This is a picture of Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England, where King Arthur was supposed to have built Camelot! Wanna go on a field trip?Hi! Did you enjoy your long weekend? I hope you had fun in the snow! Today, you're probably in your shorts outside--by Wednesday, we may have snow again. Texas is crazy in February!
This week in literature, we will be finishing our fairy tale unit, and discussing and reading a little more in King Arthur. Reading this book has reminded me how much I love these. . . legends? myths? fairy tales? epic stories? In which genre does this book belong? We'll be discussing that, too! On Tuesday, you will have a very short basic information quiz over the first 4 chapters of King Arthur.
We will make up last week's spelling test tomorrow, Monday, February 7. Last week's reading logs are also due tomorrow. We will have another spelling test this Friday, but it will be spelling only and have fewer words on it. See details below.
Your reading assignment for the week will be to choose (in class) the one legend or story from the remainder of the King Arthur that you would like to read. You will write a summary of it, and share it with the class on Thursday this week. So, you will have Monday through Wednesday during class and in the evenings to work on this.
SPELLING WORDS for Test on Friday, February 11: (I am putting the definition so that you can understand the meaning--you will not need to memorize those--but if you do, it's extra credit!)
1. purge = to cleanse or rid of something undesirable
2. hart = a male deer
3. bulwark = a defensive wall
4. comfortable = at ease
5. dungeon = an underground prison in a castle
6. miserable = full of misery or discomfort
7. quarrel = a disagreement
8. conquered = defeated
