1. 7th grade 12­6­12.notebook December 06, 2012
12/6/12
7th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: On the note card...tell me who your favorite character was
and why he or she was your favorite character.
2. Literature Discussion
3. Work time
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2. 7th grade 12­6­12.notebook December 06, 2012
Assignments:
-Spelling Test (F)
-Vocab Packet (F)
-Yellow Sheet and Reading Log 3 (F)
-Choice 2 project (M)
-Vocab Writing (F 12/14)
-Johnny Tremain Theme Essay (End of class 12/18)
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Why does Johnny rip and dirty his uniform?
What happened to LT. Stranger? Why didn't Johnny help him?
What was the Committee of Safety?
What did the phrase "the old meeting house had been knocked
into a cocked hat by a cannon ball" mean?
Why didn't Rab's gun do him any good?
Why did Rab give Johnny the gun?
What good came out of Rab's death?
Explain the statement: "True, Rab had died. Hundreds would
die, but not the thing they died for?
How do you think Johnny's life will change- now that Rab is
gone, and now that his hand will be "good enough to hold this
gun"?
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Character Development: How do each of these
characters change during the course of the story? Give
specific examples or quotes from the story to support
your opinion.
Johnny
Cilla
Isannah
Paul Revere
Jonathan Lyte (Merchant)
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One of the big topics in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is courage. Several characters
show courage as Peter, Susan, Lucy, and several Narnians try to rescue Edmund from the White
Witch. However, the courage starts long before the Pesinvies ever venture into Narnia. It took
great courage for the kids’ mother to send them to the professor’s house during the war (12).
She did this in order to protect them from everything, but it must have been difficult for her to
give up her children. Aer Lucy first enters Narnia, Mr. Tumnus shows courage by sending Lucy
back through the wardrobe instead of turning her over to the White Witch (25). On the other
hand, Edmund, who also came through the wardrobe aer Lucy, was a coward and volunteered
to bring his siblings to the White Witch. He then lied Peter and Susan about being in Narnia
(30). This is also a prey cowardly thing to do. Later aer Edmund goes to the White Witch, the
Beavers risk their lives to help the children find him and bring him home safe (50). It takes
courage to bring the children to Aslan…..As the bale for Narnia begins, Peter shows courage
and takes his place as a leader (150). However, the ulmate display of courage comes from
Aslan as he sacrificed himself for Edmund just as Jesus sacrificed Himself for His children (190).
C.S. Lewis shows that it takes courage to save others, and that people should not be afraid to
show courage when the me is right.
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