The Canterbury Tales - Close Reading Comprehension Passages + Questions + GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS

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Close Reading Stories and Comprehension Worksheets + Vocabulary Work!

A modern, plain-language retelling of three of Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic stories!

• High-interest extracts from authentic texts
• Designed for close reading
• Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation.
• Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacation
  assignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or any
  other use
• Includes 3 levels of questions: main ideas and detail, language and literary devices, author’s purpose, and evaluation and personal-connection
• Vocabulary rich
• Includes questions on text structure, word-choice, and author’s bias
• Common Core Aligned
• Answer key included
• Sample Difficulty Levels included

Stories Included:

The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Pardoner’s Tale
The Clerk’s Tale

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