Co r e WeeK 1 Five-Day Date: Day 1 Day 2 BibleThe King’s Fifth chaps. 1–3 o chaps. 4–7 o chaps. 8–10 o chaps. 11–12 chaps. 13–16 Read-Alouds1 A Murder for Her Majesty chaps

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World History, Part 2 Section Two Week 1 Schedule

Symbol Key o Check off when assignment is complete N See notes immediately following schedule Map Assignment

Core 7 WeeK 1 Five-Day

BibleThe BBC Manual pp. 6–7 pp. 8–9 pp. 9–mid 10 pp. mid 10–11

But Don’t All Religions Lead to God?

Intro–chap. 3

Reading Job 1 Job 2 Job 38 Job 42 Psalm 1

Memorization N Joshua 1:8–9

History: See Study Guide N1

The Story of the World: Early Modern TimesSee History Study Guide for “Why You Will Find Contra-dictions in History”

Intro–chap. 1: Holy Roman Empire2, 3

o

chap. 1: Riches of Spain

chap. 2: The Dutch Revolt

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chap. 2: Queen Without a Country

chap. 3 o

The Usborne Encyclopedia of World History

p. 308, 1st column

pp. 296–297, 320 pp. 302–303, 310–311

pp. 304–305 p. 306, 1st para

Current Events o Please read the notes for Current Events in Section One of this guide. Make sure your mom and/or dad reads it, too.

Readers1

The King’s Fifth chaps. 1–3 o

chaps. 4–7 o

chaps. 8–10 o

chaps. 11–12 chaps. 13–16

Read-Alouds1

A Murder for Her Majesty chaps. 1–2 o

chap. 3 chap. 4 chap. 5 chap. 6

Language ArtsSpelling

Painless Poetry pp. 3–5 pp. 6–7, Brain Tickler #2 1,2

Brain Tickler #2 3,4

Creative Expression N What a Character! Rough Draft Final Draft

OptionalWordly Wise 3000–7

Exercise 1A Exercise 1B Exercise 1C

Other Notes

1 Study Guide: Additional instructional information for each book is located in the corresponding subject’s Study Guide: History, Reader, and Read-Aloud Study Guide sections are ordered alphabetically by book title.

2 Please use the maps within The Story of the World books3 We list a title next to the chapter number, please read that section. If there is no title next to the chapter, then please read the entire chapter.

Date: Day 1 1 Day 2 2 Day 3 3 Day 4 4 Day 5 5

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Core 7 WeeK 1 Four-Day

BibleThe BBC Manual pp. 6–7 pp. 8–mid 10 pp. mid 10–11

But Don’t All Religions Lead to God?

Intro–chap. 3

Reading Eccles. 3 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 1 Ezekiel 2

Memorization N Joshua 1:8–9

History: See Study Guide N1

The Story of the World: Early Modern TimesSee History Study Guide for “Why You Will Find Contra-dictions in History”

Intro–chap. 1: Holy Roman Empire2, 3

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chap. 1: Riches of Spain

chap. 2: The Dutch Revolt

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chap. 2: Queen Without a Country


p. 308, 1st column

pp. 296–297, 320 pp. 302–303, 310–311

pp. 304–305

Current Events o Please read the notes for Current Events in Section One of this guide. Make sure your mom and/or dad reads it, too.

Readers1

The King’s Fifth Introduction, chaps. 1–4 o

chaps. 5–8 o

chaps. 9–11 o

chaps. 12–16

Read-Alouds1

A Murder for Her Majesty chaps. 1–2 o

chap. 3 chap. 4 chap. 5

Language Arts Spelling

Painless Poetry pp. 3–5 pp. 6–7, Brain Tickler #2 1,2

Brain Tickler #2 3,4

Creative Expression N What a Character! Rough Draft Final Draft


Exercise 1A Exercise 1B Exercise 1C

Other Notes

1 Study Guide: Additional instructional information for each book is located in the corresponding subject’s Study Guide: History, Reader, and Read-Aloud Study Guide sections are ordered alphabetically by book title.

2 Please use the maps within The Story of the World books3 We list a title next to the chapter number, please read that section. If there is no title next to the chapter, then please read the entire chapter.


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World History, Part 2 Section Two Week 1 1

Week 1—Notes

BibleMemorization

Each week, read through your passage(s) at least ten times. Some students say it works best to recite the pas-sage two times a day. Make sure you use all your gestures and the full range of vocal effects.

Note Mom or Dad: We want your children to make the presentation of their memorization as naturally dramatic as possible. It should not be overly dramatic, but it should be lively and interesting.

Because they are usually nervous, beginning speakers often fail in this area. They speak in tiny voices, with little dynamism (inflection, emphasis, or change in volume from one section to another), and stand stiffly. If they make any motions, the motions look unnatural and choppy.

Even good speakers have a natural tendency to “tighten up” and speak with less dynamism or drama than they ought. Therefore, before making public presentations, good speakers will “loosen up.”

There are two things public speakers need to loosen: their vocal chords and their bodies. Help your children practice the following exercises this week so they can do them easily next week before going “onstage.”

1. In order to loosen your vocal chords, try “singing” your passage. Begin “singing” it at the lowest note you can reach, and then let your voice rise through its full range — to the highest note you can sing. Keep “singing” your passage, letting your voice rise and fall from its bottom note to its top and back down to its bottom.

2. Another loosening exercise for your voice: don’t sing the passage; just say it, without expression, but beginning in a whisper and building volume until you are shouting. Keep saying your speech, but let your voice grow softer until it is just a whisper. Con-tinue oscillating from whispers to shouts until you have finished your speech, or until you feel relaxed at both ends of your vocal spectrum.

3. How about working your voice (and face) through various emotions? Start with a belly laugh: “Ho! Ho! Ho! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hee! Hee! Hee!” (etc.). Then pretend you’re angry. Embarrassed. Excited. Sad. … Can you think of any other emotions to pretend?

4. In order to loosen your body: try swinging and shaking your arms, rolling your head in circles on your shoulders, shaking your legs, doing jumping jacks, etc. Another exercise: try saying your speech

with exaggerated motions: make the motions far broader, faster, more dramatic than you would ever plan to do them before an audience.

HistoryTimeline Instructions

You should either use the timeline sold by Sonlight Cur-riculum, or make a timeline for the wall of your room using 8½" x 11" paper (taped sideways, end to end), one inch for every 100 years or so.

100 years Tape

Time lines are helpful because not every book we read will be in chronological order. When we read them and mark dates on our time line, we are better able to under-stand how events fit together: which things occurred at the same time; which things came first, and which things came later.

You may wish to use the figures we sell, or cut out a number of “people” from card stock or construction paper. Draw clothes on them to look like the characters you are studying, and paste them on the time line in the right place.

Some people prefer a less graphic approach and simply use color markers, pens, and pencils to write on their time line the names and dates of significant events, persons, etc.

Whatever method you use, we believe your sense of history will be enhanced if you maintain this discipline throughout the year.

You will find all Timeline Figure assignments on page xix of the Front Matter.

Markable Map

Sonlight’s geography program weaves throughout the year with assignments from almost every book you read. As you read about a location in a book, we encourage you to find the spot on your Markable Map. We list map loca-tions in the History, Reader and Read-Aloud Guides. Look for the symbol on the schedule page. This will alert you to a map assignment at the beginning of that day’s Study Guide notes. Use the key in the Study Guide (see sample below) to find each location on the map(s) following each book’s Study Guide. Then your children can note each location on your Markable Map using a washable pen.

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Core 7 WeeK 18 Five-Day

BibleThe BBC Manual pp. 84–85

Live Like a Jesus Freak chap. 5

Reading Luke 4 Luke 9 Luke 10 Luke 15 Luke 16

Memorization Continue with the Bridge.

History: See Study GuideAbraham Lincoln’s World pp. 75–82

opp. 83–87 o

pp. 88–93 o

pp. 94–102 o

pp. 103–111

The Story of the World: Early Modern Times

chap. 35 o

chap. 34 o


pp. 344–345

Current Events o

ReadersHomeless Bird chaps. 1–2

ochaps. 3–5 chaps. 6–7

ochaps. 8–9 chap. 10–end

oRead-AloudsGreat Expectations chaps. 1–3 chaps. 4–6 chaps. 7–8 chaps. 9–10 chaps. 11–12


Painless Poetry p. 150, Brain Tickler #24

p. 151, Brain Tickler #25

p. 153–mid p. 154, Brain Tickler #26

Creative Expression N I Do Rough Draft Final Draft


Exercise 10E Exercise 11A Exercise 11B

Other Notes


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BibleThe BBC Manual pp. 84–85

Live Like a Jesus Freak chap. 5

Reading John 11 John 12 John 13 John 14

Memorization Continue with the Bridge.

History: See Study GuideGeorge Washington’s World

pp. 324–332 pp. 333–342

The Story of the World: Early Modern Times

chap. 25: The Reign of Terror

chap. 26: Princess Catherine

Comes to Russia o

chap. 26: Catherine the

Great


p. 333 p. 318

Current Events o

ReadersHomeless Bird chaps. 1–3

ochaps. 4–6 chaps. 7–9

ochaps. 10–end

oRead-AloudsA Heart Strangely Warmed chaps. 8–9 chaps. 10–12

Mary Jones & Her Bible chaps. 1–2 o

chaps. 3–4 o


Painless Poetry p. 150, Brain Tickler #24

p. 151, Brain Tickler #25

p. 153–mid p. 154, Brain Tickler #26

Creative Expression N Napoleon Is Dynamite

Rough Draft Final Draft


Exercise 10E Exercise 11A Exercise 11B

Other Notes


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Week 18—Notes

Creative Expression4-Day

Napoleon Is Dynamite

Your assignment this week is to take another stab at writing “A Well-Researched Non-Research Paper” (Week 11 — Notes 4-Day). Follow the directions from the previ-ous assignment, except this time explain why Napoleon is considered one of the great leaders of all time. Use pas-sages from Betsy and the Emperor to prove your point.

Don’t forget to be original. A dull, encyclopedic essay could be your Waterloo!

5-Day

I Do

Your assignment this week is to write a short (1–2 page) paper that compares/contrasts the Hindu wedding words, as set forth in Homeless Bird, with the traditional Christian wedding vow (in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, etc.). How are they alike? How do they differ? Are these similarities and/or differences reflective of similarities and/or differences in the underlying religions? If so, how?

Remember: Try to both compare and contrast the subject matter. With enough thought and creativity, you should be able to find similarities and differences. Make sure you support your opinions with specific passages from the text. Also don’t concentrate too much on the obvious similarities or differences. Search for a new angle that will leave your reader with a unique perspective. n

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Core 7 WeeK 36 Five-DayDate: Day 1 176 Day 2 177 Day 3 178 Day 4 179 Day 5 180

BibleThe BBC Manual p. 110

Daring to Live on the Edge chap. 15–Appendix

Reading Jude Revelation 1 Revelation 2 Revelation 3 Revelation 12

Memorization Jude 24, 25

History: See Study Guide1

The Story of the World: The Modern Age

chap. 39 o

chap. 40: Cher-nobyl and Nuclear

Power o

chap. 40: The End of the Cold War

chap. 41 o

chap. 42 o


p. 377 pp. 388–389 p. 379, last column

pp. 382–383 pp. 392–393

Current Events o

Readers1

The Breadwinner chaps. 1–3 o

chaps. 4–6 o

chaps. 7–9 chaps. 10–12 chap. 13–end

Read-Alouds1

God’s Smuggler chap. 17 o

chap. 18 o

chap. 19 chap. 20 o

chap. 21–Epilogue o


Painless Poetry pp. 290–293, Brain Tickler #53 1

Brain Tickler #53 2, 3

Brain Tickler #53 4

Creative Expression N Lights, Camera, Action!



Hidden Message, pp. 171–172; lines

1–30


31–56

Crossword p. 174

Other Notes

You’re all done!

1 Study Guide: Additional instructional information for each book is located in the corresponding subject’s Study Guide: History, Reader, and Read-

Aloud Study Guide sections are ordered alphabetically by book title.

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BibleThe BBC Manual p. 110

Daring to Live on the Edge chap. 15–Appendix

Reading Revelation 1 Revelation 2 Revelation 3 Revelation 12

Memorization Jude 24, 25

History: See Study Guide1

The Story of the World: The Modern Age

chap. 40: Chernobyl and Nuclear Power

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chap. 40: The End

of the Cold War

chap. 41 o

chap. 42 o


pp. 388–389 p. 379, last column

pp. 382–383 pp. 392–393

Current Events o

Readers1

The Breadwinner chaps. 1–3 o

chaps. 4–7 o

chaps. 8–11 chaps. 12–end

Read-Alouds1

God’s Smuggler chap. 18 o

chap. 19 chap. 20 o

chap. 21–Epilogue o


Painless Poetry pp. 290–293, Brain Tickler #53 1

Brain Tickler #53 2, 3

Brain Tickler #53 4

Creative Expression N Lights, Camera, Action!




1–30


31–56

Crossword p. 174

Other Notes

You’re all done!

1 Study Guide: Additional instructional information for each book is located in the corresponding subject’s Study Guide: History, Reader, and Read-

Aloud Study Guide sections are ordered alphabetically by book title.


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Week 36—Notes

Creative Expression4-Day/5-Day

Lights, Camera, Action!

For your final assignment, we want you to pretend to be a television news reporter. You have just read The Bread-winner and you’re inspired to tell your television audience about what life is like for women in Afghanistan. But don’t grab your camera just yet. Good reporters always write what they want to say — their script — first.

You should plan on a 1–2 minute presentation. How long your script needs to be will depend upon what you want to say and how you say it, i.e., your presentation style. Do you speak quickly? Or slowly?

It may help you to watch a few television news reports to get a feel for how reporters present their material. You’ll notice that their language is usually quite lively and that

good reporters will “hook” their viewers’ with an interest-ing introduction.

Figure out what you want to say, and then write a rough draft of your script. Don’t be surprised if you’ve written too much at first. Practice talking through your script and then edit it down to fit within your allotted time frame. Don’t forget to start with an interesting “hook” that will grab your viewers’ interest and keep them watching.

When you’re done, pretend you’re the newscaster and read your script aloud to an audience — your parents, relatives, friends, etc. Get their feedback. What did they like? What questions do they have that you didn’t answer? What could you have done better?

Based upon their insight, revise your script one final time to address their comments. If you can, read your final version aloud to the same audience. What do they think? Is it better? What grade would they give you? n

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World History, Part 2 ♦ History Study Guide ♦ Abraham Lincoln's World ♦ 9

Timeline and Map Activitiesd The Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864)

Nanking F; Peking (Beijing) G (map 4)

pp. 273–278Mohammed Said of Egypt sought a canal through Suez, but his overlord, the Sultan of Turkey, did not agree. De Lesseps traveled from Cairo to London to Constantinople and to Paris to get permission. In 1859, De Lesseps began work on the canal and finished it in 1869.

Cyrus Field laid a telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean after many years of difficulty (1866).

The Pony Express (1860–1861) brought mail to California, Colorado, and Nevada miners.

Telegraph lines crossed the land in 1861 and ended the need for the Pony Express. Workers completed the trans-continental railway in America (1869).

Timeline and Map Activitiesd Telegraph lines cross U.S. (1861)

d Transcontinental railroad completed (1869)

d Suez Canal opens (1857–1869)

London B (map 2)

Cairo H; Atlantic Ocean J (map 4)

pp. 278–292Bill Cody, famous pony express rider and buffalo hunter, was born in Iowa and moved to Leavenworth, Kansas.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) granted each territory the right to choose whether slave or free state. Emigrants moved to each area to sway the vote. Abolitionists moved in from New England and border ruffians from Missouri came and fought. John Brown killed five pro-slavery men on Pottawatomie Creek.

Lincoln denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Act created by Congressman Stephen Douglas. Lincoln believed that slavery should not spread. During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln proclaimed that a house divided could not stand. Douglas in hopes of one day being president attempted to not offend anyone and thus lacked power.

The Dred Scott Decision allowed any man to bring his slave into any territory (1857).

John Brown and a few followers attempted to seize the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry to thus free the slaves. His “martyrdom” seized the country.

Commodore Perry peacefully opens Japan to friendship (1853).

Only Holland could trade with Japan and only from the harbor of Nagasaki. American ships entered Yedo Bay, near

Uraga with Mount Fujiyama in the distance. Perry used his knowledge of the caste system to win an audience with key people.

Prime Minister, Ii Naosuke signed the trade treaty in 1858, he chose to sign the treaty peacefully rather than have Europeans use force as in China.

Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination for presi-dent. Most believed he would win the presidency as the Democratic party had split.

Timeline and Map Activitiesd Commodore Mattew Calbraith Perry opens Japan

to trade (1794–1858)

d Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

Nagasaki K; Yedo Bay (Edo) L; Yokohama : (map 4)

Leavenworth I; Missouri River O; Pottawatomie Creek P; Harper’s Ferry { (map 5)

pp. 293–306Lincoln’s election split the nation. The following states seceded in 1861: South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

The Southern states left because they believed the states were sovereign. They elected Jefferson Davis as president of the South. Lincoln traveled to Philadelphia through Baltimore.

William Seward agrees to be Lincoln’s Secretary of State.

The American Civil War began April 12, 1861 when Confed-erates fired on a Federal fort, Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina.

The war was fought to maintain the Union. Additional states seceded: Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. The South had a great general in Robert E. Lee. Lee, a Virginian, lived across the Potomac River in Arlington. Richmond, Virginia became the new Southern capital.

In Galena, Illinois, Ulysses S. Grant sought to reenter the army.

General Beauregard led Confederate troops in the first battle of Bull Run. The North lost. Lincoln gave leadership to dashing Major-General George B. McClellan who did not move.

Timeline and Map Activitiesd Civil War (1861–1865)

Philadelphia }; Charleston, South Carolina q; Potomac River w; Arlington e; Richmond r; Galena t (map 5)

pp. 307–314Britain chose neutrality during the Civil War. When a U.S. captain boarded a British ship, The Trent, and removed two Confederates (1861), many Brits sought to join the Confederacy.

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World History, Part 2 ♦ reader Study Guide ♦ Snow Treasure ♦ 75

Snow Treasure

SettingNorway; 1940

Chapters 1–6

Unfamiliar WordsArctic Circle: imaginary circle parallel to the Equator, and not quite 23 degrees south of the North Pole; the area north of that circle has at least one day each year in which the Sun never rises and at least one other day each year in which the Sun never sets.

fiord (fjord): narrow inlet of the sea bordered by steep cliffs.

bullion: bulk gold not yet made into jewelry or coins.

To Discuss After You ReadQ: What is different about Norway’s winter of 1940?A: more snow than usual, in a place where winter normally

lasts a long time

Q: What problem does Mr. Lundstrom have?A: his bank has thirteen tons of gold bullion — about nine

million dollars worth — and if the Nazis get that money, they can use it against the Norwegians

Q: How do the people prepare for invasion?A: they block out their lights, build air raid shelters from

wood, with ice in place of sand bags, get out their guns, some rejoin their regiments

Q: How do the Nazis arrive in Norway?A: they parachute in and come by merchant ships

Timeline and Map Activitiesd Nazis invade Norway (1940)

Arctic Circle Q; Oslo W (map 1)

Chapter 7

To Discuss After You ReadQ: Why does Uncle Victor want the kids, before they have

the gold, to sled in the harbor?A: to reduce suspicion: he wants the Germans to get used to

seeing kids sled that particular route

Chapters 8–12

To Discuss After You ReadQ: Why does Per Garson ski in a crazy pattern before the

children go for their first load?A: to cover Uncle Victor’s tracks

Q: What amuses the children on their first run?A: because he loved to sled as a child, the Nazi captain turns

his troops aside so Peter will not run into them on his sled

Chapter 13

To Discuss After You ReadQ: Why does the gold not leave the cave faster?A: only a few kids could pull four bricks; many could pull only

two

Chapters 14–17

To Discuss After You ReadQ: What almost disaster becomes a miracle?A: the rain turns into a blizzard

Q: How do the Nazis deal with the blizzard?A: barely — they put up their barracks quickly, so, although

their lodgings stood, they were neither warm nor pleasant

Q: Why does Per Garson and other men ski and snowshoe all over the morning after the blizzard?

A: to throw the Nazis off the tracks that lead to the cave

Chapters 18–22

To Discuss After You ReadQ: How does the town trick the Nazis so they can keep the

school closed?A: they pretend a very infectious epidemic invaded the town

Q: Why were the Germans able to invade Norway so easily?

A: before the invasion, they entered as tourists and found out about the country and its defenses

Q: Why does Uncle Victor like his ship’s name, Cleng Peerson?

A: the namesake was Uncle Victor’s hero, a man who went to America, braved hardships, and was called “the Norwegian Daniel Boone”

Q: Who are Norway’s allies?A: Britain and France

Chapters 24–end

To Discuss After You ReadQ: Why did the Nazis kidnap the Pole, Jan Lasek, and then

keep him?A: they wanted his passport so one of their spies could

infiltrate America; when they learned that he knew languages, they wanted his services

Q: Why is Lovisa in trouble, and then why is Peter in trouble?

A: Lovisa refuses to speak to the Commandant and he destroys her snowman until he almost touches the gold; Peter hits him in the ear with a snowball and the Nazis capture and imprison him

Q: What do you think Peter’s mom meant when she told Uncle Victor that she wanted Peter to promise that he would always remember he came of “liberty-loving people who think freedom is a greater heritage than gold.” Do you think this is a good attitude to have? Why or why not?

Q: What is Uncle Victor’s plan to rescue Riswyk’s gold?A: kids will put the gold on their sleds, slide past the Nazis,

hide the gold under snowmen, transfer it after dark onto a ship, and eventually sail to the U.S.

Q: When the Nazis want the children to go back to school, their notices say, “Nothing more quickly demoralizes a civilian population than to have its children idle.” Do

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Q: What does Jan Lasek’s story tell you about appearances, especially in wartime?

A: people who look like the enemy may not be enemies, as Jan himself is not an enemy; people who look like friends may not be friends, as the spies were not friends — appearances can deceive

Q: One of the Nazi spies claims that “the highest form of patriotic duty to one’s own country” is to “com[e] into a peaceful country and ge[t] control of it by lies, sneakiness, bribery and corruption.” Do you think this is true? What if you were asked to do these things for your country? What is true patriotism?

Timeline and Map Activities Kraków, Poland E (map 1) n



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96 ♦ The Sherwood Ring ♦ read-aloud Study Guide ♦ World History, Part 2

The Bean Pot

Unfamiliar Wordsporringer: a shallow cup or bowl with a handle.

Seneca oil: American Indians used the oil to waterproof their baskets Settlers used it for colds, coughs, burns, and cuts.

Peruvian bark: contains quinine and was used as a malaria preventative; others used it as a digestive system stimulant.

andirons: support the logs in a fireplace.

gouty foot: caused by uric acid buildup in the joints of the big toe or ankles and usually occurs in people with a diet of rich foods.

John André: the charming, handsome, artistic British major who encouraged Benedict Arnold to sell the floor plan of West Point to the British He was hanged as a spy.

Vocabulary to Learn… very slatternly of me, I confess … (untidy)

To Discuss After You ReadIdea: Peaceable thought baked beans were the most poetic New England food. Choose a recipe online and try some.

Q: Barbara describes Aunt Susan as having “the eye of a hawk and the ear of lynx and the persistence of a mosquito.” What character qualities does Aunt Susan have? Write your own similar analogies either for Aunt Susan or another person.

Q: Barbara’s old tutor believed the Iroquois Indians came from one of the lost tribe of Israel. Do you see any customs these two groups share?

Q: Why did Peaceable steal from the Patriots?A: in hopes they would yell to have Richard removed

Q: Why didn’t Sir Henry Clinton multiply Peaceable’s organization? Is this an effective way to win a war?

A: Clinton didn’t dare as Peaceable’s uncle had much clout in court and despised his nephew

The Punch Bowl

Unfamiliar WordsBattle of Yorktown: the final battle of the Revolutionary War. Washington’s troops surrounded the British army by land, and the French ships blockaded the harbor. After the English surrendered, the martial band played “The World is Turned Upside Down”.

Vocabulary to Learn… a state of complete lassitude and despair … (a state or feeling of weariness or diminished energy)

… it seemed churlish just to go by the house … (a lack of civility or graciousness)

To Discuss After You ReadQ: Pat comes to visit Peggy because “the colonials are

celebrating some sort of local holiday.” What is it?A: Independence Day or the 4th of July

Q: Why is Peaceable reckless when he gives his name as William Shakespeare?

A: Shakespeare wrote two hundred years earlier — the boys could have read his works

Q: Why does Peaceable continue to travel in his British uniform?

A: any officer found out of uniform could be hung as a spy

Timeline and Map Activities Yorktown T (map 1)

The Secrets

Unfamiliar WordsEarl: a nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess.

The Boer War: (1899–1902) was fought between the British and the Dutch (Boer) settlers in South Africa. The British burned Boer farms and placed Dutch women and children in concentration camps to force Boer farmers to surrender.

Cavaliers: supported Charles I.

Roundheads: Puritans who supported Oliver Cromwell

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