Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Introduction
This is an introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer and his major contribution to Middle English literature in The Canterbury Tales. He is known as ""The Father of English Poetry." The essential questions for the unit focuse on his skill with...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Tale': Marriage & Relationships
'The Merchant's Tale' can be viewed as one of the 'marriage' tales in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Students can use this series of activities to explore how Chaucer portrays marriage, men and women, and relationships through the...
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: The High Style
Essay about Geoffrey Chaucer's use of the "high style" in middle English verse, characterized by an elegantly adorned diction reliant upon Latin and French borrowings.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Canterbury Tales
Young scholars learn how the stereotypes and characterization of Chaucer's pilgrims reflect his views of religious corruption and social boundaries in the medieval period. They will consider how the themes reflected in the general...