The Canterbury Tales
Extra Credit
Create The Canterbury “trading cards” for the pilgrims below. You need to create the whole set
to receive extra credit!
Knight
Squire
Yeoman
Nun (Prioress)
Monk
Friar
Merchant
Oxford Cleric
“Lawyer”
Franklin
Cook
Doctor
“Wife of Bath”
Parson
Miller
Reeve
Summoner
Pardoner
Side 1: Colorful hand drawn picture of the character, with their name written boldly and spelled
correctly.
Zeus
Knight
Side 2: Epithet or description AND why he/she was on the trip to Becket’s Tomb.
“a perfect gentleknight” (74).
To give thanks to
God - “to do his
pilgrimage and
render thanks”
(80).
The trading cards are to be done by hand on a 3x5 notecard or cardstock (if you want to avoid the
lines). Work needs to be original, so you cannot have the same set as another student. Make
them as much like a real trading card as possible - be creative, colorful, and fun!!
There are only a few characters that we study in depth as a class (reading their tales), so keep
that in mind when you start creating. The set is due December 14.