Here is the link to the short story you will read over break...be prepared for a quiz.

www.feedbooks.com/book/1397.pdf

Internet Research

Hey All! I've listed some terms that I want you to research below. The sub will collect this work at the end of the period. Hopefully, we will continue our casting of roles on Friday.

1. Pan (the type of camera direction)
2. Narration in film-noir
3. Dialogue Technical Note: O.S.--Off Screen, V.C.--Voice Over
4. Slugline
5. Extension
6. The abbreviation "INT"
7. Shots: ANGLE ON, EXTREME CLOSE UP, PAN TO, __________'S POV, REVERSE ANGLE
8. Screen direction

Here are two websites that are wonderful:

1. http://www.filmsite.org/filmterms1.html
2. http://www.screenwriting.info/04.php

Also, please look up Vienna's situation post-WWII @ http://victorian.fortunecity.com/wooton/34/halecki/23.htm

British Poetry

Many of you had asked for a link to a poetry website. Here it is:

http://repo2.lib.virginia.edu/cocoon/fedora/tei/getDynamicResults.html?style=http%3A%2F%2Ftext.lib.virginia.edu%2Fxsl%2Ftei%2Ftei.xsl&behav=getResults&keyword=&author=&title=&all-any=all&scope=CH-EnglPoetry&snum=25&submit=submit

Please bring a favorite poem to class tomorrow.

Homework for Two Weeks - 10/26 to 11/6

THIS WEEK

• By TOMORROW, please finish "The Knight's Tale"--part 1 & 2.
• By Thursday, please read "The Knight's Tale"--part 3
• By Friday, please finish the tale.

NEXT WEEK

• Be prepared for a qu/est on Monday.
• Finish "The Miller's Prologue" by Tuesday.
• Finish "The Miller's Tale" by Wednesday.
• Have essay topic solidified by Friday, November 6th.

Beauty

Saw this and thought I'd share...

Homework for the Week

Finish reading the prologue of The Cantebury Tales by Friday.

Webquest: Henry II and Sir Thomas a Becket

Name: _____________________________________          Mrs. Thompson—British Literature

 

Historical Background for

Geoffrey Chaucer's

The Canterbury Tales

 

Directions: Using the websites listed below, answer the questions that follow. This historical event provided the inspiration for Chaucer's work. It is necessary that you research this to fully understand the satirical nature of the piece.

 

WEBSITES:     

• http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Henry_II_and_Thomas_a_Becket.htm
  
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/becket_01.shtml
  
• http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/supreme_court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_speech_spigelman_290903
  
• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9817/canterbury_britains_place_of_pilgrimage.html?page=2
  
• http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/grim-becket.html
  

 

PART I: Overview

 

1. Henry II is remembered for his _________________ abilities, but he is also remembered for a terrible __________________.
   

 

1. The political intention of Henry II was to alter the law so even _______________________________
   

________________ could be tried in the royal courts.

 

1. Who imposed Henry's penance? Describe this penance.
   

   ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   

   
    

2. After the fire in 1174, how was the Cathedral able to be rebuilt? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   

 

1. Describe Henry's "old school" method for determining someone's guilt or innocence? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   

 

1. Who were the members of "The Devil's Brood"?
   

   __________________________________________________________________________________
   

__________________________________________________________________________________

        

 

Part II: Thomas Becket

 

1. When Henry II became King, he thought to appoint his ___________________________, Thomas Becket, as Archbishop.
   

   
    

2. He hoped that Becket would support rights of the ____________________ over rights of the ____________.
   

 

1. When Becket refused in a provoking sermon, the King uttered the fatal line: "Who will _____________ me of this turbulent priest?"
   

   
    

2. How many men completed the task? __________________________________________________________________________________
   

 

1. When Becket's murdered body was found, he had been wearing the hair shirt of a ______________________________________. After his death, the people decided to make him a ____________________.
   

 

1. Why did Henry II come to Canterbury Cathedral in 1174? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   

 

1. When pilgrimages could resume, the Cathedral built many new __________________ to house pilgrims. One of these made for the setting of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
   

 

 

Part III: Murder in the Cathedral

 

1. Where was Thomas Becket when the murderers found him? __________________________________________________________________________________
   

   
    

2. Which is true? _______
   
   1. Thomas Becket tried, unsuccessfully, to make a run for the door.
      
   2. Thomas Becket was resigned to his fate and did not try to run away.
      

 

1. What was Becket's response when the murderers asked where he was?
   

   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   

 

 

FINAL QUESTION: Why would people in medieval Europe make a pilgrimage to the Canterbury Cathedral?