King in the Kitchen

1. King in the Kitchen Unit 4 Week 3

2. Genre - Play • A play is a story written to be performed. It has characters and events.

3. Vocabulary Strategy – Dictionary/Glossary • You can use a dictionary or a glossary to find out the meaning of a word. A glossary is a part of a book. It lists important words and their meanings. A dictionary is its own book. It gives meanings of most of the words a language. The words in a dictionary or a glossary are listed in alphabetical order.

4. Comprehension Skill – Character and Setting • Characters are the people in a story. You can learn about characters by noticing what they say and do, and by noticing how they interact with other characters. • The setting is the time and place of a story. What Character Says Character What Character Does How Character Interacts

5. Comprehension Strategy – Monitor and Fix-up • Good readers make sure they understand what they read. If they don’t, they may use text features to fix up the problem. A play’s text features can help you. For example, directions in parentheses tell you how a character should speak and act.

6. Vocabulary Duke Dungeon Furiously Genius Majesty Noble Peasant Porridge

7. Duke • A ruler; nobleman of the highest title, ranking just below a prince

8. Dungeon • A dark underground room or cell to hold prisoners

9. Furiously • Powerfully; with unrestrained energy and speed

10. Genius • Person having very great natural power of mind

11. Majesty • Beauty; title used in speaking to or of a king, queen, emperor, etc.

12. Noble • Grand; high or great by birth, rank, or title

13. Peasant • Worker; Farmer of the working class in Europe, Asia, and Latin America

14. Which detail is the best clue that the king was probably a harsh ruler? • He sent the cook to cooking school • He sent the peasant to the dungeon • He gave the duke glue to eat

15. Why did the King have a contest? • He wanted to find the best husband for his daughter • He wanted a way to get the peasant out of trouble • He wanted someone to identify what he had made

16. Why did the King think he could make a soup that would be better than the cook’s soup? • He believed that he could do anything he wanted to do • He had read a recipe before going into the kitchen • He had been to a special cooking school

17. What is the most likely reason the King wanted his daughter to marry the winner of his contest? • He doubted the duke could take care of his daughter • He believed only someone rich and royal could win • He wanted his daughter to live happily ever after

18. What was the best proof that the king’s glue actually worked? • The duke could not speak • The king began making more • The cook did not know what it was

19. Why did the duke choke on the king’s dish? • The king slapped him on the back. • It was not finished cooking. • It was not good enough to eat.

20. How did the peasant show that he was the real genius in this selection? • He made the king feel proud about the glue • He delivered vegetables to the princess every day • He tricked the duke into leaving the castle

21. How were the peasant and the duke alike in the way that they treated the King? • They both gave the King more praise than he probably deserved.

22. What is unusual about where the King will spend most of his time in the near future? • Kings do not usually spend most of their time in the kitchen.