Vocabulary
A person who learns a job or skill by working for a fixed period of time for someone who is very good at that job or skill.
Apprentice
Writing that is ordinary/NOT poetry.
Prose
Is the following an example of theme? Why or why not?:
Love
No, because theme is more than one word.
TRUE OR FALSE: People who are higher on the hierarchy have less power than those who are lower.
False
In the Middle Ages, an estate under a lord who controls the land and the people living on it.
Manor
Writing that is poetry.
Verse
What is the main difference between a theme and an emerging theme (subject/topic)?
The length--emerging theme = 1 or 2 words, theme = complete sentence
A poor farmer or farm worker who has low social status is called what?
Peasant
A system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status.
Hierarchy
First person, second person, and third person are examples of this.
Point of view.
Is the following a theme? Why or why not?
Hugo, the Lord's Nephew, is privileged and benefits from his place in the hierarchy.
No, because a specific character name is mentioned.
Fixed: People who are at the top of the hierarchy benefit from their placement as they have access to more resources.
Can people move between levels on the hierarchy? Give an example from Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! to support your thinking.
Yes--Simon is the knight's son, but his family loses status after his family runs out of money and has to sell their land (pg. 34)
A person's parents; used especially to describe the origins or social status of someone's parents.
Parentage
The example narrative in your workbook is written in first person (CHOOSE ONE: point of view OR perspective) through the eyes of Anna.
Her (CHOOSE ONE: point of view OR perspective) on working in the kitchen is negative.
point of view; perspective.
What are some subjects you have seen in Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!? You must name at least two correct to get the points.
Possible answers: social class, hierarchy, wealth and poverty, expectations, (lack of) agency, status...
What are the levels on the hierarchy? Draw a picture on your whiteboard.
King
Nobility
Wealthy civilians
Tradespeople
Peasants
The position or rank of someone or something when compared to others in a society, organization, group, etc.
Status
How are point of view and perspective DIFFERENT?
You must get both definitions correct in order to get the points.
Point of view refers to who the speaker is.
Perspective is the way the character thinks, feels, and understands something.
Define theme. There are multiple parts to the answer you must have to get the points.
Response needs to have:
1. Theme is more than one word/a complete sentence.
2. No story details/universal/applicable to many stories.
3. What the author believes about a subject/topic/emerging theme.
Where does Lowdy, the Varlet's Child, fall on the hierarchy? Give evidence to explain. (Page 60-61)
Peasant--as long as you have evidence to support, your team will get the points!