Elementary Literature Study Guide Teacher’s Edition ©2016 Kolbe Academy Kolbe Academy Home School 1600 F St, Napa, CA 94559 Tel: (707) 255-6499 Fax: (707) 255-1581 [email protected] www.kolbe.org Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Copyright Kolbe Academy 2016. All Rights Table of Contents BLACK BEAUTY ............................................................................................................................ 1 THE BRONZE BOW ...................................................................................................................... 9 CAPTAIN’S COURAGEOUS ........................................................................................................ 13 CARRY ON, MR. BOWDITCH ..................................................................................................... 18 FAVORITE POEMS, OLD AND NEW ............................................................................................ 24 FINGAL’S QUEST ....................................................................................................................... 32 HEIDI ........................................................................................................................................ 35 THE HOBBIT ............................................................................................................................... 41 I AM DAVID .............................................................................................................................. 48 ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS ................................................................................................ 55 JOYFUL NOISE .......................................................................................................................... 62 KIDNAPPED ............................................................................................................................... 66 KON-TIKI ................................................................................................................................... 74 LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 78 THE MIRACLE WORKER .............................................................................................................. 82 MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH ....................................................................................... 85 MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN ..................................................................................................... 90 OLD YELLER ............................................................................................................................... 94 OUTLAWS OF RAVENHURST ...................................................................................................... 97 REDWALL .................................................................................................................................105 THE SECRET GARDEN ...............................................................................................................119 A SINGLE SHARD .....................................................................................................................124 SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON .......................................................................................................128 WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS ................................................................................................141 THE WHIPPING BOY .................................................................................................................149 WHITE FANG ...........................................................................................................................154 WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND ....................................................................................................160 A WRINKLE IN TIME ..................................................................................................................166 BLESSED MARIE OF NEW FRANCE ............................................................................................169 THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL ........................................................................................................172 SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA ....................................................................................................175 SAINT DOMINIC .......................................................................................................................178 Copyright Kolbe Academy 2016. All Rights Reserved SAINT HYACINTH OF POLAND .................................................................................................182 SAINT JOHN BOSCO................................................................................................................186 SAINT JOHN MASIAS ...............................................................................................................190 SAINT MONICA .......................................................................................................................193 SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS .......................................................................................................197 SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL .........................................................................................................199 Copyright Kolbe Academy 2016. All Rights Black Beauty CHAPTERS 1-11 VOCABULARY: See equipment for horses diagram below. CHAPTER 1 1) The protagonist is the main character with whom we should identify in the story. Who is the protagonist in this story? a. The protagonist is Black Beauty, the horse. 2) Who is telling the story? a. Black Beauty, the horse is telling the story. 3) How can he tell the story? a. The author uses the technique of personification. 4) What was Black Beauty's early home like? a. Black Beauty’s home is lovely, with a meadow, a loving mother, a pond, and set on a plantation. d5) How di the people treat Black Beauty here? a. They treated him with kindness, love, and protection. 6) What happened when a boy was cruel to the horses? a. He was chastised and sent away. CHAPTER 2 1) What tragedy happened during the hunt? a. Two horses went down, and the Squire's son died. 2) What happened to Rob Roy? a. He was shot because there was nothing that could be done for him. 1 Copyright Kolbe Academy 2016. All Rights Reserved Black Beauty CHAPTER 3 1) What does it mean to break in a horse? a. To train it so it can work for human beings. 2) How was Black Beauty broken in? a. He was broken in gently by the master himself. He was turned out in a pasture near train tracks to get him used to machinery noises. CHAPTER 4 1) Who bought Black Beauty? a. Squire Gordon 2) What other horses lived with Black Beauty? a. Ginger and Merrylegs lived with Black Beauty. 3) What was life like there? a. There was no better place. CHAPTERS 5 & 6 1) Compare/Contrast Black Beauty's life now with his life when he was young. a. He used to be free to do whatever he liked, and now he has to work. He was content in both places. CHAPTER 7 1) Why was Ginger so mean? a. She was taken early from her mother; boys flung stones at her; her masters were not kind; she was often shut up in a stall with no liberty; she was not gently broken; she was flogged; etc. CHAPTER 8 1) What did cruelty to Ginger do for her? a. It made her bite and kick and have a nasty temper. 2) What did kindness to Ginger do for her? a. Kindness brought her back to being gentle tempered. 3) What were the Birtwick Horseballs? a. 1 lb each of patience, kindness, firmness, and petting mixed with 1/2 lb of common sense to be given to the horse each day. CHAPTER 9 1) What do you think about what Merrylegs did to the boys? a. Answers will vary. CHAPTER 10 1) What happened to Sir Oliver's tail? a. It had been docked. 2) What did the horses think about ear and tail docking? a. They felt it was cruel. 3) How do you feel about it? a. Answers will vary. 4) How did the horses feel about blinkers? a. They felt that a lot of accidents could have been avoided had horses not been blinded by blinkers. 2 Black Beauty Copyright Kolbe Academy 2016. All Rights Reserved CHAPTER 11 1) What did the pony's driver think about the pony turning when they were going straight? a. He thought the horse was being disobedient. 2) What did he do about it? a. He whipped the pony. 3) What did Squire Gordon think about the pony turning when they were going straight? a. He thought it showed the pony's intelligence because they often turned there. 4) What did Squire Gordon chastise Captain Langley about? a. His use of the bearing reins. CHAPTER 12-22 VOCABULARY: venerable, hostler, heathenish, impudent CHAPTER 12 1) Why did Black Beauty stop on the way home? a. A tree fell across the path. 2) Why was Black Beauty disobedient about going across the bridge? a. He knew it was out. CHAPTER 13 1) What is the Devil's own trademark? a. Cruelty 2) Why did the Farmer send his wife into the house when all she wanted to do was help her son? a. Her husband knew their son did not need pampering, but maybe a good beating instead. 3) How would you handle it if your son was cruel to an animal? a. Answers will vary. CHAPTER 14 1) How did Squire Gordon get John to give his opinion about James? a. He acted like someone had spoken ill of James. 2) What happened because of the conversation? a. James got an excellent position as a coachman. CHAPTER 15 1) What could the old hostler tell you after being with your horse for twenty minutes? a. What sort