* Open
- Look over your journal 12 to share in class today.
- Review the week together.
- Calendar: Vocab. quiz moved to next Tuesday as our Journal 12 has spurred some strong discussion.
* Class Discussion of our Journal 12.
* Chaucer's Retraction (modernized)
* Step 2 of our Creative Writing Project: Now, elaborate your character into a paragraph. Consider personality, experience, carriage, issues, education, aspirations, faith and philosophy, complications, and physical traits.
HW: Read "The Fiery Wooing of Mordred"
* Open
- Short Quiz on Chaucer, Phrases and Clauses
- AP M.C. Selection
* Please work on your Journal 12 questions when you have completed both quizzes. When everyone in class has turned in the quiz, I will announce it, and you may work in groups.
* Continue Group Work:
11. Why do you think this tale is set in King Arthur's days? How has the knight violated the code of chivalry?
12. How does the Wife of Bath view the fairy
superstitions of old? How does she view the church's friars that
disabused Britons of the superstitions?
13. Find and explain three remarks within the tale (not the prologue)
that remind us that the Wife of Bath is telling this tale.
14. What does fire symbolize in this story? Explain.
15. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" both compares with (contrasts) and compares to (similarities) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in its plot and characterization. Describe two similar and two contrasting aspects of the pieces.
16. How does this story square with a biblical view of marriage
concerning husbands and wives? Use three or more scriptures to defend your answer (here are a few to get started...but dig a bit yourself, please).
17. In the end, this is a man's view (Chaucer) of a
woman's view (The
Wife of Bath) of women. In the final analysis, do you think he is
correct? Do you think he is fair in his treatment? Where would you say
that he has fallen short?
18. Cultural Questing:
A. (treated in class already, so skip "A" for this journal). In this story, a rapist is pardoned. Is this a morally
evil way to explore a theme in literature? How did Chaucer make the
forgiveness more plausible? What about rape today? What do you think
the penalty should be?
B.
How do you think a seemingly innocent young person can grow up to
become a rapist? What are some wise steps you can take now to protect
yourself and also protect yourself from becoming a sad threat to
another?
* Class Discussion of our Journal 12.
* Step 1 of our Creative Writing Project: Please choose a character:
HW: Please finish your journal, choose your character, and read Chaucer's retraction above. We will discuss the retraction and journal on Monday.
* Open
- Please reflect and write in your composition book (notes section):
- Generally, what do men and women want from their beloved in a romantic relationship today (courting, dating, engaged, or married)?
- Specifically, what do you hope to have in your present or future relationship?
Recent reading (and rereading):
* Journal 12 continued in groups (Begin today, finish during block period):
11. Why do you think this tale is set in King Arthur's days? How has the knight violated the code of chivalry?
12. How does the Wife of Bath view the fairy
superstitions of old? How does she view the church's friars that
disabused Britons of the superstitions?
13. Find and explain three remarks within the tale (not the prologue)
that remind us that the Wife of Bath is telling this tale.
14. What does fire symbolize in this story? Explain.
15. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" both compares with (contrasts) and compares to (similarities) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in its plot and characterization. Describe two similar and two contrasting aspects of the pieces.
16. How does this story square with a biblical view of marriage
concerning husbands and wives? Use three or more scriptures to defend your answer (here are a few to get started...but dig a bit yourself, please).
17. In the end, this is a man's view (Chaucer) of a
woman's view (The
Wife of Bath) of women. In the final analysis, do you think he is
correct? Do you think he is fair in his treatment? Where would you say
that he has fallen short?
18. Cultural Questing:
A. (treated in class already, so skip for the journal). In this story, a rapist is pardoned. Is this a morally
evil way to explore a theme in literature? How did Chaucer make the
forgiveness more plausible? What about rape today? What do you think
the penalty should be?
B.
How do you think a seemingly innocent young person can grow up to
become a rapist? What are some wise steps you can take now to protect
yourself and also protect yourself from becoming a sad threat to
another?
HW: Review Chaucer, phrases and clauses
* Open
- Practice where we reach:
- Grammar: Do Exercise 1 on fragments.
- Answer the first 10.
- Do as many after #10 as you missed from the first 10 (so, if you missed 3 in the first 10, do three more for a total of 13).
* Reading and Journal 12, Part III: "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
- 9. The knight’s quest is to find out what women want. What irony
do you see in this?
- 10. In lines 276–278, the knight moans about having the old woman for his wife. How does she respond to each objection he raises?
- (We will answer more together in groups tomorrow.)
HW: Read and answer the two questions above in Journal 12
- Extended Chapel Today: seniors, you may choose one of the two options below
- Story Time with Schwager (HS Gym Lobby)
- Religion Ain't My Thang - Reflections on Prayer (Wrestling Room)
