Book of the Week: King Arthur's Very Great Grandson

 King Arthur's Very Great Grandson by Kenneth Kraegel

Story and Story Questions: 

This week we read the book of King Arthur's very great-great-great-great grandson Henry and his adventures with the creatures he meets. Our students had to pick out the theme they thought was most relevant and the personal lesson they learned from the book. Some follow up questions for students after reading might be:

Why does Henry want to fight each creature? 

Why is it better be a friend than fight others? 

Which Creature do you like best? Why? 

Why did Henry name his Donkey Knuckles? Can you think of a better name?

Instead of fighting the creatures all want to do what ? 

What kind of challenge did the Cyclops win? 

What Monster was Henry searching for at first? 

Why was the Leviathan so feared?

Did Henry learn a good lesson? What was it? 

How old was Henry? 

Where did the Griffin send Henry? 

What was the game the Griffin wanted to play?

After the story ends what will Henry do next when he turns 7? 

Vocabulary: 

This book also has vocabulary to spark your students interests. Here is a list with definitions that could be used in a vocabulary/definitions match game. 

• trusty: faithful or reliable
• adventure: a bold, usually risky undertaking
• lurking: lie or wait in hiding
• behold: look, see
• vile: highly offensive
• blood: family, ancestry
• hereby: as a result of this
• challenge: a call or summons to engage in any contest
• uttermost: most remote
• knight: a mounted soldier
• rough: acting with or characterized by violence
• cyclops: a member of a family of giants having a single round eye in the middle of the forehead
• dread: fear greatly
• commence: begin; start
• physical: involving or requiring bodily contact
• peril: exposure to injury, loss or destruction
• opponent: a person who opposes another in a contest
• unsheathe: bring or put forth from a covering
• ado: busy activity
• leviathan: a large sea monster or creature
• furiously: unrestrained energy, speed
• roiling: move or proceed turbulently
• subdued: lowered in intensity or strength
• dismayed: break down the courage of completely

Source for Vocabulary: 

https://www.bookitprogram.com/REDzone/read_do/dragon/King%20Arthur's%20Very%20Great%20Grandson.pdf