I am welcoming the U6th back to the most bizarre Spring Term I recall by beginning to review 2 texts studied in the L6th: A Doll's House and The Merchant's Tale. Though we have no idea whether an exam will …
Tag: Merchant’s Tale
Lower 6th essay: The presentation of male power in ADH (act 1) and TMT…
A presentation by Nizar in my Lower 6th on this essay and some discussion of the question. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180118_001.mp3 Read More "Lower 6th essay: The presentation of male power in ADH (act 1) and TMT…"
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Chaucer essay: gender in marriage.
This is my Lower 6th presenting and discussing their first seminar essay. I am very impressed with this. 'Lat us now make an helpe unto this man/ Like to himself; and then He made him Eve’ What are the …
Read lines 430-435 in AMT: Using both texts (Ibsen), discuss the implications of this idea with regards to gender in marriage.
The passage from Chaucer is this one: Yet is ther so parfit felicitee That evere I am agast now in myn age That I shal lede now so myrie a lyf So delicat, withouten wo and stryf That I shal …
Oral commentary: Merchant’s Tale lines 945-999
In my endeavour to focus Y12 on AO2, I recorded this today in a lesson. Please take a lesson - it was not pre-prepped and I make no apologies for the rough edges... https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/170420_001.mp3 Read More "Oral commentary: Merchant’s Tale …
Merchant’s Tale draft essays for comment
The task: Explore the presentation of the character of May in lines 734-774. Be sure to comment on the typicality of Chaucer's writing in the extract. This is an extract from a student essay: I'd love some feedback and suggested …
Merchant’s Tale at AS: model answer
This is an essay by my colleague Laura Dunn. In it she has written a response to an OCR AS-type question about The Merchant and then added the AO assessment in the manner of an examiner... use at will! Merchant …
Compare the symbolic and thematic importance of the Love Garden(Merchant’s Tale) and Helmer’s Dolls’ House in these texts.
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NEW OCR Merchant’s tale possible extracts
Obviously there are any number of possible extracts from the tale - we are looking for around 40 lines of poetry which can clearly be used to discuss character or thematic development. Here are a few to work with - …
Notes on Merchant and lovemaking
Table top notes by Yr12 relating to ll 530- 630. januarie table tops Notes on presentation of Januarie, May and Damyan.... Read More "Notes on Merchant and lovemaking"
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