Some Black Friday Reading

So while everyone was at the mall I decided to read my tale. I actually found it very amusing. It seems like my whole tale is making fun of and getting back at the miller, which is the tale right before it. At some points it got very controversial which is going to make my presentation very fun. I was wondering if anyone else's story is really interesting and drama filled because my tale can get intense.

Jordan Levy

P.S. The Miller better watch out the Reeve is coming for you.

This one is specifically for Mr. Laz

Mr Lazarow the page that I wrote down my two characters for the canterbury tales has been misplaced and I have forgotten one of my characters. I know that I had the cook, if you would be so kind as to tell me my other character so I won't fail the presentation, nor my classmates on the test?

-Michael Rudolph

Class Minutes- Week of 11/24-11/26

11/24/08
Monday the 24th, we had our Coat of Arms projects due. We spent the entire period presenting them to the class. At the end of the period we found out that Mr. Lazarow wasn't going to be in class the next day so we were to bring any and all information we needed to research our pilgrim with us to class.

11/25/08
Tuesday the 25th, Mr. Lazarow wasn't in class and we spent the entire period working on our Canterbury Tales pilgrim presentations.

11/26/08
We started the Canterbury Tales presentations with Mr. Lazarow's presentation of "The Knight."

The Knight

• 1st of the 29 pilgrims
• lives by truth, honor, freedom, amd all courtesy
• one of the most highly regarded Knights in the world
• worthy to his lord in time of war
• "thrice in the lists"- Chosen 3 times for single combat
• honored everywhere for his worthiness
• his prize wasn't money or wealth, only fame
• traveled the world fighting enemies
• very wise, with no vileness
• came straight from a voyage amd is going directly on the pilgrimage-thus, in his clothes and not his armour
• his son is traveling with him (the Squire)

It is socially acceptable to begin with the knight, so when it came to drawing straws Chaucer made it that the Knight would draw the shortest straw.

The Knight's Tale

• A Roman- A tale originally told in Latin, it was a tale about adventure and sometimes love.
• Theseus-The Lord and Governer of Athens, Rich and Wise, fights against the Amazonians who are ruled by Hippolyta.
• Theseus and the Athenians defeat the Amazonians
• After the battle Theseus marries Hippolyta
• Hippolyta's sister Emily, comes back to Athens with Theseus and Hippolyta

Mourning Wives

• On the way back Theseus sees a group of Mourning Wives
• Wives were very noble, rich women
• Creon had killed their husbands in battle, and now refuses to allow them to retrieve their dead husbands off of the battlefield.
• Theseus made sure that he will go after Creon in order to get vengeance for the women's husbands.
• Theseus takes over Thebes
• As they are going over the battlefield, the Athenians discover 2 wounded Thebian knights, Palamon and Arcita.
• Theseus decides to imprison them for life with no chance for ransom instead of executing them.

Emily

• Among the most beautiful of women
• has a garden in the castle by Palamon and Arcita's Jail cell.
• Palamon is looking out the window, sees Emily and instantly falls in love with her.
• Palamon screams and Arcita runs to the window and also falls in love with Emily.
• Both decide that they can love Emily as much as they want but they will just have to love her from afar.

-Celia Coltre

HELP!

No one ever posted anything about the colors, and I just realized I was absent that day.
Can someone please post the notes about the colors - what they mean & their names.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
thank you
-ellen hassinger

Class Minutes 10/21/08

-Coat of Arms project is due on Monday.
-The Coat of Arms project must be in the front of the shirt, the blazon has to be in the back of the shirt. Written essay on the reason why you picked the elements for your Coat of Arms.
-Depending on your pilgrim you might not have or have an epilogue, tales and a prologue.
Important things to keep in mind while doing the Canterbury Tales project:
-Description of your character
-Behavior of your character
-Profession of your character
-Religious devotion of your character
Also its very important to say your character's reasons as to why they are going to Canterbury.
The story of Canterbury Tales is told in a Frame Narrative.

-Piero Benites

Class Notes 11/20/08

-Today in class we opened with questions about the coat of arms project.
-Then, we were assigned a specific pilgrim for the Canterbury Tales project.
-The Canterbury Tales was one of the earliest writings to use iambic pentameter which is 4 series of stressed or unstressed syllables.

-Brandon Barrett

Class Notes 11/19

-We recieved our Beowulf test, and then our marking period grades
-Mr. Lazarow then went over the class blog participation grades at 30, 50, 70, and 100 points for each consecutive marking period
-We then discussed the Heraldry project, including charges and shields
-The charges should represent our personal qualities
-The project's due date has been postponed to Monday
-Consists of Coat of arms, Blazon, and an essay explaining the coat of arms
-Regarding the Canterbury tales project, we will each be assigned a pilgrim from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and will be responsible for reading and researching the pilgrim and discussing the pilgrim with the class
-We will then look at the pilgrim's tale (including prologue and epilogue if included), and we must be able to explain it to the class