The Knight's Tale

This lesson focuses on Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Knight’s Tale’ narrative, concentrating on the main characters we meet in the tale.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

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Q1.Who is Harry 'Bells' Bailey?

The Host of 'Telling Tales' The Host of 'The Canterbury Tales' The first pilgrim to tell a tale in both poems

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Q2.What can we call the introduction to a book, play, poem or film?

Personfication Prologue Context

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Q3.What is it called, when a writer puts their text together in a specific way?

Scaffold Structure Support

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Q4.Who was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral?

Thomas Becket Geoffrey Chaucer The Knight

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Q5.Why is place important in both poems?

It provides structure to the journey It shows us where the pilgrims stopped to look at the scenery It gives us a great route to follow

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Q6.How do both poets make their pilgrims' journeys feel authentic?

Including place Including names of characters Including a Host

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Q7.Where is the first place mentioned in 'Telling Tales'?

Old Leg Road Old Sheep Road Old Kent Road

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Q1.Who is Harry 'Bells' Bailey?

The Host of 'Telling Tales' The Host of 'The Canterbury Tales' The first pilgrim to tell a tale in both poems

1/7

Q2.What can we call the introduction to a book, play, poem or film?

Personfication Prologue Context

2/7

Q3.What is it called, when a writer puts their text together in a specific way?

Scaffold Structure Support

3/7

Q4.Who was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral?

Thomas Becket Geoffrey Chaucer The Knight

4/7

Q5.Why is place important in both poems?

It provides structure to the journey It shows us where the pilgrims stopped to look at the scenery It gives us a great route to follow

5/7

Q6.How do both poets make their pilgrims' journeys feel authentic?

Including place Including names of characters Including a Host

6/7

Q7.Where is the first place mentioned in 'Telling Tales'?

Old Leg Road Old Sheep Road Old Kent Road

7/7

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Quiz:

'The Knight's Tale'

Now that you have completed the lesson in our unit on 'Telling Tales', take the quiz to see if you can recall the key learning from our lesson. Good luck and aim for 100%!

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Question 2

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Q1.Who tells the first tale in 'The Canterbury Tales'?

Geoffrey Chaucer The Knight Arcite

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Q2.Which of these is NOT an example of an oral tradition?

Myth Fairy tale Novel

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Q3.What is an oral tradition?

Where knowledge and ideas are communicated orally from one generation to another. Where knowledge and ideas are written down from one generation to another. Where people speak with the same accent.

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Q4.When was 'The Canterbury Tales' written?

Stone age Middle ages 21st century

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Q5.Where is 'The Knight's Tale' set?

Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Old England

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Q6.Who does Theseus marry?

Emily Hippolyta Scythia

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Q7.Who does Theseus battle and kill?

Arcite Palamon Creon

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Q8.Who sees Emily first and falls in love with her?

Arcite Palamon Creon

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Q9.What is Emily compared to?

Earth Mars Venus

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Q10.How do we describe the society Emily lives within?

A patriarchal society. A oral tradition society. A patriarchy society.

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Quiz:

'The Knight's Tale'

Now that you have completed the lesson in our unit on 'Telling Tales', take the quiz to see if you can recall the key learning from our lesson. Good luck and aim for 100%!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Q1.Who tells the first tale in 'The Canterbury Tales'?

Geoffrey Chaucer The Knight Arcite

1/10

Q2.Which of these is NOT an example of an oral tradition?

Myth Fairy tale Novel

2/10

Q3.What is an oral tradition?

Where knowledge and ideas are communicated orally from one generation to another. Where knowledge and ideas are written down from one generation to another. Where people speak with the same accent.

3/10

Q4.When was 'The Canterbury Tales' written?

Stone age Middle ages 21st century

4/10

Q5.Where is 'The Knight's Tale' set?

Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Old England

5/10

Q6.Who does Theseus marry?

Emily Hippolyta Scythia

6/10

Q7.Who does Theseus battle and kill?

Arcite Palamon Creon

7/10

Q8.Who sees Emily first and falls in love with her?

Arcite Palamon Creon

8/10

Q9.What is Emily compared to?

Earth Mars Venus

9/10

Q10.How do we describe the society Emily lives within?

A patriarchal society. A oral tradition society. A patriarchy society.

10/10

Lesson summary: The Knight's Tale

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