1 description question
Describe what the boys considered to be "birthday kind of things"? What are some birthday things you can think of?
page 7 paragraph 2
The boys were sitting around the kitchen table eating junk food, drinking soda, and looking at his birthday present. When i think of birthday things i think of playing games or swimming if you have a pool party.
1 characterization question
Who is Joe's uncle and what does his mother think of him?
page 8 paragraph 4
Joe's unlce is also named Joe and he is a magician with a traveling circus. Joe's mother thought that Uncle Joe had lost his mind or gone crazy.
1 Cause/Effect question
In the battle with the black knight, what caused the black knight to fall under the power of the trio?
page 14 paragraph 3
The reason the black knight fell under the trios power is because (Cause) Fred encouraged the knight to continue charging at them and with the weight of his armor, (effect) he quickly got tired and was not as quick.
1 EOG question
All of the following are descriptions of Merlin the Magician except which one?
a. big huge muscles
b. bright blazing red hair
c. tall cone hat
d. long pointy fingers
page 25 paragraph 5
c. tall cone hat
1 prediction question
Do you think that the dragons and giants are going to be real?
Yes I think the giant and the dragon are going to be real and I think
that they are going to pose a threat to the trio.
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2 figurative language
page 17 paragraph 1
Frist two words, The Helmet...... last two words, church bells.
This passage is an example of a simile because it uses like to campare the ringing of the helmet to the ringing of a thousand church bells.
What are some other things that you might consider sounding like a thousand bells? ( I think that car horns and firecrackers sometimes scream as loud as a thousand church bells. )
The author used this passage help the reader understand how hard the
helmet was hit and how loud the noise it created was.
page 12 paragraph 1
First two words, And for........ last two words, Black Knight.
This passage is an example of imagery because it describes to the reader how Joe felt at this point in the novel. It describes him as having th efeeling you get when you dream you are falling.
Do you think that Joe thought this was a good feeling or a bad feeling? I think Joe felt it was a bad feeling because if you feel like you are falling then it isn't a good thing.
The author uses this passage to help create the image of what it was like for Joe and the boys when they were traveling through time.
1 descriptive
page 9 paragraph 11
First two words, It was........ last two words, time ago.
This passage is a descriptive passage because it describes in detail what "The Book" looked like.
What about "The Book" do you think is its most unusual aspect? I think the writing is very unusual because it looked as if it was from a different time period.
The author uses this passage to allow for the reader to be able to visualize how "The Book" looked.
1 on your own
page 13 paragraph 2
First two words, On the......last two words, runaway train.
I picked this passage because it builds suspense to what is going to happen in the story.
What are some suspensful things that you have encountered in your life? I think that the music in Jaws creates suspense because whenever i hear the music i get scared.
The author uses this passage to help illustrate how scared the trio was in this situation.
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Armor
page 1 paragraph 3
"He was dressed from head to toe in black armor like you see in those books about knights and castles."
Noun
Def. - any protective armor
This word ads meaning to the story because it describes to us what knights wore when they were in battle.\
Lance
page 2 paragraph 8
"The Black Knight lowered his lance and set his shield in front of him."
Noun
Def.- a long sharp weapon used by knights
This word allows the reader to see what type of weapons that were used in the medieval times.
Infidels
page 5 paragraph 3
"Silence, infidels, or mayhap enchanters, in thy weird robes and boots."
Noun
Def. - an untrustworthy person
This word is used to potray to the reader some of the language that was used in the medieval times.
Knaves
page 15 paragraph 1
"Stand as men, you cursed knaves, roared the Black Knight."
Noun
Def. - a serving boy
This word is used to portray to the reader some of the language that was used in the medieval times.
Slew
page 21 paragraph 1
"For he hast slew many of our good knights of the Round Table."
Verb
Def. - to kill
This word is used to give a variety of words to choose from when using the word kill.
Word Wizard Cards
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Sketch the Black Knight.
Character Traits
1. domineering page 5 paragraph 3
The Black Knight is very domineering when he bullies the trio around by telling them to be quiet.
2. Determined page 6 paragraph 1
The Black Knight is determined to kill the trio.
Character Goal
The Black Knights goal is to kill the time warp trio.
Problem
The Black Knights problem is that the trio is faster than him.
Solution
The time warp trio defeats the Black Knight.
Character Sketch
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I used the website www.yahooligans.com
to search for information on King Arthor and I created a short biographical
paragraph.
King Arthur was born the son of King Uther Pendragon. When King Uther died, there was confllict as to who would become the next king. Merlin the Magician affixed the sword into a stone and declared that the person who could withdraw the sword would be the next king. King Arthur pulled the sword out and became the king. He lived in a place called Camelot, where he built a big strong castle and met the Knights of the Round Table. King arthur and the Knights of the Round Table would rescue damsels in distress and fought against evil. King Arthur's sword was named Excalibur and he was married to the beautiful Queen Guinivere.