Monday, October 17, 2011

Homework Due October 24th 2011

Homework for the week



Read The Horse and His Boy Chapters 1-5
Add outline information to notebook.
— New Characters
— Character Development
— Note New Vocabulary Words- look up definitions
— Major Plots Developments
— Examples of Literary Techniques
— Your Interpretation of Passages
— Interesting Quotes or passages

Answer the following questions. Respond in complete sentences.

1. What do Shasta and Bree discover they have in common?

2. Can you blame Shasta for wanting to leave? Have you ever wanted to run away?

3. What do you think about how Arsheesh and the stranger talk?

4. How can you tell it took a while for Shasta to learn how to properly ride a horse?

5. What was Bree worried about after he rolled in the grass?

6. Do you think it might have been Aslan out there in the dark, helping the two children and the two horses to meet each other?

7. How do the Narnians look and act differently from the people around them in Tashbann?

8. What does the Raven's example of "easily in but not easily out" mean?


Dictionary-
Look up the following terms. Write down their definitions.
Judicious
Carbuncle
Canter
Copse
Inquisitive
Lineage
Minaret
Colonnade
Flagon
Joust
Galleon

Extra Credit-

Culture- The culture, language, and dress of the Calormenes reminds many readers of long-ago Persian and Turkish empires. The city of Tashbaan that the children enter is very similar to ancient Tashkent, an oasis city of central Asia that grew up along a river in the middle of a desert. Study the cultures of Ancient Asia and write a paragraph on your findings.

Dress up- Make yourself a Turban and dress like they did in Ancient Asia and take a picture.

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