes, and grading.