COVER_MARKS_Little-Men.pdf 6 11/1/2018 8:44:55 AM Little Men LEVEL LIFE AT PLUMFIELD WITH JO'S BOYS Little uly had come, and haying begun; the little gardens were doing nely and the long J summer days were full of pleasant hours. e house stood open from morning till night, and the lads lived out of doors, except at school time. e lessons were short, and there were many holidays, for the Bhaers believed in cultivating healthy bodies by Men much exercise, and our short summers are best used in out-of-door work. Such a rosy, sunburnt, hearty set as the boys became; such appetites as they had; such sturdy arms and LIFE AT PLUMFIELD legs, as outgrew jackets and trousers; such laughing and racing all over the place; such antics WITH JO'S BOYS C in house and barn; such adventures in the tramps over hill and dale; and such satisfaction M in the hearts of the worthy Bhaers, as they saw their ock prospering in mind and body, Y I cannot begin to describe. CM MY Miss Jo March, the beloved character from Little Women—now Mrs. Jo Bhaer—lls CY her home at Plumeld with boys in need of guidance, an education, and, above all, CMY aection. e children are full of mischievous and amusing larks in each chapter. K Discover with the Plumeld household how, despite some disastrous events, "love is a ower that grows in any soil [and] works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow." "With incredibly beautiful, descriptive writing, Alcott tells the endearing story of Plumeld, a home and school for boys, where Mr. and Mrs. Bhaer provide their boys with a very dierent type of education and a lot of love. Powerful messages in this book include devotion to family, self-control, unselshness, patience, respect for parents, gentleness, creativity, love of learning, hard work, optimism, proper use of money, and humility. is is a classic that should not be missed." —Jenny Phillips www.thegoodandthebeautiful.com LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Book Study - Little Men Page 1 About the Book Study What are Honors Book Studies? The Good and the Beau ful Honors Book Studies are student-directed consumable booklets that accompany select books from The Good and the Beau ful Library. Each Honors Book Study is designed to help students explore the book’s themes and messages, appreciate the literary value of the book, and learn new vocabulary and wri ng skills that correlate with the book. To complete an Honors Book Study, the student simply reads and follows the instruc ons in the booklet while reading the corresponding book. The Honors Book Studies are intended to be completed independently, or they can be completed in a group, class, or book club se ng. What are the goals of the Honors Book Studies? There are three main goals of the Honors Book Studies: to help the student learn to analyze, appreciate, and gain inspira on from good and beau ful literature. How many Honors Book Studies should be completed? Students can complete as few or as many of the Honors Book Studies as desired. Honors Book Studies are not designed to take the place of the High School Language Arts courses; they are designed to be used in addi on to the courses for those students who work at a faster pace and can use more challenging work. The reading books for the Honors Book Studies are more challenging than the required reading books for the High School Language Arts courses. Honors Book Studies can be completed in any order. What materials are needed? To complete this book study, you will need the following items: • This book study booklet • Li le Men by Louisa May Alco • A computer or laptop with a basic word processing program, such as Word or Google Docs • A pencil or pen and a journal or notebook AT-A-GLANCE Vocabulary Author Study • Challenging vocabulary words in Li le Men (see pages • Biography of Louisa May Alco 2–3) Writing Correlated Literature Study • Reading and analyzing response papers • Overview of other works by Louisa May Alco • Wri ng a response paper • Study of characters in Louisa May Alco books • General wri ng instruc on and prac ce Literary Analysis • Study the themes and messages in Li le Men • Analyze the literary value of Li le Men Book Study - Little Men Page 2 Vocabulary Words “Your understanding of what you read and hear is, to a very large degree, determined by your vocabulary, so improve your vocabulary daily.” -Zig Ziglar Abdicate [AB - dih - cate]: to relinquish or give up Eff ervescence [eff - fer - VEHS - sents]: a responsibility or duty enthusiasm and vivacity; bubbles or fi zz in a liquid The queen decided to abdicate her throne. His eff ervescence was contagious, crea ng a s r in all of us. Alacrity [uh - LACK - rih - tee]: brisk and cheerful readiness Expa ate [ex - PAY - she - ate]: speak or write at She accepted the invita on with alacrity. length or in detail I plan to expa ate on this important topic during Assuage [us - SWAGE]: to relieve or soothe an my presenta on. unpleasant feeling He composed a beau ful song to help assuage Ferule [FEH - rule]: a rod, cane, or fl at piece of his grief. wood for punishing children He felt a sharp crack across his hand from his Beguile [be - GUILE]: to charm or cap vate teacher’s ferule. someone, some mes in a deceiving way The performer used fl a ery to beguile the crowd. Filial [FILL - ee - ul]: a child’s duty to his or her parents Carouse [cuh - ROUZE]: to party with alcoholic He determined to tend the stables out of fi lial duty drink and usually a great amount of noise to his father. The drunken group caroused all night. Ignominious [ig - nuh - MIN - ee - us]: deserving Condole [cuhn - DOLE]: to express sympathy and or causing public disgrace or shame; humilia ng grieve with someone They suff ered an ignominious defeat. When my friend’s father passed away, I brought fl owers in an eff ort to condole her. Impetuous [im - PET - choo - us]: moving or ac ng quickly, without thought or care; hasty; impulsive Congenial [cuhn - JEE - nee - yole]: agreeable; The whole town bore the consequence of his pleasant; personable; friendly; amiable impetuous decision. Everyone was drawn to his congenial personality. Indolent [IN - doe - lent]: wan ng to avoid ac vity Droll [drole]: humorous or entertaining in a dry way or exer on; lazy He kept me laughing with his droll humor. I just don’t understand his newly indolent behavior. Book Study - Little Men Page 3 Insipid [in - SIP - id]: lacking in fl avor; lacking in vigor Propriety [pro - PRY - ih - tee]: behavior that is or interest accepted as socially or morally correct and proper We soon grew bored with his insipid reenactment. She behaved at the ball with great propriety. Languish [LANE - gwish or LAN - gwish]: to lose Rebuff [ree - BUFF]: (verb) to reject someone or vitality; grow weak or feeble something in an abrupt or ungracious manner; (noun) Being locked in the cell with no books and nothing an abrupt or ungracious refusal or rejec on; snub to do caused him to languish. I tried to not let my feelings be hurt by his rebuff . Maudlin [MOD - lin]: self-pityingly sen mental; Recompense [REH - kum - pents]: (verb) to tearfully sen mental compensate or make amends for a loss; (noun) We wept at the maudlin story of the orphan twins. compensa on I hope the recompense for your loss was enough. Menagerie [meh - NADGE - er - ee]: a collec on of wild animals kept in cap vity for exhibi on; a strange Remonstrance [reh - MON - strunts]: an earnest or diverse collec on protest or objec on She had quite a menagerie of stuff ed animals on her bed. We decided to stop the show a er their remonstrance. Nosegay [NOSE - gay]: a small bouquet of fl owers; Reprieve [ruh - PREEVE]: (verb) to cancel or boutonnière postpone punishment; (noun) a cancella on or postponement of punishment She pinned the lovely nosegay to her dress as a sweet ornament. He was sentenced to jail but was granted a last-minute reprieve. Palaver [puh - LAV - er]: prolonged and idle discussion; to talk at length Sanguinary [SANE - gwin - air - ee]: involving or causing extreme bloodshed I quickly grew red of the palaver between the two men. The ba le was a sanguinary struggle. Pathos [PAY - thos]: a communica on technique that evokes pity, sadness, or a similar emo onal response Souse [rhymes with HOUSE]: to soak in or drench with liquid The movie about endangered animals used pathos to gain sympathy. First, souse the vegetables in broth. Placid [PLASS - id]: not easily upset or excited; Taciturn [TASS - ih - tern]: reserved or calm; tranquil uncommunica ve in speech; saying li le I love to sit and write in my journal in this beau ful, When I tried to speak with her, she was very taciturn. placid meadow. I didn’t know the reason behind her taciturnity. “You can’t build up a vocabulary if you never meet any new words. And to meet them you must read. The more you read the better.” -Rudolf Flesch Book Study - Little Men Page 4 SECTION 1 Chapters I–IX Introduction 2. He felt a sharp crack across his hand from his teacher’s FERULE | SOUSE. Welcome to the Li le Men Honors Book Study! You will use this book study as a guide while you read Li le Men, a 3.