English Language Arts Grade 9-10 [2011]

• Chaucer's Wife of Bath
  This lesson from EDSITEment introduces students to one of the most admired characterizations in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" the Wife of Bath. Learning Objectives include (1) To analyze Chaucer's portrayal of the Wife of Bath in The Canterbury Tales; (2) To consider how the story told by the Wife of Bath reflects on both her character and on Chaucer's view of marriage and women; (3) To examine literary sources that contributed to this characterization; (4) To explore the historical context that informs this depiction of the rights of women in marriage.
• Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
  This lesson, found on the EDSITEment website, introduces students to African novelist Chinua Achebe's first novel, "Things Fall Apart," and to strategies of close reading and textual analysis. Through this lesson, students learn about Nigerian culture and history and compare African oral storytelling traditions with European linguistic and literary forms. From this page, teachers can access all the materials needed to complete this lesson.