menagerie -
a collection of live wild animals on exhibitionActivities
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Vocabulary
menagerie -
a collection of live wild animals on exhibition
menagerie - Page 49 - On our way out of the menagerie, Char said, "Tonight I shall triple the guard around the ogres. And soon I shall catch a centaur and give it to you."
leer -
a sly or knowing look, smirk, sneer, turn your nose up, scorn, scuff, deride
leer - Chapter 6 - Page 51 - The head of Janus was clearly carved in the medal, and the leer of his faced looked evil under the magnifying glass.
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Vocabulary - The Feudal System
king - crowned ruler of a territory or country called a kingdom
lord - owned land that was given by the king
lady - woman of nobility
knight - a class of the lower nobility charged with fighting for the lord and maintaining lordship
page - the youngest term of a knight's training, usually held by boys from eight to thirteen
squire - a young man in training to become a knight
serf - a peasant, the lowest class in the feudal system
chancellor - any of various officials of high rank, especially a secretary to a noble
Glossary of Terms http://www.chronique.com/Library/Glossaries/glossary-KCT/glssindx.htm
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Ella Enchanted -
Several creatures were mentioned in these chapters including:
ogres centaurs unicorns griffins gnomes elves dragons fairies
What do each of these creatures look like? Can you draw pictures of each?
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Book Summaries
The Castle in the Attic - William goes to gymnastics practice and plays with Jason. He takes care of the Silver Knight and reads the riddle about the quest.
Ella Enchanted - While with Char, Ella experiences a close disaster when the ogres tries to eat the baby gnome. Ella travels to finishing school. Hattie learns of the fairy's spell that is on Ella.