The Franklin’s Tale through The Country Wife.

1. _____________ by ____ was written in when
   1a. Title of text 1b. author if known 1c. date
   ______________________________________________________.
   1d. brief context about a contemporary social, political, or literary issue
2. Readers see __________________________ reflected in ___ when
   2a. Issue repeated, rephrased 2b. Title
   ______________________________________________.
   2c. Evidence from text w/citation.
3. However, the text not only represents ___________________________ but also
   3a. Repeat issue one more time, briefly & rephrased
   challenges/critiques/questions ________________________________________.
   (choose one) 3b. A contemporary practice/institution/law/assumption/etc.
4. This is evidenced when ______________________________.
   4a. Evidence from text w/citation.
5. Considering the text as a challenge/critique/questioning of ___________________
   Repeat/rephrase 3b.
   allows readers to _____________________________________________________

Academic Mad Libs #2
Another Template for Writing a Layered Argument
DUE TUESDAY APRIL 2 @ the beginning of ENG 110 on this paper. | No electronic submissions accepted.
HAND WRITE your answers in the blanks; then, turn the paper over and hand write your full, complete paragraph.

• You can choose any text we’ve read from The Franklin’s Tale through The Country Wife.

1. The Franklin’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer was written in the late 14th century when
   1a. Title of text 1b. author if known 1c. date
   the recurring Black Plague, after the nearly 30% mortality of it first strike in 1348, was still without a
   cure .
   1d. brief context about a contemporary social, political, or literary issue
2. Readers see the trauma caused by the Plague reflected in The Franklin’s Tale, when
   2a. Issue repeated, rephrased 2b. Title
   Aurelius and his brother inquire about former classmates and are informed “that they dede were” (1181).
   2c. Evidence from text w/citation.
3. However, the text not only represents the trauma of the Plague but also
   3a. Repeat issue one more time, briefly & rephrased
   challenges/critiques/questions literary strategies which direct readers to non-threatening and often ahistorical concerns.
   (choose one) 3b. A contemporary practice/institution/law/assumption/etc.
4. This is evidenced when the Tale concludes with instructions to discuss
   “which was the mooste fre, as thynketh yow?”(1622) as if that question were the most important concern of the
   text and its readers. 4a. Evidence from text w/citation.
5. Considering the text as a challenge/critique/questioning of strategies directing readers away from
   threatening or painful subjects Repeat/rephrase 3b.
   allows readers both to re-evaluate the purpose of those strategies and to “touche the arwe” (1115) of
   the cultural trauma of the Plague.
   Statement about what seeing the text from this perspective allows you to see in the reading.
   The Franklin’s Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer, was written in the late 14th century when the recurring Black Plague,
   after the nearly 30% mortality of it first strike in 1348, was still without a cure. Readers see the trauma caused
   by the Plague reflected in The Franklin’s Tale, when Aurelius and his brother inquire about former classmates
   and are informed “that they dede were” (1181). However, the text not only represents the effects of the Plague
   but also critiques literary strategies which direct readers to non-threatening and often a-historical concerns.
   This is evidenced when the Tale concludes with instructions to discuss “which was the mooste fre, as thynketh
   yow?” (1622) as if that question were the most important concern of the text and its readers. Considering the
   text as a critique of literary strategies directing readers away from threatening or painful subjects allows readers
   both to re-evaluate the purpose of those strategies and to “touche the arwe” (1115) of the cultural trauma of the
   Plague.

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