Canterbury+Tales+VoiceThreads

The Characters of the Canterbury Tales
By Martha Greenfield and Donna Baker toc

Language Arts:
CFU 3003.7.4Demonstrate consistent and effective audience focus through purposeful choice of medium; compelling images, words, and sounds; and focused supporting ideas. CFU 3003.8.14Analyze works of literature as reflections of the historical period in which they were written.

Technology:
 Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

Procedures:
Directions for Signing into your epals account ...because an email address is required for creating a VoiceThread account. Every student has an epals account to use for this purpose. Directions for Creating and Using your VoiceThread Account

The Assignment:
Choose one or two of the characters from The Canterbury Tales and collect images of them to include in your VoiceThread. Once you have imported your images, develop questions and comments that demonstrate your understanding of this character and invite others to join you in an intellectual conversation about the character, his or her traits, and compare and contrast with several of the other characters.

**Links that may be helpful in completing the assignment:**
Harvard University's Canterbury Tales from the Geoffrey Chaucer Page Copyright friendly images from wikimedia commons @http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/pictures @http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/sc/chaucer/chaucer.htm @http://www.superstock.com/stock-photography/Canterbury+Tales @http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/Canterbury_Tales  @http://www.nickbantock.com/Canterbury_Tales/CT_gallery.html @http://www2.bridgemanartondemand.com/art/214223/Canterbury_Tales?type=paper&summary=false @http://www.zazzle.com/canterbury+tales+gifts
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Examples:
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