Chaucer, Greed and the Chaucer, Greed and the EnvironmentEnvironment

Starter ActivityStarter Activity

How Greedy are you?How Greedy are you?

Open up the document called Greed Survey Open up the document called Greed Survey to assess how greedy you areto assess how greedy you are

Lesson AimsLesson Aims

To understand the concept of greed as To understand the concept of greed as explained in the work of Chaucerexplained in the work of Chaucer

To evaluate the Christian attitudes to To evaluate the Christian attitudes to greedgreed

Citizenship Criteria Covered in this Citizenship Criteria Covered in this lessonlesson

2a, b and c Developing skills of enquiry 2a, b and c Developing skills of enquiry and communicationand communication

3a Using imagination to consider the views 3a Using imagination to consider the views of othersof others

Task OneTask One

Read through the story called ‘The Read through the story called ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’Pardoner’s Tale’

On the worksheet, identify then explain On the worksheet, identify then explain any example of greed that you see. any example of greed that you see.

Make a note of the main characters and Make a note of the main characters and key developments in the storykey developments in the story

Task TwoTask Two

In order to show that you have fully In order to show that you have fully understood the story and to show that understood the story and to show that some people today are just the same as some people today are just the same as people were in Chaucer’s time you are people were in Chaucer’s time you are going to re-write the story in a modern day going to re-write the story in a modern day setting setting but it is not simply the case but it is not simply the case that you change the namesthat you change the names

To Re-Write the Story follow To Re-Write the Story follow these seven stages:these seven stages:

1.1. Begin with a description of where you are Begin with a description of where you are going to set your story, like a town or citygoing to set your story, like a town or city

2.2. Then describe a modern place like a pub for Then describe a modern place like a pub for example with everything that you might find example with everything that you might find there todaythere today

3.3. Now introduce your three characters. Would Now introduce your three characters. Would they be young men? What sort of young men? they be young men? What sort of young men? Would they be young women? Or young men Would they be young women? Or young men and young women? How would they be and young women? How would they be dressed? How would they behave?dressed? How would they behave?

4. Next describe the situation that your three 4. Next describe the situation that your three characters are in at the start of your story. characters are in at the start of your story. Are they misbehaving?Are they misbehaving?

5. Then begin to describe what happens to lead 5. Then begin to describe what happens to lead them to a meeting like the one with the old them to a meeting like the one with the old man in ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’. Will it be an old man in ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’. Will it be an old man in your story?man in your story?

6. Now describe what happens after the meeting. 6. Now describe what happens after the meeting. Do they go on a search? What for?Do they go on a search? What for?

7. Finally invent an ending which punishes the 7. Finally invent an ending which punishes the three characters for their bad behaviourthree characters for their bad behaviour

PlenaryPlenary

Based on the survey you did at the start of Based on the survey you did at the start of the lesson and other experiences which of the lesson and other experiences which of the characters are you most like / not like the characters are you most like / not like and whyand why

Chaucer, Greed and the Chaucer, Greed and the EnvironmentEnvironment

Starter: Without looking at last Starter: Without looking at last lessons work explain the key lessons work explain the key

features of The Pardoners Talefeatures of The Pardoners Tale

Lesson AimsLesson Aims

To evaluate the characters in The To evaluate the characters in The Pardoners Tale against Christian teachingPardoners Tale against Christian teaching

To comment on the link between Greed To comment on the link between Greed and the environmentand the environment

Task OneTask One

Open up the document entitled “Christian views on Greed”Open up the document entitled “Christian views on Greed”

You need to work through the worksheetYou need to work through the worksheet

It is asking you to explain the Christian ideas on greed and It is asking you to explain the Christian ideas on greed and judge the characters from the story against themjudge the characters from the story against them

It is also asking you to explain how Christians should / It is also asking you to explain how Christians should / should not treat the environmentshould not treat the environment

Drama / PlenaryDrama / Plenary

The characters from the story are to be The characters from the story are to be judged by God to decide whether they judged by God to decide whether they enter heaven or notenter heaven or not

Each one must explain what he did and thenEach one must explain what he did and thenGod must pass judgement and explain why God must pass judgement and explain why

they are being let in / not let in to heaventhey are being let in / not let in to heaven

HomeworkHomework

Evaluate the Christian ideas on greed.Evaluate the Christian ideas on greed.

Is greed one of the major reasons why Is greed one of the major reasons why people mistreat the environment? Use people mistreat the environment? Use examples to support your opinions.examples to support your opinions.