We studied the mock heroic tone in "The Nun's Priest's Tale" by first going back and rereading a few passages of the heroic epic "Beowulf" noting the elevated ornate style. We then examined how Chaucer uses some of the same heroic allusions but to describe trivial events in the life of the farm animals who are characters in the fable thereby creating a parody or satiric effect. We discussed what the reading suggests about Chaucer's view of heroic epic tales and contrasted Chaucer's mock heroic diction with the diction of the heroic epic poem. Last, I reviewed Joshua's essay thesis and outline and provided instruction on how to compose a responsive thesis and how to draft an outline of evidence supporting the thesis.