CP: Wednesday, March 12th

Do Now (1)

• 1. Make sure you have a whiteboard and marker under your desk.

• 2. Take out your reading guides and/or your list of unfamiliar words. If you didn’t make a list, write down the words you didn’t recognize on a separate sheet of paper and pass these up.

• 3. On a separate slip of paper, write down the words you didn’t recognize and pass them up.

Agenda (1)

• 1. Do Now• 2. Student Announcements• 3. iPad Search: Frame Story• 4. Movie clip • 5. Notes: Key Concepts for “The Prologue”• 6. Vocab Preview I

iPad Search: Frame Story

• 1. Take out your iPads and search for what a “frame story” means.

• 2. Once you have a definition, write it on your whiteboards. I will let you know when to hold up your boards.

• 3. If you finish before I ask to hold up your boards, use your iPads to search for some examples of popular frame stories (in literature, TV, or film).

Frame story

• Frame story – a larger story that includes one or a series of other stories– Story within a story– Main story at the beginning sets the stage for

either:• A more important story OR• A series of shorter stories • Smaller stories = give reader information to help

understand the bigger picture – Frame – the beginning & ending of a story

Frame story

• Gives the reader different points of view • Different levels of meaning• Unreliable narrator – narrator is not usually

the actual author• Frame narrative – when the frame story’s

main purpose is to set up the telling of other stories

Frame story examples• Frankenstein• Heart of Darkness • Wuthering Heights • The Odyssey • Don Quixote

Frame story examples

• TV shows– How I Met Your Mother

• Movies – Slumdog Millionaire – Forrest Gump – The Notebook

Frame Story

Watch this movie clip, and pay attention to how it is an example

of a frame story.

Prologue

• Prologue – an introduction to a work of literature that is separate from the story

• Purposes:– Important info to think about while reading– Backstory

Vocab Preview (1) • Highlight the following words in your copy of

“The Prologue,” located at the stated line numbers:

Devout (22) The van (66)Chivalry (45) A dame (459)Sovereign (47) Forsooth (472)

Use your iPad or a dictionary to find the definitions and write them in the margins of your text.

Vocab Preview – Definitions

• Devout – devoted to divine worship or service• Chivalry – code of conduct guiding the

behavior of medieval knights• Sovereign – a person who has supreme power

or authority• The van – an army of soldiers• Dame – a woman of rank or dignity• Forsooth – indeed; in truth, in fact

Reading Strategy: “Say Something”

• Work with 1 partner.• Read a “chunk” of the text. • One person chooses to do one of these things– 1. Make a prediction– 2. Ask a question – 3. Clarify something that I thought I understood,

but wasn’t sure about– 4. Make a comment– 5. Draw a connection

Purpose of “Say Something”

• Boosts Comprehension

– Comprehension – the degree to which one understands something

• Helps to Construct New Meaning

St. Thomas Becket of Canterbury

Tabard Inn

Homework (1)

• Read pages 120-121 of “The Prologue” and complete questions 1-4 in the reading guide.

• Finish Writing Activity on personal experiences (if you haven’t finished, 8+ sentences)

Exit Ticket

• Whiteboards:

What is a frame story?

Do Now (1)

• Vocab Preview: Locate each of the following words in the text, and try to figure out what each means. Then look up the word and write the definition in the margin of your paper, near the word in the text.

Devout (22) The van (66)Chivalry (45) A dame (459)Sovereign (47) Forsooth (472)

Vocab Preview - Definitions

• Devout – devoted to divine worship or service• Chivalry – code of conduct guiding the

behavior of medieval knights• Sovereign – a person who has supreme power

or authority• The van – an army of soldiers• Dame – a woman of rank or dignity• Forsooth – indeed; in truth, in fact

Whiteboard Review?

What are the 5 types of things you can discuss during the “Say Something” reading strategy?

Reading Strategy: “Say Something”

• Work with 1 partner.• Read a “chunk” of the text. • One person chooses to do one of these things– 1. Make a prediction– 2. Ask a question – 3. Clarify something that I thought I understood,

but wasn’t sure about– 4. Make a comment– 5. Draw a connection

Your turn to “Say Something”

• Work with one (1) other partner only. Each student will fill out the sheet of paper on your desks to complete the following tasks:

• 1. One student uses “Say Something” technique to make a point (comment, question, etc.), write it down and share it with the partner.

• 2. The other student responds (clarifies, answers the questions, agrees or disagrees, etc.), and the partner writes down the student’s response.

• 3. Complete the same process for the other student, with this second student recording this time.

Do Now (P5 & 7, 3/13)

• 1. Grab a whiteboard and a marker if you don’t already have one.

• 2. Put your homework out on your desk so that I can come check it.

• 3. Use your iPads to find the definition of “Chivalry”.

Knight’s values• Chivalry - the code of conduct guiding the behavior of

medieval knights

• Faithfulness – loyalty; sticking to one’s word and doing one’s duties thoroughly

• Honor – high respect, honesty and integrity

• Liberality – the quality of being liberal, or generous

• Courtesy – very polite, well-mannered behavior towards others

Code of Chivalry

• Expected to be truthful• Skills for war combat• Need to be loyal and generous• Respect the honor of women

Courtly love

• Courtly love – code for governing how lovers among the nobility should behave– Knight serves lady with same obedience and

loyalty that governs his behavior towards his liege lord

What is Chivalry?

• Chivalry – the code of conduct guiding the behavior of medieval knights– All knights should protect others who cannot

protect themselves– Ideal virtues:• Honor• Courtly love• Courtesy

Jerkin with coat of plates

Your turn to “Say Something”

• Work with one (1) other partner only. Each student will fill out the sheet of paper on your desks to complete the following tasks:

• 1. One student uses “Say Something” technique to make a point (comment, question, etc.), write it down and share it with the partner.

• 2. The other student responds (clarifies, answers the questions, agrees or disagrees, etc.), and the partner writes down the student’s response.

• 3. Complete the same process for the other student, with this second student recording this time.

Homework

• Complete questions #1-6 on your Reading Guides by tomorrow.

Writing Activity: Answer the least 8 following questions in at least 8 total sentences.

• a) Describe an experience you’ve had in which you have interacted with a wide variety of other people (school, job, volunteering…).– Make sure you explain in detail what the

experience was and what you did. • b) What did you learn from the people with

whom you interacted? • c) How did the experience influence you as a

person?

Wife of Bath

Wife of Bath

• “Gap-toothed” – believed to be a sign that a woman was lustful

Wimple

Buckler

Your turn to “Say Something”

• Work with one (1) other partner only. Each student will fill out the sheet of paper on your desks to complete the following tasks:

• 1. One student uses “Say Something” technique to make a point (comment, question, etc.), write it down and share it with the partner.

• 2. The other student responds (clarifies, answers the questions, agrees or disagrees, etc.), and the partner writes down the student’s response.

• 3. Complete the same process for the other student, with this second student recording this time.

Vocab Preview II• Highlight the following words in your copy of

“The Prologue,” located at the stated line numbers:

Spade (569) Hostelry (738)Buffoon (576) Victuals (769)Hank of flax (696) Burgess (774)

Use your iPad or a dictionary to find the definitions and write them in the margins of your text.

Vocab Preview II – Definitions

• Spade – a tool used for digging • Buffoon – a humorous person; someone who acts

like a clown• Hank of flax – a knot or loop of fibers of the flax

plant• Hostelry – an inn • Victuals – food and drink that is provided• Burgess – member of a borough/county in England

Exit Ticket

Please answer the following question on a piece of paper, and leave it on your desks to be collected at the end of class:

In what ways did you feel your reading experience today was impacted by your use of the “Say Something” strategy? Provide at least

one (1) reason to support your answer.

Do Now

• Have your completed homework out on your desk.

• Grab a whiteboard and marker and prepare to answer the questions that follow:

1. Explain “Chivalry”.

Do Now

2. If someone is “gap-toothed,” what does this indicate?

Do Now

Why did people often visit the Canterbury Cathedral in the 1300s?

Do Now

4. What is a frame story?

Miller

• A person who operates a mill• Mill = a machine for grinding flour – Very old factories– Different types of mills• Watermills• Windmills• Cotton & steel mills

• Millers = usually richer than most peasants, but poor compared to rest of society

Miller

Your turn to “Say Something”

• Work with one (1) other partner only. Each student will fill out the sheet of paper on your desks to complete the following tasks:

• 1. One student uses “Say Something” technique to make a point (comment, question, etc.), write it down and share it with the partner.

• 2. The other student responds (clarifies, answers the questions, agrees or disagrees, etc.), and the partner writes down the student’s response.

• 3. Complete the same process for the other student, with this second student recording this time.

Pardoner

• Pardoner – someone who sells “pardons” to grant people forgiveness of sins against the church– Sins could only be confessed to priests, not

pardoners– Very corrupt profession– Promised things beyond their power– Brought in money for Church• Vatican

The Pardoner

Your turn to “Say Something”

• Work with one (1) other partner only. Each student will fill out the sheet of paper on your desks to complete the following tasks:

• 1. One student uses “Say Something” technique to make a point (comment, question, etc.), write it down and share it with the partner.

• 2. The other student responds (clarifies, answers the questions, agrees or disagrees, etc.), and the partner writes down the student’s response.

• 3. Complete the same process for the other student, with this second student recording this time.

The Host,Harry Bailey

What are Values?

My Top 5 Personal Values • 1. People and Relationships:

• 2. Giving it “My All”:

• 3. Living every day to the fullest

• 4. Breaking out of my comfort zone

• 5. Reflection:

What are your Top 5 Values?

• 1. Write out a list of your top 5 personal values.

• 2. For each value, be able to explain what you mean. If it helps, write out your thoughts.