What kinds of people interest you the most? What kinds would you enjoy sharing company with on a
long trip?
Web It
If you wanted to capture an individual’s personality, what sorts of details would you note? Choose someone you know well. With that person’s name in a center circle, make a web, jotting down in the surrounding circles the kinds of details that best reflect his or her qualities.
Setting a Purpose
Read to find out about the colorful characters who embark on the journey to Canterbury.
2. Road Trip Activity
A. Name popular destinations that people might visit on a vacation. Select one place that you think appeals to the greatest variety of people.
Imagine that you are on a chartered bus to that place. As you look around, what kinds of people do you see?
B. Describe at least five people you would expect to see on such a trip. Categorize the people by type, gender, and age. Discuss the common characteristics you would expect the travelers to
have, as well as the differences you would encounter.
3. Background Information on The Canterbury Tales.
Canterbury Tales Web Quest
Notes for Mrs. Bailey:
Assign major works data sheet for The Once and Future King and The Book Thief.
Assign reading of Pride and Prejudice.