Chaucer introduction

Students examine The Monkey King as a quest story. In this literature instructional activity, students compare and contrast Monkey King characters and themes with Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

Imagine your class has just completed a study of The Canterbury Tales. Imagine you are looking for a synthesizing activity to reinforce the key concepts in the unit. Imagine asking class groups to craft presentations that will introduce...

Learners analyze Chaucer's portrayal of the Wife of Bath in The Canterbury Tales. Students prepare class reports on the institution of marriage and the place of women in the Medieval society.

Pupils read and discuss "The Prioress Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. In groups, they define a blood libel and discuss what elements in the book make it fit into this category. As a class, they examine the stereotyping of Jews and the...

Students review and reproduce an article of Elizabethan styled clothing as a part of an analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  For this Elizabethan art lesson, students discuss the fashion of the Elizabethan era and research it online....