Each group gets a snippet from a Middle English Manuscript.
Step 1: transcribe as much of it as you can; work together as a group to puzzle it out. Step 2: each group member needs to spell 5 Middle English words in IPA. Step 3: try to translate as much of it as you can into Modern English prose. If there is a word or phrase you don't know what to do with, flag it in square brackets in your translation.