Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Who is Hugo and what does he do in his chapter?
Hugo is the lord's nephew, making him a nobleman. In his chapter, he hunts a boar.
Define a simile.
A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as."
Example: "He ran as fast as a cheetah."
Define a peasant.
Someone with little to no money, forced to work (likely a hard job such as farming or being a servant) to survive.
What does the Latin root "ign" mean?
"Ign" means fire. Words using "ign": ignite, igneous rock, ignition.
Also called the "turning point" of a story, the climax is usually in the middle of the plot and is the highest moment of action, tension, or emotion related to the central conflict.
Who is Mogg and what is important to her family's survival? How do they keep it?
Mogg is the villein's (slave's) daughter. Her family depends on their cow, Paradise, for food and income. They keep Paradise by tricking the lord, hiding Paradise when he visits so that he doesn't take her.
What figurative language is used in the following sentence: "The staircase complained under the weight of my footsteps."
Personification
What is a tradesperson?
A tradesperson is someone who has a specific, skilled job (often creating something or doing something that requires special machinery or procedure) that makes enough money to be comfortable but almost never wealthy.
What does the Latin root "aer" mean?
"Aer" means air. Words using "aer": aerodynamic, aerial, aerate.
What information is revealed in the exposition of a story?
Characters and the setting.
Why is Otho hated by the townspeople?
He is hated because of his father's actions (scamming people out of flour by using chalk).
What figurative language is used in the following sentence: "The lovely little lion leapt into the large lagoon."
Alliteration
Put the four main social classes in order from lowest to highest.
Peasant --> Tradesperson --> Wealthy Civilians --> Nobility
What does the Latin root "hydr" mean?
Point of View is the voice or perspective from which a story is told. A first person narrator uses the pronouns I, me, my, myself, and we.
Will describes having to walk for a long time between their fields when he and his father farmed. Why did he have to travel so far?
Since Will and his family are peasants, they got the less desirable land plots, while the wealthy and nobility had the closer, better fields.
Define a metaphor.
A metaphor is a comparison made WITHOUT using "like" or "as."
Example: "I'm an open book."
What determined your occupation or job in medieval society?
Usually, the job that your parents had would be the job you had. Work was inherited just like social class.
Fix the spelling of this word: "erjent." This is the INCORRECT spelling; you need to spell it correctly.
The correct spelling is "urgent."
Draw the Narrative Plot Diagram (mountain) and label each part/element in order.
/Climax\
Rising Action/ \Falling Action
/ \
Exposition Resolution
After reading Isobel's chapter, how does adding Barbary's perspective change our understanding of the story?
We learn who threw the mud, but more importantly we see Barbary's reasoning and background change how we perceive Isobel as a person.
Come up with a metaphor with your group!
No one correct answer!
Examples: "You're the apple of my eye," "life is a rollercoaster," "laughter is the best medicine."
How did social class affect individuals' life experiences during medieval times?
No one correct answer. Examples: depending on their place in the hierarchy, people had more or less difficulty getting food, housing, land, and even positive social relationships. Their daily roles changed (Hugo goes hunting not to survive but as a symbol of being a man, whereas Giles had to pull tricks on people to earn his daily meal). There was a lot of inequality, suffering in lower classes, and a general separation of nobility from the rest of the population.
Think of the word that means "of or relating to the Middle Ages, 500-1500 CE." What is the correct spelling of the word?
The word and its correct spelling is "medieval."
Describe the difference between a monologue and a dialogue.
A monologue is a speech given by a single character only to themselves or the audience, while a dialogue is a two-way conversation between two or more characters.