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Chaucer's England
Kind of Activity:
Long-term Project
Objective:
To research and understand more about the historical context of Chaucer's writing.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7
Structure:
Create, as a class, a KWL ("Know/Want to Know/Learned") chart for the historical context of the Late Middle Ages when Chaucer was writing.
For the "Know" column, solicit student knowledge about the Middle Ages in general and Chaucer's time in particular, based on their reading for homework and prior knowledge.
Assign individual students or small groups of students to different topics in...
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