Lesson 1: Context Clues Introduce the Unit Theme


Explain that all of the vocabulary words in this unit are related to good and bad.


Pre-Reading Discussion Questions • What is wisdom?


• Do you know anyone who is wise? Why do you think so?


• In a contest between wisdom and strength, which do you think would win? Why?


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• Pretests and posttests for Lessons 1–3 in each unit and an answer key for each test.


• A unit posttest for summative assessment in each unit.


• Additional activities to extend or reinforce students’ understanding of the vocabulary words, including activities for English language learners.


Unit 8 Good and Bad


Carcassonne Context Clues


Lesson 1 How Wisdom Defeated an Army


In the south of France there is an ancient city that is now a major tourist attraction. The following legend tells about the early days of Carcassonne (pronounced /kär•kä•sônƍ/) and how it got its name.


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ore than 1,000 years ago, the land that is now France was a wild, untamed place. Charlemagne, a fierce leader, tried to conquer many people. His armies roamed the country invading villages, entering, and fighting for control. It is said that Charlemagne’s soldiers arrived at a walled castle. The people within the walls had drawn up the gate. Charlemagne’s soldiers laid siege to the castle, but its walls were well defended. The soldiers decided that if they waited long enough, the people in the castle would starve or surrender.


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The people in the castle knew they would need to conserve their supplies of food and grain to make them last until the siege was over. They were determined not to give up their castle. Weeks passed and then months and then years. Within the castle walls, the people were growing hungry. They knew they would be desperate for food soon.


UNIT 8 Good and Bad | Lesson 1 A woman named Madame Carcas


tried to reassure the people. “I have a plan,” she calmly announced. “We need not give in to our misfortune.” She asked the people to bring her their last bits of grain. The people were astonished when Madame Carcas ordered that the grain be fed to a pig! Then she ordered that the pig be thrown over the castle wall. It landed near the soldiers, who saw that it was fat with grain. The soldiers assumed that if the people of the castle had enough food to be able to feed their animals, the people must be well supplied indeed! It could be many more years before the people would have to surrender. The soldiers finally gave up and left. To celebrate, Madame Carcas ordered that the bells of the castle tower be rung. In French, the word sonne means “ring” as in “ring the bells.” That is how


the city of Carcassonne got its name. Carcas sonne means “(Madame) Carcas rings (the bells).”


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