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Caitlin Chiller
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Caitlin Chiller
12th Grade ELA
84 Lessons
Whitehall High School
Whitehall, MT
Rural Environment
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12th Grade ELA
(10 Units, 84 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale(8 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Metaphysical Poets(7 Lessons)
Unit 2 - The Romantic Poets(9 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Senior Argumentative Thesis(7 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Bias and Accuracy in Historical Movies: Argo(5 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Beowulf(12 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Frankenstein(13 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath's Tale(8 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale(8 Lessons)
Unit 9 - The Two Gentlemen of Verona(11 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Sherlock Holmes & Detective Fiction (4 Lessons)

Introduction to Chaucer and the Middle Ages
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:Students will notice a marked difference between Old English and Middle English, but will still be surprised by the pronunciations.
Standards
17 Resources
13 Favorites
17 Resources
13 Favorites

A Knight and Twenty-Eight Pilgrims
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:What is the connection between description and character? Do the descriptions of characters tell us something about the themes?
Standards
17 Resources
5 Favorites
17 Resources
5 Favorites

The Prologue Continued....Irony
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:What does a character's description tell us about them? How does irony add a richness and complexity to a character's description?
Standards
11 Resources
4 Favorites
11 Resources
4 Favorites

The Knight's Tale, Day 1 of 3
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:What is chivalry and what does it mean to follow a code? Are there still codes of behavior today?
Standards
12 Resources
5 Favorites
12 Resources
5 Favorites

The Knight's Tale, Day 2 of 3
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:How does the author make this story believable? What is the difference between a believable story and a realistic one?
Standards
11 Resources
6 Favorites
11 Resources
6 Favorites

The Knight's Tale, Day 3 of 3
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:Who are we closer to our friends or our significant others? Which relationships are more important?
Standards
14 Resources
4 Favorites
14 Resources
4 Favorites

Writing Speeches
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:Determine purpose and audience when choosing a focus in a speech.
Standards
8 Resources
5 Favorites
8 Resources
5 Favorites

Friendship vs. Romantic Love Speeches
12th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Canterbury Tales - A Knight's Tale

Big Idea:Students are able to clearly communicate about a big idea like friendship or love.
Standards
13 Resources
5 Favorites
13 Resources
5 Favorites