Canterbury Tales Presentations

Canterbury Tales Presentations

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Canterbury Tales Presentations

Directions: You are to retell your tale in a creative format. To do a good job, the story and plot line need to be clear and easy to follow. You also need to include some helpful aids to distinguish your story from the others, as well as the pilgrim who tells the story. The satire of Canterbury Tales comes from the societal ranking of the pilgrims and their stories’ levels of appropriateness or morality. Your presentation should also include, therefore, a “breakdown” for the audience in which you analyze the satirical elements and cultural/ historical elements.

Requirements:

Poster, PowerPoint, video, tableaux, skit, storybook for visual aids to presentation

An outline and planning guide for your presentation (see directions and sample)

A symbol (drawn and colored or physical object) for your pilgrim/tale

An explication/ analysis of your tale, looking at elements such as satire, allegory…

Three test questions submitted to Miss Jensen in multiple choice format or short answer format. (e-mailed or shared on Google Docs with an answer key PLEASE)

Review guide that contains answers for the multiple choice questions posted on Google Group for AP Lit

A creative retelling of the Tale

Example outline of presentation:

  1. Ask the class some connection question to get them thinking about themes, characters, or events they can relate to in your tale.
  2. Explain your pilgrim to the class. Where do they fit in society?

-Refer to General Prologue

-Physical description

-Personality and career

  1. Give a brief summary of the tale in some creative format (storytelling, song, interpretive pantomime, PowerPoint with visuals, animation…)
  2. Find passages / lines from the tale that are notable, memorable, humorous… and share with class. Note any literary devices used!
  3. Discuss the message, theme, or moral of the tale. Why did this pilgrim tell this tale? What is/are the connection(s) between the pilgrim, the story, the listener, Chaucer, and you?
  4. Discuss satirical aims of the tale (by Chaucer or the pilgrim). What is the tale commenting on? This can be in the context of Chaucer’s time or modern contexts.
  5. Present your symbol as a guide to help students remember your tale for the test.

Include who is presenting each aspect in the outline.

Include any resources, visual aids, websites, or other resources to be used in each section.

TOTAL TIME- 10 minutes minimum, 15 minutes maximum.

Presentation Requirements:

Was the group or individual well prepared? Try to limit “ums” and “likes”…

Did they engage the entire class in their presentation? Was it interactive or engaging?

Was the presenter loud, confident, entertaining, organized, and informative?

Were there visual aids & a review guide of important information on Google?

Your presentation should include the following elements, which should be reflected in your outlines.

-The name of the pilgrim/tale

-A brief description of pilgrim’s job with definition if obscure

-Brief analysis of the pilgrim (what kind of person is he/she in Medieval society and in context?)

-A summarized or creative version of your tale (but not altered beyond recognition)

-A analysis of the tale, including quotes that will illuminate the text for the audience, and discussing elements of literature along the way (refer to sample outline to see what types of questions you should be asking while analyzing the text).

-Satirical aims and other purposes of the story

-A symbol to help remember the tale/pilgrim (be creative!)

-Must be typed, organized and easy to read and follow

Please feel free to use your creative license to make this presentation not only informative, but interesting to the class (who will be watching nearly 10 presentations!). If you get creative, don’t forget to include the necessary elements. If you are not the “creative type” (self-proclaimed) then be sure your still ask interactive questions and are well-prepared for your presentation.

ALSO: If you use secondary sources (and most of you will), you MUST include a bibliography in your PowerPoint or on your poster (you can turn in a printed copy as well.)

Points breakdown:

Visual aids- Colorful and interesting to look at…………………………………….30 points

Outlines- Easy to follow and detailed ……………………………………………...20 points

Quiz questions- At an AP level……………………………………………………..15 points

Symbol- Creative and clearly related to pilgrim……………………………………15 points

Presentation is well-prepared, creative, informative, interactive, useful..………….20 points

Total points for entire presentation- 100

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