bestow
- to present as a gift or an honor, grant, bequeath, donate, impart, giveActivities
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Vocabulary
bestow
- to present as a gift or an honor, grant, bequeath, donate, impart, give
bestow - Page 3 - She meant to bestow a gift.
chivalry
- the qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry
toward women, courtliness, good manners, good manners, graciousness
chivalry - Chapter 2 - Page 9 - You have the kind of gentle soul that accepts the rules of chivalry.
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Vocabulary - The Castle
Both books describe castles. In The Castle in the Attic a number of rooms are mentioned including:
buttery a room where butter, milk and other provisions are kept. armory a building for storing arms and military equipment chapel a place of worship that is smaller than a church scullery a small room adjoining a kitchen, in which dishwashing and other kitchen chores are done. stable a building for the shelter and feeding of domestic animals, especially horses and cattle great hall largest room in the keep minstrels' gallery wardrobe a tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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great hall - The largest room in the keep was the great hall. It was usually two stories tall. In the great hall were long wooden tables and benches where the people who worked in the castle sat while they ate. At one end of the great hall was a raised platform called a dais. This is were the king and his family sat during meals. Because the great hall had thick stone walls and only narrow slits to let in sunlight it was often dark, cold, and drafty.
Ella Enchanted - page 17 - The great hall was full of people in black.
The Castle in the Attic - page - "Look at the great hall." She slid open the door across from the great courtyard on either side of the fireplace the walls of the large banquet hall where draped with cloth tapestry....
wardrobe - a tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes.
Ella Enchanted - page 19 - She opened the wardrobe in Mother's room and, before I could stop her, ran her hands over Mother's gowns.
The Castle in the Attic - page - That's the wardrobe, where the clothes are kept.
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Castles
Learn more about castles http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Dragon Claw Castle http://home.comcast.net/~buddhakahn/
Ghosts in the Castle http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html
Merlin's Castle http://www.rain.org/~philfear/castle.html
Parts of a Castle http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html
Craft Ideas
Castle Pencil Cup Craft Idea http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=e00197&categoryid=105
Build a Cardboard Castle http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Boxcastle.shtml
This smaller version is made with Little Debbie cakes.
Make a castle cake.
Start by making two cake mixes. Pour the batter into 4 loaf pans and into 4 ice cream cones. Bake as directed by the mix. Arrange the four cakes into a square with the ice cream cones on the corners. Spread white icing over the cakes and ice cream cones. Decorate using fruit gummies, M & M's, and marshmallows. Make a drawbridge with cookies.
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We divided the class into four groups. Each group made one side of the castle. When all four sides were finished we put them together to form the castle. |
The Masterpiece |
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The Castle in the Attic -
Settings -
Present day New York
Middle Ages Southbrook, England
Find each place on the map. Determine the difference in miles between the two locations as well as the number of years between the two settings.
Ella Enchanted
Setting
Kyrria - a kingdom of unknown location. The royal castle is located in Frell. Design a map that shows the places in which Ella travels. As you read the book you may add additional places mentioned in the story such as Frell, Ayortha, the elves' Forest, the land of the giants, Ella's home, the king's castle, etc.
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Book Summaries
The Castle in the Attic - William is about to lose the nanny he loves. She gives him a castle that has been passed down through her family as a parting gift.
Ella Enchanted - We learn that Ella has been under an obedience spell since birth. Ella's mother grows sick and dies. Ella is friends with Prince Char.