Thursday, November 1, 2012

Extra Credit for: The Canterbury Tales

Please watch each of the following videos and complete the questions/responses that follow.

Directions on turning it in:
1.Post this assignment below as a comment (click on comments and you will see the blank).
2.I would recommend either typing in Word and doing a spell/grammar check or proofreading your work first before you post, as you cannot change your answers after it is sent.
3. Identify yourself in the post by writing your initials and the class period you are in.

Video #1: "The Pardoner's Tale Rap"

1.Give me a line from the rap that you found particularly interesting or memorable.
2. What is your reaction to this video? What did you think of it compared to the reading in class?
3. Describe the faces of the characters in the video.
4. What is your favorite part of this video and why?

Video #2:"The Pardoner's Tale" Animation
1. At the end of the video the narrator tells you that the moral of the story is--if you are looking for Death, you will find it. Do you believe that this is the moral of the story? Why or why not?
2. This video is very short, what vital parts of the story do you believe were left out?
3. What was the pardoner's true purpose in telling this tale? Do you think this video would convince anyone to do this? Why or why not?


Video #3: "The Tale of the Three Brothers"

This is NOT a retelling of "the Pardoner's Tale" but a different story.
1. What do you believe the theme of this piece is?
2. Why was the 3rd brother's fate different from the other two?
3. What do you think this story is telling you about the character Death--his actions and true intentions?
4. Compare/contrast this story with "The Pardoner's Tale".

15 comments:

  1. M.L.G P.2
    Video 1
    Q1. " Death is a killer and the rest is irrelevant so lets kill hem."
    Q2. It is a good video that helped me get an image of the men
    Q2B. It also helped me to understand just how drunk the men were
    Q3. They look as if they are not in their right minds and as you go threw the video it looks as if they are up to something.
    Q4. When they say they are going to kill death. This is my favorite part because they said described death as a real person who breaths air.
    Video 2
    Q1. No because when they found the gold it was no longer death they were looking fore greed was taking over all three of the men if head not been for greed all three of the men would of became very rich.
    Q2. They left out how drunk the men were these men were not in their right minds at this time. Men of their size could have one drink and still be sober. For these men to go looking for death they would have a lot more drinks.
    Q3. No I do not think he will convince anyone to do this because they saw the outcome. I think he was telling people do not get to drunk and do try not to have to much greed because it will come back on you.
    Video3
    Last video does not work properly on school computers

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  2. S.D.C Period #2

    Video#1

    1.Give me a line from the rap that you found particularly interesting or memorable.\
    “They most certainly found death underneath that tree…”
    2. What is your reaction to this video? What did you think of it compared to the reading in class?
    I thought the video was simple and to the point. The video made it easier for me to understand exactly what was going on in the story rather than it being read.
    3. Describe the faces of the characters in the video.
    The faces were really demented looking
    4. What is your favorite part of this video and why?
    I liked the graphics of the whole video only because you could see the intensity of the emotions of the characters.

    Video #2

    1. At the end of the video the narrator tells you that the moral of the story is--if you are looking for Death, you will find it. Do you believe that this is the moral of the story? Why or why not?
    Yes for if you want to die you’ll go look for it but if you don’t want to you’ll stay away and won’t want anything to do with it.
    2. This video is very short, what vital parts of the story do you believe were left out?
    The explanations of why they were talking to the old guy, and why the old guy told them that death was in the woods.
    3. What was the pardoner's true purpose in telling this tale? Do you think this video would convince anyone to do this? Why or why not?
    That greed can kill. No because it shows that greed will leave you dead and who purposely wants to be dead.


    Video#3

    1. What do you believe the theme of this piece is?
    The theme of this piece is that you should think before being greedy and think smart for it could save your life.
    2. Why was the 3rd brother's fate different from the other two?
    The 3rd brother asked for something to protect himself from death were as the other 2 brothers asked for objects that wouldn’t protect them.
    3. What do you think this story is telling you about the character Death--his actions and true intentions?
    That Death doesn’t want anything but to take people’s lives, his actions were to give the brothers what they wanted but in return take their lives.
    4. Compare/contrast this story with "The Pardoner's Tale".
    In both stories there were 3 very close people and greed of all types. The difference is that in The Pardoner’s Tale all three boys died but in The Tale of Three Brothers only the two greedy brothers died and the brother who was smart grew old before dying.

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  3. Ms.cacamise I having trouble of giving you my work but I will email you my work . Also I watched the videos too and they were awesome!

    MS pd 1

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  4. The videos were great! MS pd 1

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  5. I.T.C per.2 video#1

    Q1."Seven different types of sin, a feeding frenzy a vengance, vanity, lust,greed and envy.
    Q2. I think that this video represents that in the mist of something at the end of the day you know who your real friends are at the end of the day. I think that this video is very comparable to the story and it is good.
    Q3.The faces in this video are very devious and suspicious.
    Q4. My favorite part of this video is when death at the end laughs at all three of them because each of them decided to kill one another over the gold.

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  6. I.T.C per.2 video#2

    Q1.I think no because if it wasn't for the gold being up under the tree then all three men would have been still looking for death instead of being greedy and planning to kill one another.
    Q2.I believe that the part of when the three men were picking fights with everyone.
    Q3. I think that the purpose in telling this tale is too show how money changes everything. Honestly yes i do think that this vgideo will convince someone to do this because in the real world people would kill just for the money.

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  7. D.O.A Period 10 video #1


    1.“And because of the greed, they did indeed find death under the tree!” This is interesting because it describes that they didn’t find death himself, but the found their death under the tree, and because of their greed for the gold they all 3 of them intended to kill for the gold.

    2.The video was not much of help, but the rap made it more easier to understand. Unlike the book the rap gave it more visual, and hearing it made more sense then reading it.

    3.The faces of these characters were funny looking. One had a dumb look, one had a evil joker look and the other had a somewhat hero look to him.

    4.I like the end part. The rap gave it a climax and made it a little bit dramatic.

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  8. D.O.A period 10 video#2

    1.No, I think the moral of the story is that money is the root of all evil! Greed can only leed to disaster and death.
    2.I think this story was short but very simple. Its very easy to understand the story itself by watching this short animation. I don’t think any vital parts were left out besides the old man, he could have had a little more detail when he told the three friends where to look.
    3.The pardoners true purpose was probably to tell his audience that don’t be greedy, or you can end up dead lusting for money! This story can only do as much as to convince people not to be greedy.

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  9. D.O.A period 10 video #3

    1.I believe the theme of this story is to think before asking for what you most desire, and not to be greedy at it as well.
    2.The 3rd brother knew he had cheated death, and that death would be looking for him everywhere he goes. So he played the smart role and he made the smartest and wise choice. For that he was able to hide from death, at least until he passed on his cloak to his son.
    3.This story tells me that no matter what death cannot be fooled. In the end he will find you and you will be taken by him.
    4.Both stories share the same concept. Greed can kill you, asking for too much of something can get you nowhere but to death. In the end, all 3 brothers died just like in the pardoners tale.

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  10. A.C per. 1

    Video #1 :

    Q1: " Eventually gambling leads to pan handling " ... " because of their greed, they did indeed find death, under the tree "

    Q2: I think the rap was really nice and compared to the reading in class I like the rap better.

    Q3: The faces of the characters were long and ugly and also evil looking.

    Q4: The ending of the video is my best part because I like how the rap ended and there was a character like death standing there after the men died.

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  11. A.C per. 1

    Video #2 :

    Q1: Yes, I believe that if your looking for death then you want to die and soon you will die and find death.

    Q2: I think the part they left out was when the men were getting really drunk and discussing the death of their friends.

    Q3: I don't think the pardoners purpose was to convince people to look for death, I think it was to show people that being greedy is wrong and to be careful for what you ask for.

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  12. A.C per. 1

    Video #3 :

    Q1: The theme of the story is to think before you do something you will regret or can't take back.

    Q2: The third brother was smart enough to cheat death and give the cloth to his son. He made smarter choices then his brothers.

    Q3: Deaths actions and true intentions was to trick the brothers into giving them what they want then soon taking their lives.

    Q4: Both stories shows that three brothers die from being greedy but in one of them, the third brother was smart enough to take his own life when he wanted. So all three brothers in both stories eventually died.

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  13. NA Period 6/7 Video #1the Padoners Tale
    1. A line that’s memorable to me is “because of the greed, they did indeed, find death under the tree.”
    2. I liked the video, the video was interesting and it drew my attention more. Also it made the point of the story more clear and they made it easier to understand the symbloism of the story, while the reading was more descriptive.
    3. There faces look exactly how there characterized, greedy riot starting men. They look as if there drunkies and looking for trouble !
    4. I wold say the end of the video was my favorite part because that’s when he (the rapper) connected the dots and basically explained that nothing good comes from greed. Also that money is the root of all evil. They found exactly what they were looking for, just not exactly how they expected to.

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  14. NA Pd 6/7 Video #2 The Pardoners Tale Animated

    1. I do not agree that, that is the moral of the story. I believe that the moral of the story is that money is the root of all evil. Because of there greed they were willing to kill eachother over the money. Plus how ironic was it that the money was sitting on the roots f the tree..
    2. Some vital parts they left out were the conversations about brother hood and friendship and trust and how they broke it for the money
    3. The true purpose of this tale is to help people understand that money is the root of all evil.

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  15. NA Pd. 6/7 Video #3
    1. I beieve the message is to be careful what you wish for.
    2. The third brothers fate was different from the other because his wish was wise enough to let him live, it had nothing to do with greed or etc.
    3. Death's true intentions may be to teach people to cherish life and dont take it for granted . He gave them all a chance to change there fate but the two brothers didnt really choose to wisely.
    4. In both stories death took the life of foolishness or greed. The difference between these storis were the message. In the Pardoners Tale the message was that money is the rot of all evil, in this story the message is to be careful what you wish for.

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