Monday, September 18th

Focus

· Combining Sentences

· Character Analysis

· The Middle Ages and the Canterbury Tales: The Canterbury Tales (Pardoner’s Tale)

Class work

· DOL: Pop Quiz over Sentence Combining

· Extra Credit ballads?

· Continue with the presentations over the prologue to The Canterbury Tales

· Assign each of the pilgrims to a place on the feudalism chart.

· Read the introduction to the Tales and The Pardoner’s Tale. Take and share notes as a class.

· As a class, answer questions 1-12 on page 154 and prepare for the character analysis on page 154: What Makes the Pardoner Tick?

To be turned in Today

· Pop quiz over sentence combining

· Pardoner’s Vocabulary worksheet

Homework

· Write a 200 – 250 word character analysis of the pardoner

· Complete the vocabulary worksheet for The Pardoner’s Tale

· Bring research materials tomorrow. I will allow you at least ½ hour to work on your projects. (copies, note cards, MLA handbook)

On-Going Projects

· The Middle Ages

· Canterbury Tales projects

Portfolio Additions

· Heroism Quick-write

· Beowulf study questions

· Beowulf test (You should spend additional time on the content of this essay.)

· Gawain questions

Extra Credits

Musical Ballads (Monday 9/18)