The Canterbury Tales

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

In these Canterbury Tales worksheets, students complete a chart of analysis about the pilgrims in the literature. Students also analyze the best and worst pilgrims.

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...

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....

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...

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.

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

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...