Unit 2 Telling Our Own Stories/ Satire

Medieval Satire: Canterbury Tales

Medieval Romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Morte D’Arthur

Medieval Ballads

Modern Parallels: Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time,” Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”; modern ballads

Terms to know:

Satire

Romance

Exemplum

Frame Story

Irony

Chivalry

Digression Ballad Stanza

Irony

Fable

Understatement

Hyperbole

Date / Work / Assignment Due
AUG 26
WED / Background to Medieval Period
Introduction to the legend of Arthur / Read and take notes, pages 5-7, 8-10., 160.
AUG 27
TH / Discussion of Morte D’Arthur
AP Writing / Read excerpt to Morte D’Arthur 176 (gray books)
AUG 28
FRI / Knights Quiz, Voc Quiz Unit 3 / Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 162. Answer questions 1-6.
AUG 31
MON / Ballads: Group Activity
SEPT 1
TU / Continue Group Activity
Introduction to Canterbury Tales
Assignment of Canterbury Tales for Retelling / Purchase a set of note cards for the Canterbury Tales.
SEPT 2
WED / Canterbury Tales / Read and take notes on the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. (page 94) Complete notes on the first 12 pilgrims (You will need to purchase a set of index cards—3x5 or 4x6.)
SEPT3
TH / Canterbury Tales / Read, take notes on the rest of the pilgrims in the Prologue.
SEPT 4
FRI / Pardoner’s Tale
SEPT 8
TU / “A Modest Proposal” 18th C Satire”
And Nadine Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time,” 20th Satire
SEPT 9
WED / Presentations/ retellings of Canterbury Tales
SEPT 10
TH / Presentations/ Retellings of Canterbury Tales
Assign Pygmalion
SEPT 11
FRI / AP Writing: Satire
AP Multiple Choice / Voc Test Unit 5
SEPT 28
MON / Discussion of Pygmalion
Test
SEPT 29
TU / Discussion of Pygmalion (cont.)
SEPT 30
WED / Unit Test / Voc Exercises Unit 6
Recitation due OCT 2