Students will be working on the following assignment over the next few days.
Persuasive Essay-50pts
Topic-
Writing Task-The Canterbury Tales-Satire
Choose 2 tales or 2 travelers. In a well-organized essay, discuss how Chaucer uses them to portray the medieval period in a satirical manner.
Satire-
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
Brainstorm
Example-character/tale 1
Support-pg #
Example-character/tale 2
Support-pg #
2. Choose tales/characters
· Select the ones that you know best.
· Provide examples and the pages that support the essay prompt
3. Organize
· Number the examples you will use so you know what order they will appear in.
4. Write it
-Intro-state the thesis. Which tales/characters best exemplify Chaucer’s goal of satire.
General to Specific
-Body-
o Present-state the example
o Support-prove it-use the book if it is a literary essay
o Explain-why does this help your argument?
-Conclusion-
o State why your arguments make sense.
Intro-
General-
A little more specific-
Very specific-
Body-
Present-
Support-
Explain-
Conclusion-
Why
State the relevance
