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Themes | Literature | Rubrics | Writing Assignment | Quizzes/Tests | Vocabulary | Resources
Characteristics of Irving's writing: Setting is used to establish the mood of the story Historical facts add to the realism of the story Names of people or places suggest special meaning A person's greed may overshadow all other concerns Women are generally unpleasant or inadequate for any useful effort The futility of feuds |
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| Literature: Students will read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Rip Van Winkle," "The Specter Bridegroom," and "The Adventure of the German Student." | ||
Map Rubric: 
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Map Assignment: Students will create a visual map showing
Ichabod Crane's final ride through Sleepy
Hollow
Directions:
On unlined paper make a map showing Ichabod’s route to the Van
Tassel farm for the party and his route back home through Sleepy Hollow.
1.
Your
map should contain a key in which you show the symbols used to represent
the following places: ·
Hudson
River ·
Tarry
town ·
Sleepy
Hollow and the small brook ·
School,
brook and birch tree ·
Van
Tassel’s farm ·
Major
Andre’s tree ·
Wiley’s
swamp – just after Major Andre’s tree ·
Fork
in the road—right goes to Sleepy Hollow; left goes to church ·
Wooden
bridge and brook near church ·
Church
and graveyard 2.
You can find out where these places are by reading carefully the
description of Ichabod’s famous ride.
3.
The map should be done with colored pencils and as NEAT as
possible.
The map will be graded on neatness as well as accuracy. 4.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
Originality
is also considered as far as a final grade is concerned. |
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Quizzes / Tests:
Irving biography quiz Irving final exam Irving vocabulary exam “Specter Bridegroom” 1.
specter: a ghost 2.
feud: a long standing fight between two people or families 3.
captivated: irresistible
appeal 4.
gallant: dashing; majestic 5.
scour: to search
thoroughly 6. vigils:
to keep watch “Rip Van Winkle” 7.
henpecked: domineered
by a woman 8. voyage:
a long trip 9.
idleness: the act of
doing nothing 10. despair:
extreme hopelessness 11. antique:
a thing from ancient times 12. gully: a ditch or
ravine 13. ninepins: a game
similar to bowling 14. frolic: to play
joyfully 15. famished: extremely
hungry 16. haunt: a place much
visited 17. scepter:
A long gold rod held by a king or queen to show authority 18. replica:
a copy of something 19. ventured:
to have traveled out “The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow” 20. superstition: belief resulting from ignorance or the fear of the unknown 21.
snipe: a bird with a long curved beak 22.
lank: long and lean 23.
pedagogue: teacher 24.
damsel: a young woman 25.
scoundrel: a villain 26.
emancipation: to set
free 27. Hessian: A German soldier who was paid by the British to fight Americans during the Revolutionary War 28.
hollow: An indented
area; a large gully or ravine 29.
speculation: a guess 30.
apparition: a ghost 31. adversaries: enemies
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