Canterbury Tales
Assignments (Click for more detailed description) Objectives
Middle English Proverbs
Students will translate a Middle English saying in order to understand the meaning. They will then illuminate the saying, using art to help the viewer understand the meaning of the quote. * Apply reading skills to translating a middle English proverb.
* Interpret the main idea of a passage using images.
Critial Reading Skills
Students will develop and refine a number of reading strategies in order to successfully read and understand the story. * Apply reading techniques to difficult reading
Reviews and Games  
Who's who?
Review of characters  
How well did you read?
Review of plot (coming soon)  
Internet Resources  
Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Middle English dictionary  
The Camelot Project
Medieval and modern texts about the heroes of the round table.  
St. John's College
A collection of Medieval illustratated texts  
Middle English Prose Merlin
A series of King Arthur stories told in Middle English  
TEAMS Middle English Text
A huge database featuring a large number of texts in Middle English  
Middle English Lyrics
Lyrics to a number of popular songs of the day (warning: plays music)  
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Last Updated on 7-10-2007