Questing through The Canterbury Tales

Today you are going to research background information about Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales.
Please paraphrase or summarize your answers, rather than copying information directly from the websites
provided, and write all answers in complete sentences.

This activity will help you remember the information better and help the text make more sense.

Before you begin, save your document correctly: YearLastNameFirstNameEnglishIIICanterburyTalesWebquest

Part One: Answer in complete sentences. Resource: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Geoffrey-

Chaucer/273615

Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales? List five (5) bulleted facts about this author’s life (biographical
information).

Why did people of the Middle Ages go on pilgrimages and where were the pilgrims of The Canterbury Tales going?

What is the significance or importance of Canterbury? For example, what happened there?

Part Two: Answer in complete sentences. Resource: https://www.tripstodiscover.com/historical-spiritual-

pilgrimage-journeys-around-the-world/

Choose one of the historical pilgrimages that interests you and answer the following questions in complete
sentences.

Which historical pilgrimage interests you most?

What is the significance or importance of this pilgrimage? For example, why do people complete this pilgrimage?

Why does this pilgrimage interest you? Provide at least one example to support your reasoning.

Part Three: Answer in complete sentences. Resource: https://literarydevices.net/frame-story/

What is a frame story?

How is The Canterbury Tales an example of a frame story?