Welcome to Lesson 5 for Igraine the Brave. You have FINISHED 1/5th of this book! YEA! Today, I'd like for you to read the next three chapters. Igraine makes a plan, then she takes a secret trip and finds a good friend in TROUBLE! She is quite a BRAVE adventurer.
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Find out HOW by reading the next chapter
"Igraine's Plan" pp. 49 - 55
Then after reading answer the following questions using complete sentences: (Hint: Read each question carefully, so you'll know how to answer.)
1. Albert needs the Magic Singing Books to help him, but he has to convince them to do it. Why would the Magic Singing Books be unhappy if they lived with Osmund the Greedy? Write two complete sentences describing what would make them unhappy./2 Listing/comprehension
2. Why do the Books decide to help Albert?/1 Comprehension
3. For Igraine to get the giant's hairs, she needs to travel quickly. What does she plan to get so she can travel fast?/1 comprehension
4. Igraine plans to sneak into Darkrock Castle. What will she use for a disguise?/1 Comprehension
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Wonderful! Now read the next chapter "At Darkrock Castle" pp. 55 - 59 and then answer the following questions using complete sentences.
5. Describe,using one complete sentence, how the castle appeared when Igraine visited it the last time. Use the adjectives you see in the book to write your answer.
Now, write another sentence and describe what the castle looks like when Igraine RETURNS to the castle./2 Descriptive writing
6. What did Igraine have in her basket, hidden with the new-laid eggs? When she cracked it open, what came out of it and what was it supposed to do? 2/Comprehension.
7. When Igraine finds Lancelot, she meets Jost, the groom. what does Jost tell her that happened to her friend Bertram? (hint: mention what HAPPENED to
Bertram and where he is) 1/comprehension
8. On Igraine's way to rescue her friend Bertram, Spiky Knight passes by her. What did Spiky Knight tell his knights what will happen if Osmund the Greedy can get the Magic Singing Books?/1 Comprehension/rephrase
9. How did Igraine feel about Spiky Knight?/1 Comprehension
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Great! Those two chapters were kinda short. Read the next chapter "A Friend in the Dungeon of Dispair" to find out if Igraine can rescue Bertram from the
dungeon. pp. 60 - 70
10. Before Igraine left for her mission to Darkrock Castle, What did her brother Albert teach her?/1 Comprehension
11. What is Igraine's donkey's name?/1 Comprehension
12. What is the name of the spell that Igraine cast on the dungeon guard and what did it make the guard do?Write the words of the spell using an old style handwriting in the project section of your binder./2 comprehension/illustration
13. Igraine had been in the dungeon before when the old Baroness had asked her to count the barrels of spicy mead. she knew that something was lurking there
in the dark? What was it?/1 Comprehension
14. When he was in the dungeon, what did Bertram think Igraine was?/1 Comprehension
15. Igraine was afraid of the spider and its web under the winch. What did Bertram tell her to do to get rid of it?/1 Comprehension
16. Who pulled Bertram out of the dungeon?/1 Comprehension
17. Bertram needs a disguise to get away from the Darkrock Castle. What does he pretend to be?/1 Comprehension
18. Why does Igraine need Bertram to make her laugh?/1 Inference
19. What message does Igraine need Bertram to deliver to her parents and her brother Albert?/1 comprehension
20. Bertram gives Igraine a hint on how to explain why she wants to take Lancelot, the Baroness' favorite horse, through the castle gate. What did he tell her to say?/1 Comprehension
21. What did Igraine promise to give to Graycoat for taking Bertram back to Pimernel Castle?1/Comprehension
22. At the end of this chapter, Igraine is going to fetch Lancelot. Look "fetch" up in the dictionary and write the definition in the dictionary part of your binder. Then answer this question: What does it mean for Igraine to "fetch" Lancelot?/1 Dictionary
23. More dictionary work. Put the following words in alphabetical order, then look them up the following words in your dictionary. Still in alphabetical order, define the words by writing the definitions in the dictionary part of your binder./2 Dictionary/Alphabetizing
enchanted
winch
abyss
convince
groom (noun form to do with horses)
warn
cast (verb form)
treachery
catapults
powerful
dungeon
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24. LANGUAGE EXERCISES: Make a chart for the nine parts of speech./2 Language/Illustration
On a piece of cardstock (ask your Mom to give you a piece) make an easy to read copy of the rhyme below. Punch holes for your binder on the right and left sides of the cardstock, so you can always see it when you're working. Ask Mom if you can use markers. Hint: Make a practice copy first using a pencil on a plain piece of paper. Then make another using markers and cardstock. For each part of speech, use a different colored marker, so you can see that each one is different. You could even use a ruler and draw rectangles around each one. Use some ideas to decorate the page that you might find in Mom's book or from some of the illustrations in Igraine's book (I like the way the author/illustrator drew the frames on pp. viii - ix)
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Nine Parts of Speech
Three little words you often see
Are ARTICLES, a, an, and the.
A NOUN'S the name of anything;
As school or garden, hoop or swing.
ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun;
As great, small, pretty, white, or brown.
Instead of nouns the PRONOUNS stand;
Her face, his face, our arms, your hand.
VERBS tell of something being done;
To read, count, sing, laugh, jump, or run.
How things are done the ADVERBS tell;
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well.
CONJUNCTIONS join the words together;
As men and women, wind or weather.
The PREPOSITION stands before
A noun, as in or through a door.
The INTERJECTION shows surprise;
As oh! how pretty! ah! how wise!
The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.
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25. Bonus Question:
On page 67 at the top of the page it was said that the old Baroness held her court of law under the spreading branches of the great linden tree. Why would a Baroness hold a court of law in medieval times?/2 Inference
(Hint: Read this - This was a court/system called the feudal system - basically there was the lord/Baron/Baroness, his vassals (or servants), and the manor/fiefs. The manor was the entire estate. The fiefs were small farms manned by the vassals. Often "owned" by the vassals but then sold to the lord for protection against enemies, namely the vikings.)
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That's IT for Today! Good JOB! You are becoming a REAL reader!
Total possible tickets for today's assignment: 61
