The Princess Bride All you need to know to get started! MISD PreAP English I Summer Reading.
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The Princess BrideAll you need to know to get started!
MISD PreAP English I Summer Reading
Format of the novel
•What’s different from what you’ve read before:▫Frame Story- a story that has another
story or stories within it▫Intrusive Narrator- an omniscient
narrator, who frequently interrupts the plot with comments on the story, characters, or life in general
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
•Put aside your critical beliefs in order to accept the unreal world the author creates.
•For example, when reading a horror tale, the reader must accept that everyone runs back into the scary mansion with the chain saw murderer inside without calling for help!
Satire•Using humor to expose something or
someone to ridicule.Can you give some examples of popular
satire?
•AND, of course, satire’s cousin, SARCASM▫The use of harsh words to deride and
criticize. Don’t forget sometimes sarcasm is HOW it’s said, not what is said.
Remember to look for these additional elements…
•Repetition•Allusions•Symbolism•Foreshadowing
•Metaphor•Personification•Irony•Flashback
Study these words. What can you infer about The Princess Bride?•Scullery•Hovel•Moldering•Queen•Prince
•Ruffian•Marauding•Ardor•Fortune•Besotted
Short answer questions
• First - answer the question• Second - state your proof (text evidence)• Third – elaborate or explain
Short answer questions
Use text evidence from the first few pages of chapter 1 for the following:
•At what point does Buttercup start to be noticed for her beauty?
•How does Buttercup feel about beauty? What does the text say about Buttercup’s hygiene?
First – answer the question on your paperFirst – answer the question on your paper
Your text evidence is…
A nobleman notices Buttercup, for her beauty, at the age of seventeen. Buttercup does not care about beauty. She is more interested in riding her horse, which does nothing for her own beauty. She rarely washes her hair or face, and she often smells of the stables.
Now put them together for a nice short answer
This Summer’s Assignment
•Read The Princess Bride
•Suggested: Study guide and chapter summaries
•Prepare for writing test
Test
•A writing test will be given before the end of the second week of school.
Additional helps
•The Study Guide is available online- This is not an assignment; it’s strongly recommended and there if you need it.
•It might be helpful to write a chapter summary on a sticky note and place it at the beginning of each chapter to use for review.
•Students may find the study guide at their high school website.
Have Questions?
Contact your high school campus English Department Chair