toil - to labor continuously; work strenuously, work hard, plug away,
toil Activities
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Vocabulary
toil - to labor continuously; work strenuously, work hard, plug away,
toil
toil - Page 113 - "Is Char a 'toiling prince'?"
Page 119 - "Toiling knights are also diplomats," I said.
aberration
- disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state, abnormality,
oddness, peculiarity, irregularity
aberration - Chapter 11 - Page 112 - Suddenly, above the animal noises, he could distinguish the gurgling of a stream off to his left. He peered in the direction of the noise, and in the murky darkness he saw the glint of silver water as it fell over stones. Surely this isn't an aberration, he thought.
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Activities -
Ella reads letters written by both Hattie and Olive in Chapter 16.
"Is not my penmanship much improved. I have been practicing my flurrishes. The words may be harder to read and the Writing Mistress dispares of my spelling, but when you stand away from the page, is the result not charming?"
"The whole page was full of blots and cross-outs. Each letter was formed with a wobbly hand, as though the writer didn't know how to hold a pen. Poar Olive!"
Try writing as Hattie and Olive did.
| Make a book or scroll.
The scroll may be made to look old by staining the paper with coffee or tea. Make blueberry ink. This is made by mashing blueberries. Take the juice and add a small amount of vinegar and salt to the juice. Use a quill to have students write in their scroll.
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Book Summaries
The Castle in the Attic - Sir Simon and William travel through the cursed forest. They become separated. William is able to get through the forest on his own. He then talks with a boy who gives him directions to the castle. Further up the road William runs into an old man who asks him to climb a tree and get an apple. This breaks the wizard's curse, and the old man become young again. William reaches the castle and must get past the dragon which is guarding the entrance.
Ella Enchanted - Ella journey continues to the giant's wedding with Sir Stephan as her escort. After the wedding Lucinda wishes the couple shall be together always. Lucinda then tells Ella she should be happy to be obedient. Ella returns home with her father. He tells he she is to marry someone rich because he has lost all his wealth.
