Write+This+Way

All About the Pilgrims
 * Write This Way to Canterbury **
 * Canterbury Application[[file:Pilgrimage to Canterbury Application.docx]] **
 * SCORING RUBRIC for GROUP WIKIPAGE: [[file:Write This Way Rubric.pdf]] **
 * FCAs for Individual Assignments (Email, Resume, Exit Paper): [[file:Write This Way to Canterbury FCAs.docx]] **

1.4.11.B: Write complex informational pieces (e.g. reviews, research papers, instructions, essays, articles)
 * PA Standards:**
 * Apply purpose / audience appropriate methods to develop the thesis of the piece.
 * Use discipline specific vocabulary, precise language, and relevant detail.
 * Use relevant graphics (e.g. maps, charts, graphs, tables, illustrations, photographs).
 * Evaluate the validity and significance of primary and secondary sources as related to the thesis.


 * Objectives:**
 * Students will use a traditional work of literature as the basis for workplace writing.
 * Students will complete applications, write a resume, and develop an exit paper. The resume and exit paper will be used toward Neshannock Township School District's required graduation project.
 * Students will create a wikipage.


 * Activities:**

After reading and discussing “The Prologue,” and “The Pardoner's Tale,” students are provided with the following situation: “You own and operate a travel agency that is offering an escorted trip to Canterbury, England. Many people have contacted you about making reservations. The number of travelers must be limited, and the participants will be selected on the basis of submitted applications.”
 * Students determine the criteria for selecting participants for the trip and create an application form that all interested travelers will use.
 * Each student uses information from //The Canterbury Tales// to complete an application for an assigned traveler identified in the reading.
 * For the email component, the teacher presents the students with the following situation: “The pilgrim would like to update his/her employer and share information about the trip.” The email must be written using proper, professional, business letter conventions and use details from //The Tales// (see FCAs).
 * Students work in teams to create a wikipage for their selected pilgrims from //The Canterbury Tales// (see rubric).
 * The site should have basic information about the travelers, using textual support from //The Canterbury Tales,// and should include:
 * The travelers' (assigned pilgrims') completed application (from above)
 * A description of each traveler with pictures and graphics (compile a bibliography of sources used)
 * The e-mail messages from the travelers to their employers

Students work individually to write their personal resumes, applying information from the application exercise.
 * Students will write their exit papers for their graduation projects. In the essay, they will discuss high school experiences, college, career, and personal goals (see FCAs for resume and paper).