In the past I have done a precious little activity called "Canterbury Tales: Six Characters in Search of a Pilgrimage" that I heard about at an NCTE conference. The assignment is below.
Select six characters to go on the pilgrimage with you. Two must have been on Chaucer's. Two must be from other literary selections. Two must be real people (though not necessarily living). Explain how these characters would get along and what kind of story they would have told the whole group.
If you feel so inclined, comment on this post and briefly explain your six characters and what kind of story they would have told, who would have gotten along with whom, disagreed with whom, etc.
There will be other posts you can comment on before the 4th (the due date for this blog comment).
Week of 9/10
6 years ago
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The Squire, The Plowman, Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Dr. Seuss, the monster from Frankenstein, Janis Joplin, and Paris Hilton.
The Plowman would be preaching to The Squire about his late night gallivants, but the Squire wouldn't hear him because he would be too busy staring at Paris. Everyone would be mad at Thing 1 and 2 because they would be causing mischeif. The monster would show up every once and a while. When he did all the would pilgrims scatter and run away. Eventually, when the got back together, Janis would hug everyone and sing a song to make them feel better.
As for the stories...
The Squire: guide to dating
The Plowman: something with a good moral or lesson
Thing 1 and 2: pulling an awesome senior prank
Monster: destroying a whole town in one night
Janis Joplin: crazy life of a famous singer on tour
Paris Hilton: how to get rich by doing absolutely nothing
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