The Canterbury Tales

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-canterbury-tales

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?Circa 1343
2. What is The Canterbury Tales about?It is a collection of stories told by different travelers on a trip to Canterbury Cathedral. They share adventures, jokes, and lessons.
3. Why did Chaucer write in Middle English instead of Latin or French?He chose Middle English so ordinary people could read the stories and to help the English language grow.

Vernacular: The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
Frame Narrative: A literary technique that presents a story within another story, providing context or a unifying structure.
Social Satire: The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.