Access 4First Read: Les Misérables

Introduction Glossary As you read and listen to the introduction to Les Misérables, look for these key words and use the definitionsbelow to help you understand the story.

WORD OR PHRASE DEFINITION

turbulent eventful; full of conflict

marked as an ex-convict known to be a former prisoner

hostile unfriendly; dangerous

embittered angry; defeated

refuge a place of shelter

crossroads a point where a person's life could change

moral the right conduct or choice

*RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.*SL.6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, orissue under study.

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Graphic Organizer Complete the graphic organizer below to help guide your research about French society during the 19th century.Fill in each square with details about a typical person's life: men, women, and children; lower class, middle class,and upper class. One square has been completed for you.

Lower Class Middle Class Upper Class

Men men moved from ruralareas to the cities towork; many had to jointhe military

Women

Children

*W.6.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.*SL.6.4a Plan and deliver an informative/explanatory presentation that: develops a topic with relevant facts, definitions, and concrete details; usesappropriate transitions to clarify relationships; uses precise language and domain specific vocabulary; and provides a strong conclusion.

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Text Glossary Use these explanations of difficult words or expressions to help you read the passage from Les Misérables. Add tothis list if you find more unfamiliar words or idioms as you read.

WORD OR IDIOM DEFINITION

benediction blessing

abomination something awful or disgusting

stupefaction state of astonishment, surprise, or shock

venerable respected due to age or wisdom

perdition state of eternal punishment after death

*L.6.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word orphrase.*L.6.4c Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital to find the pronunciation of a word or determine orclarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

Annotation Guide Use the following Annotation Guidelines to help you annotate the excerpt of Les Misérables. Be sure to makeannotations or highlights to the text to complete each line.

1.Highlight at least two sentences or passages that you have questions about. Enter your questions asannotations.

2.Highlight at least one passage that connects with something you already know and use the annotation toolto explain the connection.

3.Highlight the key characters in the excerpt and use the annotation tool to provide a brief description of whatyou know about them.

4.Highlight at least two instances where the characters make decision. Use the annotation tool to explain whythey made that decision, and whether you think it is good or bad.

5.Highlight vocabulary words and explain what you think the words mean based on how they are used in thetext.

6.Highlight any additional unfamiliar vocabulary. Use the annotation tool to make predictions about themeaning of these unfamiliar terms.

*RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.*RL.6. Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot movestoward a resolution.

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Analyze the Discussion Identify and list textual evidence (quotes, details, and examples) from Les Misérables that you can use to answerthese questions as you watch the SyncTV episode.

1:00 - What situation does the Bishop put Valjean inwhen he welcomes Valjean into his home?

He either tempts Valjean by showing him the silver orwants to teach him a lesson by trusting him and beingwelcoming.

3:22 - How did Hugo's views about the Catholicchurch influence Les Misérables?

6:15 - Why do the students believe that the Bishop ismaking “a bet" about Valjean?

*RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.*SL.6. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

Find the Evidence Use the following tips to help you look for evidence in the text to answer the Think Questions.

Look for the words that Valjean says in paragraph 9. Why is it all of sudden different from paragraph 8?1.

Find what happens when Madame Magloire speaks to Monseigneur Bienvenu in paragraph 16. What is

missing in paragraph 22?

2.

What do the authorities think happened in paragraph 55? What does the Bishop say to them in

paragraph 56, and what happens after?

3.

What is Madame Magloire surprised about in paragraph 28? How does what she feels about what

happened inform your understand of the word abomination?

4.

What actions does the Bishop do in paragraph 15? How does this, and his job, help you understand the

word benediction?

5.

In paragraph 56, what good thing does the Bishop do for Valjean? Why could the same thing be

considered manipulative?

6.

*RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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