CIASS
NAME
DATE
fromThe Wife of Bath's Tale, fromThe Canterbury Tales
Pupil's Edition page 138
Geoffrey Chaucer, translated by Nevill Coghill
From Sketch to Portrait
fictional characters in the same way we usually learn about real people-gradually'
you
prologue,"
you were briefly introduced to the \fife of Bath. After reading her tale,
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know her better. In the chart below, summarize your more thorough knowledge of the
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as
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weaknesses
and
by listing her strengths
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General Observations
Strengths
\Weaknesses
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1. Which of the \Vife of Bath's traits do you most like or dislike? why?
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2. In your opinion, how do the other pilgrims feel about the
deicribe wh"t you think his or her reaction to the'Wife of Bath and her tale would be.
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Graptcic Organizers for Actiue Reading
Elernents of Literature
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NAME
fromThe Wife of Bath's Tale, fromThe Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer, translated by Nevill Coghill
Pupil's Edition page 138
Making Meanings with SYnonYms
below Find a synonym and write it
under the Word to Own. Then, on the lines provided, use the synonym in a sentence that contains
clues which make the synonym's meaning clear.
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Exeupm: sauntered: The ?ardoner strolled
Use a dictionary or a thesaurus to look up each Word to Own
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Synonyrn
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2. prowess:
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4. pestilence:
5. concede:
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Elements of Literature
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