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KING ARTHUR

The Sword in the Stone Excalibur The Gathering of the Knights

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Sword in the Stone Excalibur Gathering of the Knights

1. tournament p.3 1. solemn p.14 1. inheritance p.23 2. minstrels p.4 2. coronation p.14 2. spectacle p.23 3. conspiratorially p.4 3. summoned p.14 3. succulent p.24 4. squabbling p.4 4. bedraggled p.14 4. frumenty p.24 5. sorcerer p.4 5. squire p.14 5. intertwined p.24 6. impatiently p.5 6. formidable p.15 6. majestically p.24 7. budge p.5 7. plight p.15 7. marquetry p.24 8. despondent p.6 8. persistence p.15 8. knight p.24 9. clambered p.6 9. surgeon p.15 9. astonishment p.25 10. seized p.7 10. sidled p.16 10. goblets p.25 11. lashed p.11 11. sonorous p.16 11. awestruck p.26 12. bewildered p.11 12. jousted p.17 12. trudged p.28 13. dispersed p.12 13. collapsed p.18 13. gnarled p.28 14. reluctantly p.12 14. wrenched p.18 14. scoffed p.28 15. murmur p.12 15. recumbent p.18 15. abbey p.30 16. unabated p.13 16. hovering p.19 16. envious p.31 17. incredible p.13 17. ornate p.19 17. illuminated p.31 18. jubilantly p.13 18. plucked p.22 18. deafening p.31 19. prosperity p.13 19. scabbard p.22 19. grasped p.31 20. destined p.13 20. spurred p.22 20. billowing p.31

* the ten italicized words for each story are required for vocab mapping Journal Entries - King Arthur Chose ONE for each story! Write 1 full page on lined paper—skip lines. Include title! Check for COPS before submitting. These are worth 20 points each.

Entry #1 - The Sword in the Stone After Arthur left to check for a room, Sir Ector told Sir Kay about the real reason the tournament had been called. Tell about a situation where someone told you some information after a third party had left. How did this make you feel? How do you think the other person felt who was left out? What would you feel like if you were left out of the information?

Entry #1 – The Sword in the Stone Imagine what Arthur felt as Sir Ector told him he was really not his father. Write a diary entry ex- plaining Arthur’s feelings on that day.

Entry #1 – The Sword in the Stone King Arthur promised to rule justly over his people, to right all wrongs, to drive out invaders, and to bring peace and prosperity to the troubled kingdom of Logres. Draw a 1 page flier for Arthur to dis- tribute that includes 5 specific things Arthur will do for his people.

Entry #2 – Excalibur Gryflet begged King Arthur to allow him to fight Sir Pellinore. Arthur told him he was not old enough, but he begged until Arthur relented. Explain a time in your life that you begged to do some- thing you really weren’t ready for. What were the results? If you had to do it over, would you do it again?

Entry #2 – Excalibur Arthur chose to go fight Pellinore himself even though he could have ordered any one of his knights to fight for him. Why do you think he chose to do the actual fighting?

Entry #2 – Excalibur Draw a picture of the sword that was formed in Lake Avalon – Excalibur. Use color and details to make the drawing of your sword.

Entry #2 – Excalibur The Lady of the Lake made Arthur promise to do anything she asked in the future if she helped in get the sword. Do you think Arthur may regret this? Why? Name a time when you agreed to some- thing in haste and then later regretted.

Entry #3 – The Gathering of the Knights After Arthur decided to marry Guinevere, Merlin told him “it’s exactly that which will bring about the destruction of everything important to you.” Write a journal entry written by Merlin to himself, explaining why he said this to Arthur.

Entry #3 - The Gathering of the Knights Draw the table with the feast on it that Arthur and Guinevere received as a wedding present. Use a blank piece of paper and use color.

Entry #3 - The Gathering of the Knights Write a one paragraph ad for a local newspaper that tells of Sir Lancelot’s achievements and positive qualities.

Entry #3 - The Gathering of the Knights Write a descriptive paragraph about the scene where Galahad sits in the Siege Perilous Chair. In- clude reactions from the other Knights as well as Arthur and Lancelot.

. Protagonist: A protagonist in a book is the leading character, hero, or heroine. We normally like this person and have positive feelings about him/her.

The protagonist is the main character of the story; meaning that everything revolves and evolves around him/her. Usually, in a story, the protagonist wants to reach a goal, but many obstacles are in his path to reach this goal. These obstacles can be natural (a storm, a tornado) or human. A human obstacle doesn't want the protagonist to reach his/ her goal. The human obstacle is called the "Antagonist".

Antagonist: An antagonist in a book is a character that stirs things up, causes trouble, gets things going, and makes things happen. Without the antagonist the story might be very, very dull or extremely boring. This is a character who actively op- poses something and/or is hostile to someone.

Other Characters: Other characters in a story are called minor characters. These characters can help the protagonist to reach his/her goal, or be simply "decorations" and do not interact with the protagonist. There can be more than one protagonist or antagonist in a story.

Static Character: A static character stays the same throughout the story. They do not change significantly in personality, with actions, or beliefs.

Dynamic Character: A dynamic character changes during the story. His/her beliefs, personality, or actions are different in the end when compared to the beginning.

Adjectives: Words that name an attribute, added to a noun to modify or describe it. Adjectives categorized by the type of attribute they describe- 1. Appearance Adjectives: adorable, beautiful, clean, drab, elegant, fancy, glamorous, handsome, long, magnificent, old-fashioned, plain, quaint, sparkling, ugliest, unsightly, wide-eyed 2. Color Adjective: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, gray, black, white 3. Feelings (Bad) Adjectives: angry, bewildered, clumsy, defeated, embarrassed, fierce, grumpy, helpless, itchy, jealous, lazy, mysterious, nervous, obnoxious, panicky, repulsive, scary, thoughtless, uptight, worried 4. Feelings (Good) Adjectives: agreeable, brave, calm, delightful, eager, faithful, gentle, happy, jolly, kind, lively, nice, obedient, proud, relieved, silly, thankful, victorious, witty, zealous 5. Shape Adjectives: broad, chubby, crooked, curved, deep, flat, high, hollow, low, narrow, round, shallow, skinny, square, steep, straight, wide 6. Size Adjectives: big, colossal, fat, gigantic, great, huge, immense, large, little, mammoth, massive, miniature, petite, puny, scrawny, short, small, tall, teeny, teeny-tiny, tiny 7. Sound Adjectives: cooing, deafening, faint, hissing, loud, melodic, noisy, purring, quiet, raspy, screeching, thundering, voiceless, whis- pering 8. Time Adjectives: ancient, brief, early, fast, late, long, modern, old, old-fashioned, quick, rapid, short, slow, swift, young 9. Taste/Touch Adjectives: bitter, delicious, fresh, greasy, juicy, hot, icy, loose, melted, nutritious, prickly, rainy, rotten, salty, sticky, strong, sweet, tart, tasteless, uneven, weak, wet, wooden, yummy 10. Touch Adjectives: boiling, breeze, broken, bumpy, chilly, cold, cool, creepy, crooked, cuddly, curly, damaged, damp, dirty, dry, dusty, filthy, flaky, fluffy, freezing, hot, warm, wet 11. Quantity Adjectives: abundant, empty, few, full, heavy, light, many, numerous, sparse, substantial King Arthur Character Chart protagonist/ character traits adjectives that static or dynamic char- antagonist and why describe them acter and why

Arthur (King)

Sir Kay

Sir Ector

Merlin

King Arthur Character Chart Cont.

protagonist/ character traits adjectives that static or dynamic antagonist and why describe them character and why

King Uther

Morgan le Fay

Sir Lancelot

Lady of the Lake