"The Pot of Basil" January 7 & 8

Journal: Write a paragraph about something that intrigues you.

Decameron quiz

Decameron notes:
4th day: love stories with unhappy endings
Filomena tells the story of Lisabetta and Lorenzo
Macabre story; recalls elements of the plague as described in the introduction

Continue in green packet:

• Read "The Pot of Basil" folk song.
  Skim the poem; underline or highlight unfamiliar words.
  Read the poem. Define words you need to make better sense of the poem.
  Follow instructions at top of page.
• Read "The Pot of Basil" tale. follow instructions in bold.

ASSIGNMENT (due next week)
Read either “The Deceived Girl” or “The Willow Tree” (both folk ballads)
Summarize it (in the margins is fine)
Then, as a group at your tables, write and illustrate a short story as influenced by the poem.
You may sketch your story as a storyboard first, then write it.
Your story must be at least 200 words.
You must have at least 4 illustrations to go with your story.
When writing the story, consider what happens between the stanzas of the poem. (What is missing that you may include in the story?)