"The Wife of Bath's Tale" Lesson Plan

Teaching Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from Canterbury Tales? Looking for a variety of activities? The “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” Lesson Plan is for you! Practice vocabulary, characterization, and reading comprehension with these handouts.

A story that answers the age-old question “What do women want most?”, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” has been a staple in British Literature classes for years.

What’s included in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” Lesson Plan:

• Teacher Notes
• Vocabulary: pre-reading exercises and quiz
• The Wife of Bath Characterization (General Prologue excerpt)
• ”The Wife of Bath’s Tale Prologue” excerpts
• Adapted text & questions
• Wife of Bath Character Analysis
• Claim & Counterclaim
• Fairy Tales vs. Folk Tales
• Men vs. Women
• Frame Stories
• Suggested Answer Key

Each Teacher Notes handout includes:

• Materials needed
• CCSS Standards
• Pre-Reading
• Whole-Class Lesson ideas
• Small Group Practice
• Independent Practice
• Exit Ticket