Week ending 21 October 2011

Test on “Prologue to The Canterbury Tales”. Writing assignment: Which character is the best exemplar of his or her profession? Which character is the worst?  Clauses worksheets, vocabulary for “Pardoner’s Tale”, etymology research on sundry Canturbury Tales vocabulary words. Begin aloud “Pardoner’s Tale” , discuss significance of old man. Reading Check and Study Guide for “Pardoner’s Tale. Writing assignment #2: 250-500 word essay typed comparing The Wife of Bath and The Prioress. Explain the ways these 2 are different. or, How do Chaucer’s descriptions of the pilgrims reveal or suggest their inner nature?    Test on” The Pardoner’s Tale”. Test on vocabulary of “The Pardoner’s Tale”.

Q2     Week 1       1/30-2/3

“Macbeth”  finish Act V

Forming adverbs, Vocabulary, Context  clues

Test

Essay: Macbeth as “Dead Butcher” and Lady Macbeth as “Feindish Queen“

Intro to research paper