1. Social Class in Medieval England Monday, March 10 th CP (1, 5, 7)

2. Do Now 1.Grab a whiteboard and marker and prepare to answer the questions that follow.

3. Do Now What is a “Social class?”

4. Do Now How many social classes are there in our society today?

5. What is a Social Class? A group of people who have similar positions in a society’s economic system in terms of wealth, status, power, and access to resources

6. Social Class Triangle

8. Social Class in Modern United States # of classes = arguable – Different sources = different divisions of class and percentages Breakdown by one source: – Lower Class = 15-20% – Working class = 30-40% – Middle class = 40-50% Lower middle class Upper middle class – Upper class = 1-3%

9. One Source: Social Class in Modern United States

10. Social Class in Modern United States Lower Class – homeless, poverty, unemployed Working class – unskilled laborers, poorly educated – Factory workers, craftspeople – Deliverymen, restaurant workers – Little chance to advance career – Blue collar workers = dangerous jobs Carpenters, plumbers, electricians

11. Social Class in the United States Middle class – two groups: – Lower middle – less educated people w/ lower incomes Teachers, secretaries, small business owners – Upper middle – highly educated businesspeople, high incomes Doctors, lawyers, CEOs, engineers, professors Upper class – over 25% of U.S. wealth – Institutional leadership – Lower-Upper – people who earned money from business and investments – Upper-upper – inherited wealth

12. Turn & Talk How do you feel about the breakdown of classes in the U.S. as presented in these slides? Do you agree or disagree? Discuss with a partner for 2 minutes. Then report your opinions with your whiteboards.

13. Now let’s take a look at social class in Medieval England.

14. Medieval English Society Three “estates” – Estate – a political or social group that has unique powers 1. Nobility 2. Church 3. Common people

15. Three Estates of Medieval England

16. Common People / Middle Class Took care of the basic needs of society Various levels – Upper middle class Merchants, doctors Made decent amount of money – Dishonesty – Peasants = poorer agricultural workers

17. Check-In What similarities do you see between the division of social classes in our society today and the division of classes in Medieval England?

18. Meet the Pilgrims RULING CLASS & NOBILITYCHURCHCOMMON PEOPLE Knight Squire Franklin Monk Prioress Friar Parson Summoner Pardoner Yeoman Merchant (middle class) Clerk Sergeant-of-the-Law Tradesmen Cook Shipman Physician Wife of Bath Plowman Miller Manciple Reeve Canon’s Yeoman

19. Activity (Pd. 1) 1) Find your partner with the same pilgrim. 2) Use iPads to look up info about your assigned pilgrim – Google pilgrim’s name + “Chaucer” or “Canterbury Tales” Find out at least 5 details about the pilgrim/person in society – Identify social class – Explain what he/she did for a living – 3 other facts (personality, clothing, looks, etc.) 3) Submit a hard copy of your answers when finished (one per group

20. Finish Pilgrim Activity (Pd. 5 & 7) 1. Finish Friday’s iPad pilgrim search activity 2. If you finished on Friday, please read the comments on your sheet, which will be returned to you or your partner. 3. Please make any revisions requested in the comments. 4. Be prepared to share your information with other students. 5.

21. “Jigsaw” Activity 1. Find other pairs of students whose pilgrims share the same estate as yours (stay tuned!). 2. Take turns introducing your pilgrims and 5 facts to the rest of your group. 3. Once all pairs in the group have shared, reflect on the shared info to discuss what your estate of society was like. Come up with a list of at least three characteristics for your estate. 4. Write the three characteristics in the box for your estate in the triangle on the back whiteboard. 5. Stay in your groups when finished. Be prepared to talk about your pilgrims and these conclusions with the class.

22. Class Discussion of Estates

23. 1 st Estate: Nobility

24. The Knight

25. The Squire

26. The Franklin

27. 1 st Estate: Nobility King and royal court – Always worried about money – Tried to centralize power all the time

28. First Estate: Nobility Other nobility – Knights = right below ruling class 14 th century: 1,000 knights in England – Envious of king’s powers – Tried to decentralize power – Favored war – Lots of land, but little money – Disliked royal court’s excessive lifestyle

29. 2 nd Estate: The Church

30. The Monk

32. The Friar

33. The Pardoner

34. The Prioress

35. The Parson

36. The Summoner

37. The Nun’s Priest

38. 2 nd Estate: The Church 13 th century: 1 in 50 men were clerics Archbishop of Canterbury = head of Anglican Diocese – Like the Pope for the Catholic Church 17,500 monks and nuns Increasing education for Church leaders and worshipers Dishonesty People wanted independence of church and state – Taxes were paid to the Pope = angered the kings

39. 3 rd Estate: Common People

40. Commoners: Two Levels Wealthier workersPoorer workers Merchant Sergeant-of-the-Law Tradesmen Shipman Physician Wife of Bath Manciple Reeve Yeoman Canon’s Yeoman Clerk Cook Plowman Miller

41. The Wife of Bath

42. The Physician

43. The Merchant

44. The Reeve

45. The Shipman

46. The Manciple

47. Sergeant- of-law

48. The Five Tradesmen

49. The Clerk

50. The Cook

52. The Miller

53. The Knight’s Yeoman

54. The Canon’s Yeoman

55. The Plowman

56. The Host, Harry Bailey

57. Whiteboard Review Name one (1) experience Chaucer had and explain how it might have inspired his writing.

58. Writing Activity: Answer the following questions in at least 8 total sentences. a) Describe an experience you’ve had in which you have interacted with a wide variety of other people (school, job, volunteering…). – Make sure you explain in detail what the experience was and what you did. b) What did you learn from the people with whom you interacted? c) How did the experience influence you as a person?

59. Whiteboard Questions 1. What is a pilgrimage? 2. What does the word “vernacular” mean? 3. What language did Chaucer write in?