1. Pardoner’s Tale
From The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer

2.  What do we know about the Pardoner?
KWL (Prediction)

3.  What we want to know about him and his
tale after the Role Play?
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 What do you predict the story is about
from the role play?
KWL (Prediction)

4.  What we learned from the Pardoner’s
Tale?
◦ Moral of the story?
◦ What does it mean to keep a promise?
◦ Did they all deserve to die, why or why not?
◦ Karma
◦ What did the old man represent?
◦ Why would the Pardoner choose to tell this tale
on the pilgrimage?
KWL

5.  “Moneyis the root of all evil”
◦ Moral from Pardoner’s Tale
 Parable: A simple storyused to illustrate a
moral or spiritual lesson.
 Fable: A short story, typically with animals as
characters, conveying a moral.
Parable/Fable

6.  Exposition: Characters and Setting
 Rising Action: Events leading to conflict
 Conflict: Struggle in the Story
 Falling Action: Events Resulting from Conflict
 Moral:Lesson
Components of a Fable/Story

7.  Write your own Fable/Parable.
 Requirements/Rubric:
◦ No more than a page. (Preferred to be typed)
◦ Must have a moral that relates directly to the story.
◦ Must be descriptive especially with setting
 Imagery (5 senses)
◦ Use Characterization
◦ Conflict must make sense as to why it is a problem
◦ Use your imagination.
Write your own Parable

8.  Contest:
◦ Just like the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales
we will host our own competition between one
another. I’ll pick the best 3 parables/fables
from each class and YOU will vote who has the
best parable.
◦ The winner will receive 10 extra credit points!
Contest

9.  What was something that made you
mad, or curious, or excited, or frustrated?
 1.Thinkof asituation that has impacted
you
 2. Boil it down to its most basic elements
 3.Rebuild a new situation to make the
point even clearer
Brainstorming

10.  What moral would you like to teach?
 Who will your characters be? How can
you show that moral in a story?
 What problem must your characters
solve?
 How does your fable end?(What's the
solution to the problem?) Must learn a
valuable lesson.
Brainstorming

11.  The Tortoise and the Hare
◦ Importance of patience and the dangers of
excessive pride
 The Lorax
◦ Be kind to the environment
 The Prodigal Son
◦ It is only by God’s grace that we are saved, not
by works that we may boast of
◦ http://www.ambrit-
rome.com/clasproj/mslit/7fables/7fables.html.
Parable/Fable Examples

12.  The early bird catches the worm.
 Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
 Honesty is the best policy.
 You can’t judge a book by its cover.
 Look before you leap.
 Pride leads to a fall.
 He who tries to please everybody pleases
nobody.
 Treat others the way you would like to be treated
Common Morals

13.  Start writing down ideas
 Share with your neighbors beside you
 Fill out the sheet due Wed./Thurs
 Parable/Fable due Friday.
Fable/Parable Guide