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Explore the nuances of men and women's perspectives on love, marriage, family, and other key subjects. Analyze "The Wife of Bath's Tale" to ponder the extent of the gap between genders regarding emotional responses. Reflect on the challenges men face in grasping women's thoughts and behaviors, examining whether the discrepancies are deep-rooted or surface-level. Enhance your vocabulary with words like "implore," "crone," "sovereignty," and "rebuke," and complete contextual exercises for further learning.
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Bell Work: • Do men and women have the same understanding of the following subjects: • Love • Marriage • Family • Work • Money • Loyalty Write one paragraph explaining and defending your point of view.
Key Idea • Many jokes suggest that when it comes to emotional responses and attitude toward relationships, men and women might as well be from different planets. But is there really such a gulf between the sexes? In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” a man becomes motivated to gain understanding of women when is life is at stake.
Quickwrite • How difficult is it for men to understand women? Are the differences between them fundamental or superficial? • Write one paragraph in response to those questions.
Vocabulary • Implore- to plead; to beg • Crone- an ugly old woman
Vocabulary • Sovereignty- rule; power • Bequeath- to leave in a will; to pass down as an inheritcane
Vocabulary • Temporal- of the material world; not eternal • Rebuke- to criticize
Homework • Complete the vocabulary in context activity for homework tonight