Canterbury Tales Reader's Theater Script Story Collection

• Print-and-Read Version:  A password-protected digital download of the script-stories to print for physical use in your classroom. Note:  This version does not include rights for using the materials online.
• Digital Classroom Version: A digital download of the materials where each component is separated out as its own password-protected digital file. This download also includes rights for digital sharing on platforms such as Google Classroom and Canvas. 

Description:  Ever have troubles teaching The Canterbury Tales? Use this collection of six script-stories to generate student interest in Geoffrey Chaucer's classic. Allow your students to inhabit classic characters like the Knight, the Miller, the Wife of Bath, and the Pardoner and learn firsthand why these tales have been celebrated for hundreds of years. Each script is approximately 30-40 minutes. Chaucer's humor is still evident, but some of the stories' rougher edges have been softened to make them classroom-appropriate. These tales end up being a favorite of my students.

The 77-page download includes the following script-stories:

• The General Prologue
• The Knight's Tale
• The Miller's Tale
• The Wife of Bath's Tale
• The Pardoner's Tale
• The Nun's Priest's Tale

For speaking parts and numbers of readers, consult the preview images for the first page of each script.

To view a sample of the material, click the following link for a free copy of "The Pardoner's Tale."

Related Materials:  Check out our Murder in Canterbury social deduction game using the characters of The Canterbury Tales.