"The Prioress's Tale"

Attention: English IV Honors Students - Periods 1 and 5

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"The Prioress's Tale"

Over vacation, close-read the tale as follows: 

1) Number each stanza 
2) Paraphrase each stanza and define all new/unfamiliar words and terms
3) Summarize each stanza so that you are clear that you know what is going on; underline or jot down significant quotes and explain them.
4) Comment, clarify, question the characters' actions and the story's events. Make inferences about events or about the Prioress's telling of the tale.
You may complete this assignment in one of two ways. You may read the tale online and complete Dialectical Journal/Cornell style notes or you may print out the tale and annotate it right in the margins of the paper. You must follow the close-reading steps regardless of which method you chose to take notes.


Have this assignment finished by Monday, January 4, as there will be a subsequent essay assignment you will begin to focus on.