STUDY GUIDE Saddleback Educational Publishing STUDY GUIDE - T h E T h r E E m U S k E TEE r S ISBN-13: 978-1-61651-153-1 ISBN-10: 1-61651-153-2 provide a Timeless Timeless Classics Study Guides STUDY GUIDE The wealth of reproducible support materialshelp studentsto extend the learning experience. Features include critical backgroundon both thenotes author and the times, descriptions,character chapter summaries, and“universal” exercises—focusing on plot, eight theme, character, vocabulary, important literary terms, and book report structure. | Contents | Notes to the Teacher .......................... 4 17 Recalling Details, Ch. 8 ........ 30 Facts About the Author ..................... 5 18 Words and Meanings, Ch. 9 ... 31 Facts About the Times ....................... 5 19 Comprehension Check, Ch. 9 ... 32 Facts About the Characters ............... 6 20 Words and Meanings, Ch. 10 ... 33 Chapter Summaries ........................... 7 21 Character Study, Ch. 10......... 34 Answer Key ...................................... 10 22 Words and Meanings, Ch. 11 ... 35 Literary Glossary ............................. 12 23 Identifying Synonyms, Ch. 11 ... 36 24 Who Did What?, Epilogue ..... 37 CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Words and Meanings, Ch. 1 .... 14 END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 2 Comprehension Check, Ch. 1 ... 15 25 Book Sequence ........................ 38 3 Words and Meanings, Ch. 2 .... 16 26 Final Exam, Part 1 ................... 39 4 Sequence of Events, Ch. 2 ....... 17 26 Final Exam, Part 2 ................... 40 5 Words and Meanings, Ch. 3 .... 18 6 People and Places, Ch. 3 ......... 19 UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 7 Words and Meanings, Ch. 4 .... 20 27 Beyond the Text ....................... 41 8 Inference, Ch. 4 ....................... 21 28 Plot Study ................................ 42 9 Words and Meanings, Ch. 5 .... 22 29 Theme Analysis ....................... 43 10 Drawing Conclusions, Ch. 5 .... 23 30 Character Study ....................... 44 11 Words and Meanings, Ch. 6 .... 24 31 Vocabulary Study ..................... 45 12 Figurative Language, Ch. 6 ..... 25 32 Glossary Study ........................ 46 13 Words and Meanings, Ch. 7 .... 26 33 Book Review, Part 1 ................ 47 14 Cause and Effect, Ch. 7 ........... 27 33 Book Review, Part 2 ............... 48 15 Words and Meanings, Ch. 8 ... 28 16 Personalizing the Story, Ch. 8 ... 29 TIMELESS CLASSICS NOTES TO THE TEACHER THE NOVELS Timeless Classics were expressly designed to Research shows that the most effective way help struggling readers gain access to some of to improve comprehension is to teach students the world’s greatest literature. 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Alternatively, you may wish to Classic or Saddleback Illustrated Classic. assign some exercises as homework and others during the closing minutes of a class period. In addition to the universal exercises, 26 title-specific activities are included to review, All exercises in this Guide are designed to test, or enrich the student’s grasp of important accommodate independent study as well as vocabulary and concepts. These reproducible group work. The occasional assignment of study worksheets are designed to be used chapter-by- partners or competitive teams often enhances chapter as the student’s reading of the novel interest and promotes creativity. Oral language proceeds. At least two exercises are provided activities, such as paraphrasing or summarizing for each book chapter. One of the two always a part of the story, provide an intervention focuses on key vocabulary. The other may be opportunity to strengthen oral language skills a simple comprehension check or present an and, in turn, strengthen reading skills. important literary concept. 4 the THREE MUSKETEERS FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALEXANDRE DUMAS (1802–1870) The French novelist and dramatist and paid no attention at all to those Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802, the who criticized him for pilfering the work son of a general in Napoleon’s army. of others. Although his plots have been criticized as Today, Dumas’s best-known works are “melodramatic” and his writing style as his historical romances: The Count of “careless,” readers still enjoy the colorful Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and characters and exciting action in his stories. The Black Tulip. In France, Dumas is still Because of his tremendous literary noted for his plays, Henri III et sa cour and output—nearly 300 volumes—Dumas Napoléon Bonaparte. was somewhat of a legend in his own time. How was he able to produce such a great volume of work? He hired several collaborators to search through the works of earlier memoir writers for exciting plots. He cheerfully called these writing assistants his “factory” FACTS ABOUT THE TIMES In 1802, when Alexandre Dumas was Elizabeth Barrett Browning published born . Poems…in Norway, people began to ski as Thomas Jefferson was the president of a sport for the first time. the United States…the population of New In 1870, when Alexandre Dumas York topped 60,000 for the first time… died . Napoleon became president of the Italian John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Republic. Oil Company…Confederate General In 1844, when The Count of Monte Cristo Robert E. Lee and English novelist Charles was published . Dickens died…Jules Verne’s Twenty The YMCA was founded in England… Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was wood-pulp paper was invented… published. 5 TE MH HREE USKETEERS FACTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS D’Artagnan Duke of Buckingham A brave young man who comes to Paris English nobleman and military leader; to seek fame and fortune as a musketeer secretly in love with Queen Anne of France Count de Rochefort Queen Anne Agent of Cardinal Richelieu Wife of French King Louis XIII; secretly in love with the Duke of Buckingham Milady (Lady de Winter) Cardinal Richelieu Evil spy in the employ of Richelieu; Lord Intelligent, powerful church official who de Winter’s sister-in-law vies with the king for control of France Monsieur de Tréville King Louis XIII Captain of the king’s musketeers Ruler of France; a scheming man with a streak of cruelty Porthos A tall, proud musketeer who wears a Lord de Winter half-golden shoulder belt B rother-in-law and enemy of Milady; friend of the Duke of Buckingham Aramis Kitty A handsome musketeer with dark eyes and a smooth face Milady’s maid; secretly in love with D’Artagnan Athos (Count de La Fère) Bazin D’Artagnan’s closest friend among the Servant of Aramis musketeers; a sad, noble man John Felton Planchet Puritan guard who helps Milady escape Servant hired for D’Artagnan by Porthos from imprisonment in Lord de Winter’s castle Monsieur Bonacieux D’Artagnan’s landlord, who proves the abbess himself to be a weak, greedy man N un who offers her convent to shelter Constance Bonacieux and Milady Madame Constance Bonacieux Queen Anne’s maid and confidant; the the executioner of Lille object of D’Artagnan’s love B rother of one of Milady’s victims; eventually Milady’s executioner 6 TE MH HREE USKETEERS CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1 D’Artagnan, a young man from Gascony, below his. After sending D’Artagnan to pursues his dream of becoming one of King the Louvre with a message for the queen’s Louis XIII’s musketeers. On the road to valet, Madame Bonacieux is seen walking Paris he encounters a dark-haired stranger down the street and talking with the Duke with piercing eyes and a scar on his face. of Buckingham. She introduces the duke After a skirmish over an insult, the stranger to D’Artagnan, and he escorts them to the steals D’Artagnan’s letter of introduction Louvre. to Monsieur de Tréville, captain of the musketeers. While in Paris visiting with CHAPTER 4 Tréville, D’Artagnan meets three dashing Queen Anne and the handsome duke musketeers named Athos, Porthos, and declare their love during their secret meeting Aramis. Then he unexpectedly spots the at the Louvre. As a remembrance, she gives scar-faced stranger and chases after him.