The Canterbury Tales

In this The Canterbury Tales Prologue worksheet, learners advise the Host by answering two questions about each pilgrim.  Students complete a graphic organizer.

Set your pupils' wits to work by asking them to identify the character from The Canterbury Tales who is speaking or being described in a list of quotes from Chaucer’s prologue. To shorten the long journey, beware, and do not lay upon me...

The first step in tackling Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is learning to read a new language! Your seniors can begin to comprehend the text with this line-by-line breakdown of the description of the "parfit gentil knyght" from "The...

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...

Build historical background for your medieval literature class with this presentation. Focusing on the characteristics of feudal society and religious influence, the slides are a good basis for starting your medieval literature class -...

A good addition to a class discussion of Canterbury Tales, this presentation guides students through a thorough plot summary of the Knight's tale and the Miller's tale. The final fourteen slides include passages from the Miller's tale....

In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Students may check some of their answers online.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Perhaps a companion to a class discussion about the general prologue (Parson and Summoner) of Canterbury Tales, this presentation simply presents students with lines 477-714 of the text. No additional commentary or annotation is included...

A thorough and well-designed resource for older students, this instructional activity focuses on Chaucer's character the Wife of Bath from his classic novel, The Canterbury Tales. As a way of understanding Chaucer's complex...