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Canterbury Prologue Character

 * Time Allotted: 3 days total**


 * Objective:** Create a character that you would like to go on the trip to Canterbury with Chaucer’s characters. Use technology to present the character to your classmates.

1. Read the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales". Pay close attention to Chaucer’s style of writing. Also notice the author’s use of description and details.
 * Procedure:**

2. With a partner, create a new character that could go along with Chaucer’s characters.

3. Write a poem imitating Chaucer’s style at least 15 lines in length. Describe your character’s physical traits and actions.

4. Create your character. It must represent the poem and fit the Middle Ages time period.

5. Use the computers to create a movie clip of your character. Audio dub yourself saying the poem while a created image of some type is showing. The characters created from all classmates will be combined and shown to the class.


 * Each student must contribute to the project.**


 * Evaluation:**

The project will be evaluated using a rubric. If the student does not save the project within the class group folder, the teacher will not be able to grade the finished work.

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