5V - recap Middle Ages + Chaucer & The Miller's Tale

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Recap Middle Ages

Goals for this lesson:

1) Refreshing your knowledge of literature in the middle ages

2) increasing your comprehension of the Miller's tale 

What do you know
about literature
in the middle ages?

What is the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum?

1. A book about the history of churches in England
2. A collection of sermons written by Bede
3. A biography of William the Conqueror
4. An epic tale of warriors and dragons.

What do you know about Beowulf?
Author/story line/literary style

Who or what is the Futhark?

1. A hero from the story of Beowulf
2. The Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet
3. The name of the monestary attacked by Vikings in 793
4. A famous poet from the Anglo-Saxon period.

What do you know about the Bayeux Tapestry? And what do you know about the event depicted in it (names/dates)?

What are the three estates?

1. Holdings belonging to the king
2. Social structure of the middle ages
3. The term for priests, monks, and nuns

What influence did Geoffrey Chaucer have on the English language?

What is a frame narrative?

The miller's Tale

Wait? A fabliau? What was that again?

"Men sholde wedden after hire estate"
Which previous discussion topic is Chaucer referring to here?

Do you feel you have a sufficient grasp of the material discussed today?

1. Yes! Bring on the test!
2. Not yet, but I'm getting there!
3. No!! I will contact you during a 'vragenuurtje'.