The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodLesson 1

Preface

Background• Background:

• Genre: • Setting:

• Theme:

– Legend: a story thought to hold some historical truth that has been preserved through the ages by tradition and popularity.

– Ballad: A narrative poem, often of folk origin, intending to be sung.

Historical Fiction England, Middle Ages, Sherwood

Forest near Nottingham Town, during the reign of Henry II (1133-1189)

Good v. Evil; Fight against oppressionOppression: the act of unjustly or cruelly exercising power

Prologue & The Tinker

The Characters

• Who are the characters that are mentioned in the first chapter?

– Robin Hood– Maid Marian

– The Sheriff of Nottinghamshire (or Nottingham)

– Little John– Will Stutely

– The Tinker, Wat o’ the Crabstaff

Currency

• Bright angel

• Farthing• ¼ penny

• Shilling

• Mark

• Pound

Measures of Time

• Score : A group of 20 things– “Four score and seven years ago our fathers

brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

• Fortnight: Fourteen days or 2 weeks– Fort = “Fourteen”

Weapons

• Quarterstaff• Cudgel• Long bow• Ward- to deflect• Parry- to lunge forward;

to evade

Helpful Vocabulary• Pratest-• Nigh- near• Quoth- said• Eke- also, to get with great difficulty• Fain- happy, pleased, inclined, desirous• Butt- a large cask, a measure of liquid

capacity equal to 491 liters• Wottest- to come to know• Knave- a man of humble birth or

position; a boy servant; a tricky deceitful fellow

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Discussion Questions

• Why was Robin Hood outlawed?• What was the name of the stranger that Robin

Hood met at the bridge?• How did the stranger get his nickname?

Questions• Answer the following questions using

complete sentences and by rephrasing the question in your answer.1. What were the vows of Robin Hood and his

merry men?2. Describe how Robin Hood managed to obtain

the warrant from the Tinker.3. Explain why the Tinker’s eventually decided to

join the merry men.

Websites• This book is in the public domain. Here’s a link to a website

to download the book for free.– http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10148/10148-h/10148-h.htm

• Here is a link to listen to this book on line.– http://librivox.org/the-merry-adventures-of-robin-hood-by-howard-

pyle/

• This is a website that has illustrations for/from the book.– http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rharmenu.htm#p

The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodLesson 2

Questions• Answer the following questions using

complete sentences and by rephrasing the question in your answer.1. What reason did Robin give for risking the lives

of his merry men by competing in the shooting match?

2. What is the Robin’s opinion of the church according to the reading? How do you know?

3. 3. Give 2 examples of a simile found in pp. 25‐56.

The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodLesson 3

Questions• Answer the following questions using

complete sentences and by rephrasing the question in your answer.1. How did life at the sheriff’s house effect Little

John?2. What price did Little John pay for his decision at

the intersection between the Blue Boar Inn and Fosse Way?

The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodLesson 4

Idioms

Similes

Questions• Answer the following questions using

complete sentences and by rephrasing the question in your answer.

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Characters

Conflict & Resolution

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