Pardoner’s TaleFrom The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

KWL (Prediction)

What do we know about the Pardoner?

KWL (Prediction)

What we want to know about him and his tale after the Role Play?

?????What do you predict the story is about

from the role play?

KWL

What we learned from the Pardoner’s Tale?◦Moral of the story?◦What does it mean to keep a promise?◦Did they all deserve to die, why or why not?◦Karma◦What did the old man represent?◦Why would the Pardoner choose to tell this tale

on the pilgrimage?

Parable/Fable

“Money is the root of all evil” ◦Moral from Pardoner’s Tale

Parable: A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

Fable: A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

 

Components of a Fable/Story

Exposition: Characters and Setting

Rising Action: Events leading to conflict

Conflict: Struggle in the Story

Falling Action: Events Resulting from Conflict

Moral: Lesson

Write your own Parable

Write your own Fable/Parable.

Requirements/Rubric:◦No more than a page. (Preferred to be typed)◦Must have a moral that relates directly to the

story.◦Must be descriptive especially with setting

Imagery (5 senses)◦Use Characterization◦Conflict must make sense as to why it is a problem◦Use your imagination.

Contest

Contest:◦Just like the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales we

will host our own competition between one another. I’ll pick the best 3 parables/fables from each class and YOU will vote who has the best parable.

◦The winner will receive 10 extra credit points!

What was something that made you mad, or curious, or excited, or frustrated?

1.Think of a situation that has impacted you

2. Boil it down to its most basic elements3. Rebuild a new situation to make the

point even clearer

Brainstorming

Brainstorming

What moral would you like to teach?

Who will your characters be? How can you show that moral in a story?

What problem must your characters solve? How does your fable end? (What's the

solution to the problem?) Must learn a valuable lesson.

Parable/Fable Examples

The Tortoise and the Hare◦Importance of patience and the dangers of

excessive prideThe Lorax

◦Be kind to the environment

The Prodigal Son◦It is only by God’s grace that we are saved, not

by works that we may boast of

◦http://www.ambrit-rome.com/clasproj/mslit/7fables/7fables.html.

Common Morals

The early bird catches the worm.Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.Honesty is the best policy.You can’t judge a book by its cover.Look before you leap.Pride leads to a fall.He who tries to please everybody pleases

nobody.Treat others the way you would like to be treated

Fable/Parable Guide

Start writing down ideasShare with your neighbors beside youFill out the sheet due Wed./ThursParable/Fable due Friday.