Written Expression

The Canterbury Tales- Written Expression

by Erin McDonald

Open Ended

If you would like to elaborate on you choice, please do!

Open Ended

Which character in The Canterbury Tales is your favorite? In 3-5 sentences, explain why you like this character.

​Social Commentary

​The expression of one's point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.

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​"Social-Commentary Meaning | Best 2 Definitions Of Social-Commentary". Yourdictionary.Com, 2021, https://www.yourdictionary.com/social-commentary. Accessed 10 Nov 2021.

Open Ended

Choose an excerpt from “The Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales that shows Chaucer praising medieval life in England or criticizing it.

How does the example you chose show Chaucer’s attitude toward medieval life in England? What conclusions can you draw about Chaucer’s purpose from this example?

Open Ended

The unit 2 project (which is coming soon) will be for you to write a very short story which contains social commentary. 

What issues do you think you might want to target?

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