Middle English & Canterbury Tales

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In deze les zitten 16 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

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Literature & Culture

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Beowulf Throwback
TASK

Literary Work
  • Epic Poem [Story of a Hero]

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

The arm-thing
The mixed-up fairy tale-thing

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

The Anglo-thing
The monster-thing

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

#lifeofBeowulf

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Norman Conquest
  • 1066 - Battle of Hastings

Short History

Watch & Listen to the video and explain:

  1.  William kiss
  2. Tower of London
  3. Feudal system
  4. Difference between 'cow' & 'beef' 
  5. The term 'Middle English'

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Explain two of the following aspects after watching:
- "William kiss"
- Tower of London
- Feudal system
- Difference between 'cow' & 'beef'
- The term 'Middle English'

Slide 7 - Open vraag

Middle English
= Old French + Old English 

  • Familiar sounds?
  • No dictionaries yet
  • Change from bottom up.
  • French:
language of power, refined
  • Latin: 
    language of clergy and scholars
  • English:
    language of servants and serfs 

Literature was written in French and courtly in nature, not heroic and intended for a warrior audience as in Anglo-Saxon days.

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)

  • Son of a wine merchant (middle class)
  • Society's estates

World Changing:
  • Late 14th century, -> categories more complex [birth, wealth, profession, personal ability determined status]
  • Chaucer’s life / works were influenced
  • Growing middle class began to play important roles in church and state
  • fluent in French and schooling in Latin.

Society's 3 ‘estates’:
  • Nobility: ruled over and defended politic
  • Church: spiritual welfare of the body
  • Everybody else: do work, provided for physical needs

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

While listening -> TAKE NOTES

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Task 2 [page 8]
parts 1-2-3-4
agony aunt
noun [ C usually singular ] UK
UK /ˈæɡ.ə.ni ˌɑːnt/ US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni ˌænt/

a person, usually a woman, who gives advice to people with personal problems, especially in a regular magazine or newspaper article

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Upload a picture of your chosen CT character.

Slide 12 - Open vraag

Your chosen Pilgrim (profession)

Slide 13 - Open vraag

Come up with one adjective that describes the MORAL character

Slide 14 - Open vraag

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Your very own Pilgrim :)
TASK 3
Canterbury Tales

  • Example: "The Politician"
  • Helpline
  • Optional: picture / drawing

Slide 16 - Tekstslide