Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury
Tales
The Unit is based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s
Canterbury Tales. The students will be reading the
prologue to each of the characters and discussing the
naivety of the narrator. In class, we will be reading a
summary of the particular pilgrim’s tale we are focusing on, and discussing what the tale
says about the pilgrim. Also as part of the lesson, the students will be studying Chaucer’s
writing style and the characteristics of the time period through written assignments,
discussions, and presentations. The purpose of this unit is to encourage students to
demonstrate thought and interpretation of literature through reading, writing, and
discussion. Evaluation will primarily come from the written KWL and journals, the inclass discussions, the CT project, as well as the unit test.
The Unit objectives are as follows: 1) Students will be able to distinguish
Chaucer’s writing and the characteristics of the time period in which he writes by written
assignments and in-class discussions. 2) Students will analyze literature by reviewing the
characteristics of a naïve narrator. 3) Students will demonstrate thought and
interpretation of the literature through visual projects presented to the class in a variety of
forms.