Your final exam will be covering The Necklace, Lost on Dress Parade, As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap, A Just Judge, The Stub Book, The Death Disk, and The Story of King Arthur and His Knights p. 79-181.
Your final exam will be divided into two sections.
Section I: Literary Terms
You must be able to define, identify, and give an example of these literary terms:
surprise ending
verbal irony
situational irony
poetic justice
point of view
suspense
theme
conflict
setting
1st person limited perspective
3rd person limited perspective
omniscient perspective
objective perspective
dialect
dialogue
foreshadowing
tone
mood
plot
Section II: Passage Identification/Analysis
3 passage identifications taken from the stories we have read this quarter, one will definitely be taken from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, one will definitely be taken from As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap, and one will be a surprise.
In this section, you will be given an excerpt from the material that we have read. You must identify the name of the work, the author, and then you must talk about the meaning and importance of the excerpt.
You must spell the name of the work and author correctly.
Here are the things you should write about in your analysis of the passage:
First, relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem
Then, you must discuss any significant parts of the passage
1. Is this passage a key moment within the story? Here, you discuss the plot of the story-- highlighting the key moments within the the story as well as showing where the given passage occurs within the story as a whole.
2. Does it contain any of the literary elements that you were taught about, such as a symbol, repetition, refrain, etc.? You will have to mention at least 2 terms, and they must be the dominant terms within the passage. For example, if your passage contains a setting and irony, you would discuss IRONY over setting since it most likely plays a more important part in the passage.
3. What effect does this passage have on you as a reader? How does it make you respond, for example, does it make you feel more excited? Does it make you feel more nervous? What does it teach you? Here, you would discuss the TONE, MOOD, and the THEME of the passage.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
9th Grade Study Guide for Next Week's Quiz
Because you have had such a limited amount of time to study, I will give you a quiz that covers ONLY the comprehension questions for A Just Judge and As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap. Because this is quite simple, BOTH 9A and 9B will have this quiz on Monday.
Spring 2009 10th Grade Final Study Guide
Your final exam will cover these works: Meeting at Night, The Oak, A Lonely Pine is Standing, I Like to See It Lap the Miles, The Deserted House, The Story-Teller, The Road Not Taken, Excelsior, and Oedipus the King.
Your final exam will have two sections, a passage identification section and a short essay section.
The passage identification section requires an intimate and thorough knowledge of all the literary terms we have studied this semester. Here is a list of the terms that may be present in your passages. I WILL BE VERY STRICT ABOUT THE WAY YOU DEFINE YOUR LITERARY TERMS, SO MEMORIZE THE DEFINITIONS I GAVE YOU.
tone
setting
mood
point of view
stanza
dialogue
theme
repetition
conflict
connotation
denotation
imagery
ambiguity
hyperbole
catharsis
tragic irony
plot
hamartia
simile
metaphor
personification
symbol/symbolism
refrain
dialogue
rhyme
rhythm
alliteration
Section I: Passage Identifications- 20 points each
10A, you will have 3 of these. 10B, you will have 2 of these.
In this section, you will be given an excerpt from the material that we read. You must identify the name of the work, the author, and then you must talk about the meaning and importance of the excerpt.
You must know how to spell the name of the work and author correctly.
When you write your analysis, you must include these things:
The name of the poem, the name of the author, SPELLED CORRECTLY
You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story? Does it have any literary elements that you learned about?
You must reveal the purpose of the passage—what does it teach you? What kind of response does it create in you? Why does it create this response?
Tips for Answering Passage Identification:
1) Don’t forget to study the names of the poems/stories and the poets/authors! These are two easy points, nobody should lose points for this!
2) Thoroughly study your notes!
3) When you study the poems, keep in mind which literary terms are present within each poem. Also make sure that you truly understand the meaning of each poem and that you can summarize the poem easily.
Here is further explanation of what you must write about in your paragraph:
1. You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story?
In this section, you would provide a brief but complete summary of the poem or story and say how this part of the poem/story relates to the plot of the poem or story.
2. Does it have any literary elements or poetic terms that you learned about?
(HINT: Your passage will have at least three literary elements/poetic terms. Your analysis should point out 3 or more of these literary elements/poetic terms, and within these three terms, you need to discuss the terms that are dominant within the passage..)
In this section, you would point out the literary elements, define them, and explain how they are used in the story or poem.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
In this section, you must write about what this passage or poem teaches you. You must write about what response it is creating within you. This is the section that would discuss the mood, the tone, and the theme.
Passage Identification Rubric:
Name______/1
Author ______/1
Plot: _________/6
Element: _________/6
Purpose: ________/6
Total: ________/20
Your final exam will have two sections, a passage identification section and a short essay section.
The passage identification section requires an intimate and thorough knowledge of all the literary terms we have studied this semester. Here is a list of the terms that may be present in your passages. I WILL BE VERY STRICT ABOUT THE WAY YOU DEFINE YOUR LITERARY TERMS, SO MEMORIZE THE DEFINITIONS I GAVE YOU.
tone
setting
mood
point of view
stanza
dialogue
theme
repetition
conflict
connotation
denotation
imagery
ambiguity
hyperbole
catharsis
tragic irony
plot
hamartia
simile
metaphor
personification
symbol/symbolism
refrain
dialogue
rhyme
rhythm
alliteration
Section I: Passage Identifications- 20 points each
10A, you will have 3 of these. 10B, you will have 2 of these.
In this section, you will be given an excerpt from the material that we read. You must identify the name of the work, the author, and then you must talk about the meaning and importance of the excerpt.
You must know how to spell the name of the work and author correctly.
When you write your analysis, you must include these things:
The name of the poem, the name of the author, SPELLED CORRECTLY
You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story? Does it have any literary elements that you learned about?
You must reveal the purpose of the passage—what does it teach you? What kind of response does it create in you? Why does it create this response?
Tips for Answering Passage Identification:
1) Don’t forget to study the names of the poems/stories and the poets/authors! These are two easy points, nobody should lose points for this!
2) Thoroughly study your notes!
3) When you study the poems, keep in mind which literary terms are present within each poem. Also make sure that you truly understand the meaning of each poem and that you can summarize the poem easily.
Here is further explanation of what you must write about in your paragraph:
1. You must relate the passage to the rest of the story or poem—You must talk about any significant parts of the passage—is it a key moment in the story?
In this section, you would provide a brief but complete summary of the poem or story and say how this part of the poem/story relates to the plot of the poem or story.
2. Does it have any literary elements or poetic terms that you learned about?
(HINT: Your passage will have at least three literary elements/poetic terms. Your analysis should point out 3 or more of these literary elements/poetic terms, and within these three terms, you need to discuss the terms that are dominant within the passage..)
In this section, you would point out the literary elements, define them, and explain how they are used in the story or poem.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
In this section, you must write about what this passage or poem teaches you. You must write about what response it is creating within you. This is the section that would discuss the mood, the tone, and the theme.
Passage Identification Rubric:
Name______/1
Author ______/1
Plot: _________/6
Element: _________/6
Purpose: ________/6
Total: ________/20
Section II: Short Essay (30 points total)
You must prepare a thoughtful, thorough, and convincing essay that answers this question “How does Sophocles create catharsis within the readers/audience as they read/watch Oedipus the King?”
As you prepare your answer, consider these questions:
1. Why is this story so depressing?
2. What literary elements and elements within the story make it so sad and tragic?
You need to answer this question in relation to 3 out of these 6 things-- you can choose any three of them.
1. The themes of the play
2. The pace of the plot
3. The characterization of Oedipus
4. The conflict within the play.
5. The irony within the play.
6.The worldview of the author (Are the gods just? Does Oedipus deserve the things that happened to him? )
Your answer should fully discuss THREE of these areas and provide convincing and thorough proof.
Because you have this topic in advance, I am expecting you to prepare your response in advance.
For every argument that you make, you must provide sufficient proof from the play— this means that you must be able to summarize the significant parts of the play or provide specific quotations AND you must provide a page reference that reveals where that moment/passage is located.
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A SHEET TO HELP YOU WITH THESE PAGE REFERENCES. YOU MUST HAVE THEM MEMORIZED.
FINAL SHORT ESSAY RUBRIC- 30 points total
Essay Form: 5 points total
The essay contains a clear introduction, thesis statement, body, and conclusion
Content: 10 points total
The essay fully discusses three significant elements within Oedipus the King that lead to catharsis.
Proof: 10 points total
a. Each argument is supported with at least one clear and concise reference taken from Oedipus the King- this reference may be a direct quotation or a summary containing the specific, significant details. (7 points)
b. Each reference is appropriate for the argument. (3 points)
Citation: 5 points total
The student cites the proper page number and uses proper citation format.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
10th Grade Test Study Guide
Your test will be covering these poems:
'Meeting at Night', 'The Oak', 'A Lonely Pine is Standing', 'I Like to See it Lap the Miles', 'The Deserted House', 'The Story-Teller', 'The Road Not Taken', and 'Excelsior'.
You need to study the comprehension questions in connection with these poems and anything else that is connected to them in your class notes, i.e. you should be able to summarize both the literal and figurative meanings of each poem and talk about them on a VARIETY of levels.
You must know the definitions for the literary terms that accompany these poems: i.e. connotation, denotation, figurative language, literal language, imagery, simile, personification, metaphor, symbol, and overstatement/hyperbole. You must also remember the definitions of dialogue and refrain since those are dominant within 'Excelsior' - they should already be in your notes and are also available in the back of your textbook in the glossary of literary terms.
It is VERY likely that this test will contain one passage identification and analysis.
Remember, if you did poorly on the last exam, it is VERY important to do well on this one, since there were only two exams this quarter and there are no retests. If you have questions about any of the poems, PLEASE come and talk to me about them.
Lastly, don't be depressed about having a test so close to your final exam-- think of it as "pre-study" for your final exam.
Excelsior!
'Meeting at Night', 'The Oak', 'A Lonely Pine is Standing', 'I Like to See it Lap the Miles', 'The Deserted House', 'The Story-Teller', 'The Road Not Taken', and 'Excelsior'.
You need to study the comprehension questions in connection with these poems and anything else that is connected to them in your class notes, i.e. you should be able to summarize both the literal and figurative meanings of each poem and talk about them on a VARIETY of levels.
You must know the definitions for the literary terms that accompany these poems: i.e. connotation, denotation, figurative language, literal language, imagery, simile, personification, metaphor, symbol, and overstatement/hyperbole. You must also remember the definitions of dialogue and refrain since those are dominant within 'Excelsior' - they should already be in your notes and are also available in the back of your textbook in the glossary of literary terms.
It is VERY likely that this test will contain one passage identification and analysis.
Remember, if you did poorly on the last exam, it is VERY important to do well on this one, since there were only two exams this quarter and there are no retests. If you have questions about any of the poems, PLEASE come and talk to me about them.
Lastly, don't be depressed about having a test so close to your final exam-- think of it as "pre-study" for your final exam.
Excelsior!
10th Grade Homework
In the comments section of this post, I have put up the comprehension question answers for Excelsior. It is your responsibility to copy these down into your notes.
9th Grade Homework
9A- I have to wait until I teach 9B before I post the answers to the comprehension questions for The Stub Book. If you need it before then because of time issues, please come to me and request a print out.
9B- you must have your comprehension questions filled out for The Stub Book by tomorrow.
9B- you must have your comprehension questions filled out for The Stub Book by tomorrow.
Monday, June 15, 2009
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Reading Assignment
Your next reading assignment is to read pages 152-181. Enjoy!
9th Grade Homework
In the comments section of this post, I have put the answers for the comprehension questions for The Story of King Arthur and His Knights pages 123-151.
Chapter 3
Who are the knights that accompanied Arthur to Cameliard?
Sir Gawaine, Sir Ewaine, Sir Pellias, and Sir Geraint went with Arthur to Cameliard. (125)
When Arthur is traveling in the countryside near Cameliard, he comes upon a tower. Describe what he sees at that tower.
When Arthur sees the tower, he sees three beautiful ladies at the top of the tower. He also sees a knight on the road in front of the tower. This knight was sitting on his horse and singing to the ladies with a lute. (125)
Who is the knight outside the tower? How does Arthur recognize him? When he sees the White Champion approaching, what does this man ask the maiden’s permission to do?
The knight was Sir Geraint. Arthur recognizes him by his armor and his coat of arms. When Sir Geraint sees the White Knight approaching, he asks the ladies if he can fight in their honor. (126)
When Sir Geraint challenges King Arthur, does he know that he is challenging his King? Why or why not? Does Arthur agree to fight with him? What is the condition that Arthur demands for the fight?
No, he does not know that he is challenging the King, because Arthur is wearing armor that doesn’t have any markings on it. Arthur says that he will fight only if Geraint agrees to serve his lady for seven days if Geraint loses. (127)
When the two knights fight, who is overthrown? When Geraint wants to fight with swords, does Arthur agree?
Sir Geraint is knocked off his horse, so he wants to fight with swords, but Arthur does not agree. (128)
Who does Arthur want Geraint to go see after the fight? What does he tell him to say to her?
He wants Geraint to go to Lady Guinevere, and he wants Geraint to tell her that he was overthrown by the man that Lady Guinevere gave her pearl necklace to, and he wants him to tell her that he is there to serve her for one week. (128, 129)
Describe the second place that Arthur comes to after he defeats Geraint. Who does he see there? What are they doing?
Arthur then comes to a marsh that has many windmills. He sees two knights having a picnic near a windmill. These two knights are Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine. (129,130)
How does Arthur know that these two knights are Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine?
He knows that they are Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine because he recognizes their coat of arms on their armor. (130)
Why do Sir Gawaine and Arthur fight? What is the condition that Arthur demands? Who wins the contest?
Sir Gawaine tells Arthur that he cannot pass this territory until he fights him. Arthur says that he will fight Gawaine if he agrees to serve Arthur’s lady for seven days if he loses. Arthur wins the contest. (130)
Why does Sir Ewaine fight Arthur? What are the conditions that Sir Ewaine demands?
He fights against Arthur in order to win his cousin Gawaine’s freedom. He demands that if he wins, Gawaine goes free. He says that if he loses, he will serve Arthur’s lady just as Gawaine will. (130-131)
Who does Arthur send these two knights to? What does he tell them to say to her?
Arthur sends the two knights to Lady Guinevere. They have to tell her that they were sent by the knight that she gave her necklace to, and that they are there to serve her for seven days. (131-132)
After Sir Gawaine tells Arthur that he wants to fight again in seven days, how does Arthur respond?
Arthur says that he thinks that after those seven days, Gawaine will have changed his mind and not have such a great desire to fight with him. (132)
Describe the third place that Arthur comes to after his fight with Sir Ewaine and Sir Gawaine. What other place is it similar to?
He comes to a forest, and there is an oak tree with a shield hanging on it. On that shield there is a warning that says “Whoever hits the shield will put themselves in danger.” This place is similar to the apple tree that was covered in shields outside of the Black Knight’s castle. (p.133)
When Arthur hits the shield, who comes out of the forest? How does Arthur recognize him?
When Arthur hits the shield, Sir Pellias comes out of the forest. Arthur recognizes Sir Pellias by the coat of arms on his shield and armor. (133)
When Arthur and Sir Pellias fight, who wins? After the battle, what does Sir Pellias say to Arthur and want to know about him? How does Arthur respond?
Arthur defeats Sir Pellias. After the battle, Sir Pellias tells Arthur that there are only a few men who could defeat him, so he wants to know who the White Knight is. Arthur tells him that someday, Sir Pellias will know, but at that moment, it was a secret. (134-135)
When the four knights come to Guinevere and tell her why they are there, how does she respond? What does she think about her champion?
Guinevere is really impressed because she knows that those four knights are truly amazing knights on their own. She thinks that the White Knight must really be extraordinary since he defeated five men in one day. (135)
After Arthur wins these contests, where does he go and how does he change his appearance?
He first goes to the woodcutter’s house and leaves his horse and armor there. Then he puts back on his cap so that he is disguised as the gardener’s boy. (p.136)
Chapter 4
When Arthur returns to the gardener, how does the gardener react? Why is he angry?
When Arthur returns, the gardener is really angry, because Arthur had disappeared and hadn’t been working for three days. He is angry because he thinks Arthur is not taking his work seriously. (137)
When the gardener is about to beat Arthur, how does he respond and what does he say to him, do to him, and warn him?
When the gardener is about to beat Arthur, Arthur gets angry, and he tells him “How dare you touch me!” He then grabs the gardener and hits the gardener with a stick—he doesn’t hit him hard, but it humiliates the gardener. He warns him that if he bothers him more, he will “serve” him in a way that doesn’t make him happy. (139)
When the gardener goes to Guinevere to complain about the gardener boy’s rude behavior, what is Guinevere’s reply?
Guinevere agrees that the gardener’s boy is strangely bold, but also tells the gardener not to bother him any longer and tells him not to pay attention to when the gardener’s boy goes and comes, and she tells him that SHE will be responsible for treating the gardener’s boy in the way he deserves. (139)
After she hears of the boy’s strange behavior, what coincidence concerning the White Champion and the gardener boy does she notice?
Guinevere notices that whenever the White Knight appeared, the gardener’s boy disappeared, and whenever the gardener’s boy disappeared, the White Knight appeared. (p.139-140)
After Guinevere makes a joke about the gardener boy’s rude behavior in front of the four knights, what does Sir Gawaine want to do? Does Guinevere let him?
Sir Gawaine wants to remove the gardener boy’s cap by force. Guinevere does not let him. (p.140)
After Duke Mordaunt recovers and goes out to challenge King Leodegrance’s court again, what is the second challenge he issues and what are the demands that he makes?
Duke Mordaunt wants another battle, but this time, he will have 7 knights fight with him against 7 other knights from Leodegrance’s court. He says that if he wins, he will win the hand of Guinevere, and he will also get to control three castles near the borders of North Umber. He wants the fight to occur on the next day at sunset. (141)
When King Leodegrance hears the second challenge of Mordaunt, how does he respond? Why?
King Leodegrance is very discouraged and sad. He is sad because he thinks it very unlikely that the White Knight will come and defend him again. He has no idea who will come to protect him and his people this time. (142)
What does Guinevere ask the four knights to do for her? What does Sir Gawaine say to her in response?
Guinevere asks them to fight against Duke Mordaunt for her. Sir Gawaine says that he and the other knights cannot fight in a battle because they are not pledged to Guinevere, but instead, are pledged to serve only King Arthur, and they cannot fight against any foreign kings unless King Arthur commands it. (142)
Why do Guinevere and Gawaine become angry with one another?
Guinevere and Gawaine fight because Gawaine refuses to fight Mordaunt, and Guinevere says that he doesn’t want to fight him either because he is exceptionally faithful to Arthur or because he is actually afraid to fight, and this insults Gawaine. (143)
When Arthur hears how Guinevere is upset, what does he have the gardener do for him?
He tells the gardener to go to Guinevere and tell her that the gardener’s boy wants her to have the four knights serve him a nice meal and act as his servants. (143)
What does Arthur want Guinevere to tell the four knights to do?
He wants Guinevere to tell the knights to serve him a nice meal and act as the gardener boy’s servants. (p.143)
Why does the gardener agree to do this for Arthur?
He agrees to do it because he thinks it’s such an insane [H1] idea, and he is sure that Guinevere will punish him once he brings her this message. (p.144)
After the gardener brings the message to Guinevere, how does she respond? Why?
Guinevere is happy and hopeful, because she realizes that the White Champion and the gardener’s boy are the same, so she sees that there is hope for her father’s kingdom still. (145)
31 What is the reason that Guinevere gives the knights for serving the gardener’s boy?
Guinevere tells them that they must fight because when Guinevere asked them to fight against Mordaunt, Sir Gawaine got angry with her and was rude her. He treated her in a way that wasn’t fitting for a knight to treat the daughter of a king. Because of this, they have to serve the gardener’s boy. (145)
32 When the four knights hear what they must do, how do they respond? Why? What does Gawaine want to do after they have done what Guinevere asks them to do?
They are humiliated and angry because the gardener’s boy is a commoner and they are from the upper class. Gawaine wants to kill the gardener’s boy after they serve him. He wants to kill him, cut off his head, put it in a bag, and send it to Guinevere, so that she will be as insulted as she has insulted them. (147)
33. While the knights are serving the gardener’s boy and the boy does not take off his cap, why does Sir Gawaine say it doesn’t matter? How does Arthur respond to this?
Gawaine says it doesn’t matter because he says that this meal will be the last meal that the gardener’s boy will eat on the earth. Arthur is not afraid, and calmly says “Luckily, this is not really your choice, and I will probably eat more meals after this, and you will probably serve more meals to me.” (148)
34. What does the gardener’s boy tell the four knights they must do for him? What is the warning that Gawaine gives him? How does Arthur react?
He wants them to prepare a horse and armor for him, and he wants them to meet him outside of the city, at the gate. He wants them to dress in their armor as well and get ready to travel with him. Gawaine says that this will be a very unlucky journey for him, but Arthur is not scared, he just replies “I don’t think so.” (148)
35. After the knights bring Arthur his horse and meet him at the gate as he requested, what is the warning Gawaine gives him and how does Arthur respond? How do the four knights feel about the way he responds?
Gawaine says that the gardener’s boy should enjoy his honor because it will crush him to death soon. Arthur says that he thinks he won’t die any time soon. The four knights are surprised at how calmly he is responding to these threats (149)
36. After Gawaine tells Arthur that he’s going to kill him in the woodland, what does Arthur finally do and what does he say to his knights? When his knights realize that it is Arthur, what do they do?
He finally takes off his cap and he asks them if they don’t have any words to say hello to their king. The knights bow down to him and apologize when they realize it is Arthur. (150)
37. Where do Arthur and the four knights go after they leave Cameliard? While they are going there, what does Arthur tell them about?
They go to the woodcutter’s house, which is where Arthur left his white horse and white armor. While they are going there, Arthur tells them about his adventures and what had been doing while he was away from them. (150)
Chapter 3
Who are the knights that accompanied Arthur to Cameliard?
Sir Gawaine, Sir Ewaine, Sir Pellias, and Sir Geraint went with Arthur to Cameliard. (125)
When Arthur is traveling in the countryside near Cameliard, he comes upon a tower. Describe what he sees at that tower.
When Arthur sees the tower, he sees three beautiful ladies at the top of the tower. He also sees a knight on the road in front of the tower. This knight was sitting on his horse and singing to the ladies with a lute. (125)
Who is the knight outside the tower? How does Arthur recognize him? When he sees the White Champion approaching, what does this man ask the maiden’s permission to do?
The knight was Sir Geraint. Arthur recognizes him by his armor and his coat of arms. When Sir Geraint sees the White Knight approaching, he asks the ladies if he can fight in their honor. (126)
When Sir Geraint challenges King Arthur, does he know that he is challenging his King? Why or why not? Does Arthur agree to fight with him? What is the condition that Arthur demands for the fight?
No, he does not know that he is challenging the King, because Arthur is wearing armor that doesn’t have any markings on it. Arthur says that he will fight only if Geraint agrees to serve his lady for seven days if Geraint loses. (127)
When the two knights fight, who is overthrown? When Geraint wants to fight with swords, does Arthur agree?
Sir Geraint is knocked off his horse, so he wants to fight with swords, but Arthur does not agree. (128)
Who does Arthur want Geraint to go see after the fight? What does he tell him to say to her?
He wants Geraint to go to Lady Guinevere, and he wants Geraint to tell her that he was overthrown by the man that Lady Guinevere gave her pearl necklace to, and he wants him to tell her that he is there to serve her for one week. (128, 129)
Describe the second place that Arthur comes to after he defeats Geraint. Who does he see there? What are they doing?
Arthur then comes to a marsh that has many windmills. He sees two knights having a picnic near a windmill. These two knights are Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine. (129,130)
How does Arthur know that these two knights are Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine?
He knows that they are Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine because he recognizes their coat of arms on their armor. (130)
Why do Sir Gawaine and Arthur fight? What is the condition that Arthur demands? Who wins the contest?
Sir Gawaine tells Arthur that he cannot pass this territory until he fights him. Arthur says that he will fight Gawaine if he agrees to serve Arthur’s lady for seven days if he loses. Arthur wins the contest. (130)
Why does Sir Ewaine fight Arthur? What are the conditions that Sir Ewaine demands?
He fights against Arthur in order to win his cousin Gawaine’s freedom. He demands that if he wins, Gawaine goes free. He says that if he loses, he will serve Arthur’s lady just as Gawaine will. (130-131)
Who does Arthur send these two knights to? What does he tell them to say to her?
Arthur sends the two knights to Lady Guinevere. They have to tell her that they were sent by the knight that she gave her necklace to, and that they are there to serve her for seven days. (131-132)
After Sir Gawaine tells Arthur that he wants to fight again in seven days, how does Arthur respond?
Arthur says that he thinks that after those seven days, Gawaine will have changed his mind and not have such a great desire to fight with him. (132)
Describe the third place that Arthur comes to after his fight with Sir Ewaine and Sir Gawaine. What other place is it similar to?
He comes to a forest, and there is an oak tree with a shield hanging on it. On that shield there is a warning that says “Whoever hits the shield will put themselves in danger.” This place is similar to the apple tree that was covered in shields outside of the Black Knight’s castle. (p.133)
When Arthur hits the shield, who comes out of the forest? How does Arthur recognize him?
When Arthur hits the shield, Sir Pellias comes out of the forest. Arthur recognizes Sir Pellias by the coat of arms on his shield and armor. (133)
When Arthur and Sir Pellias fight, who wins? After the battle, what does Sir Pellias say to Arthur and want to know about him? How does Arthur respond?
Arthur defeats Sir Pellias. After the battle, Sir Pellias tells Arthur that there are only a few men who could defeat him, so he wants to know who the White Knight is. Arthur tells him that someday, Sir Pellias will know, but at that moment, it was a secret. (134-135)
When the four knights come to Guinevere and tell her why they are there, how does she respond? What does she think about her champion?
Guinevere is really impressed because she knows that those four knights are truly amazing knights on their own. She thinks that the White Knight must really be extraordinary since he defeated five men in one day. (135)
After Arthur wins these contests, where does he go and how does he change his appearance?
He first goes to the woodcutter’s house and leaves his horse and armor there. Then he puts back on his cap so that he is disguised as the gardener’s boy. (p.136)
Chapter 4
When Arthur returns to the gardener, how does the gardener react? Why is he angry?
When Arthur returns, the gardener is really angry, because Arthur had disappeared and hadn’t been working for three days. He is angry because he thinks Arthur is not taking his work seriously. (137)
When the gardener is about to beat Arthur, how does he respond and what does he say to him, do to him, and warn him?
When the gardener is about to beat Arthur, Arthur gets angry, and he tells him “How dare you touch me!” He then grabs the gardener and hits the gardener with a stick—he doesn’t hit him hard, but it humiliates the gardener. He warns him that if he bothers him more, he will “serve” him in a way that doesn’t make him happy. (139)
When the gardener goes to Guinevere to complain about the gardener boy’s rude behavior, what is Guinevere’s reply?
Guinevere agrees that the gardener’s boy is strangely bold, but also tells the gardener not to bother him any longer and tells him not to pay attention to when the gardener’s boy goes and comes, and she tells him that SHE will be responsible for treating the gardener’s boy in the way he deserves. (139)
After she hears of the boy’s strange behavior, what coincidence concerning the White Champion and the gardener boy does she notice?
Guinevere notices that whenever the White Knight appeared, the gardener’s boy disappeared, and whenever the gardener’s boy disappeared, the White Knight appeared. (p.139-140)
After Guinevere makes a joke about the gardener boy’s rude behavior in front of the four knights, what does Sir Gawaine want to do? Does Guinevere let him?
Sir Gawaine wants to remove the gardener boy’s cap by force. Guinevere does not let him. (p.140)
After Duke Mordaunt recovers and goes out to challenge King Leodegrance’s court again, what is the second challenge he issues and what are the demands that he makes?
Duke Mordaunt wants another battle, but this time, he will have 7 knights fight with him against 7 other knights from Leodegrance’s court. He says that if he wins, he will win the hand of Guinevere, and he will also get to control three castles near the borders of North Umber. He wants the fight to occur on the next day at sunset. (141)
When King Leodegrance hears the second challenge of Mordaunt, how does he respond? Why?
King Leodegrance is very discouraged and sad. He is sad because he thinks it very unlikely that the White Knight will come and defend him again. He has no idea who will come to protect him and his people this time. (142)
What does Guinevere ask the four knights to do for her? What does Sir Gawaine say to her in response?
Guinevere asks them to fight against Duke Mordaunt for her. Sir Gawaine says that he and the other knights cannot fight in a battle because they are not pledged to Guinevere, but instead, are pledged to serve only King Arthur, and they cannot fight against any foreign kings unless King Arthur commands it. (142)
Why do Guinevere and Gawaine become angry with one another?
Guinevere and Gawaine fight because Gawaine refuses to fight Mordaunt, and Guinevere says that he doesn’t want to fight him either because he is exceptionally faithful to Arthur or because he is actually afraid to fight, and this insults Gawaine. (143)
When Arthur hears how Guinevere is upset, what does he have the gardener do for him?
He tells the gardener to go to Guinevere and tell her that the gardener’s boy wants her to have the four knights serve him a nice meal and act as his servants. (143)
What does Arthur want Guinevere to tell the four knights to do?
He wants Guinevere to tell the knights to serve him a nice meal and act as the gardener boy’s servants. (p.143)
Why does the gardener agree to do this for Arthur?
He agrees to do it because he thinks it’s such an insane [H1] idea, and he is sure that Guinevere will punish him once he brings her this message. (p.144)
After the gardener brings the message to Guinevere, how does she respond? Why?
Guinevere is happy and hopeful, because she realizes that the White Champion and the gardener’s boy are the same, so she sees that there is hope for her father’s kingdom still. (145)
31 What is the reason that Guinevere gives the knights for serving the gardener’s boy?
Guinevere tells them that they must fight because when Guinevere asked them to fight against Mordaunt, Sir Gawaine got angry with her and was rude her. He treated her in a way that wasn’t fitting for a knight to treat the daughter of a king. Because of this, they have to serve the gardener’s boy. (145)
32 When the four knights hear what they must do, how do they respond? Why? What does Gawaine want to do after they have done what Guinevere asks them to do?
They are humiliated and angry because the gardener’s boy is a commoner and they are from the upper class. Gawaine wants to kill the gardener’s boy after they serve him. He wants to kill him, cut off his head, put it in a bag, and send it to Guinevere, so that she will be as insulted as she has insulted them. (147)
33. While the knights are serving the gardener’s boy and the boy does not take off his cap, why does Sir Gawaine say it doesn’t matter? How does Arthur respond to this?
Gawaine says it doesn’t matter because he says that this meal will be the last meal that the gardener’s boy will eat on the earth. Arthur is not afraid, and calmly says “Luckily, this is not really your choice, and I will probably eat more meals after this, and you will probably serve more meals to me.” (148)
34. What does the gardener’s boy tell the four knights they must do for him? What is the warning that Gawaine gives him? How does Arthur react?
He wants them to prepare a horse and armor for him, and he wants them to meet him outside of the city, at the gate. He wants them to dress in their armor as well and get ready to travel with him. Gawaine says that this will be a very unlucky journey for him, but Arthur is not scared, he just replies “I don’t think so.” (148)
35. After the knights bring Arthur his horse and meet him at the gate as he requested, what is the warning Gawaine gives him and how does Arthur respond? How do the four knights feel about the way he responds?
Gawaine says that the gardener’s boy should enjoy his honor because it will crush him to death soon. Arthur says that he thinks he won’t die any time soon. The four knights are surprised at how calmly he is responding to these threats (149)
36. After Gawaine tells Arthur that he’s going to kill him in the woodland, what does Arthur finally do and what does he say to his knights? When his knights realize that it is Arthur, what do they do?
He finally takes off his cap and he asks them if they don’t have any words to say hello to their king. The knights bow down to him and apologize when they realize it is Arthur. (150)
37. Where do Arthur and the four knights go after they leave Cameliard? While they are going there, what does Arthur tell them about?
They go to the woodcutter’s house, which is where Arthur left his white horse and white armor. While they are going there, Arthur tells them about his adventures and what had been doing while he was away from them. (150)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
10th Grade Homework- Oedipus the King Comprehension Question Answers
In the comments section of this post, I have put the rest of the Oedipus the King comprehension questions for pages 234-251. It is your responsibility to put these in your notes by TOMORROW.
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