Activity 1: Recite the Book Information
- Recite the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 2: Narrate the Story
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Study the Story Picture(s)
- Study the story picture(s) and verbally describe the relation to the story.
Activity 4: Map the Story
- In the story, Arthur kills a giant in the Duchy of Brittany, France.
- Find the Duchy of Brittany, a peninsular region which today approximately includes the modern cities of Brest, Quimper, Lorient, and Rennes on the map of France.
- Which body of water would King Arthur need to traverse to reach the Duchy of Brittany?
Activity 5: Act Out a Passage
Practice acting out the following passage, with drama and feeling.
- I will fight with the giant. (King Arthur)
- Good sir, it is not possible! A whole company of us dare not attack him, and yet we account ourselves brave men. (The People of Brittany)
- That may well be, and yet with my good sword and scabbard, I have no fear. (King Arthur)
Activity 6: Playact Arthur Attacking the Giant
- Rush toward the giant waving Excalibur.
- Pretend you are being squeezed by the giant and then dropped.
- Throw Excalibur at the giant.
Activity 7: Complete Written Narration
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 153 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 8: Complete Copywork and Dictation
- Click the crayon above, and complete pages 153-154 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 9: Color the Image
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 154 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 10: Answer Written Review Questions
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 155 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'