Unit 3

Don Quixote
Lesson 3
Chapter Core classics
AB
Objectives
Reading: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to examine how
the author’s
words, sentences, and literary devices provide a deeper understanding of
Adventures
of Don Quixote.
Writing: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify the
structure and
elements of a persuasive essay.
Agenda
Reading 45 minutes
Read "An Old-School Gentleman Gone Mad“ 30 minutes
Wrap up 10 minutes
Word Work: Quixotic 5 minutes

Writing 45 minutes
Review Opinion and Fact 5 minutes
Explain Unit Project 5 minutes
Model Identifying the Structure and Elements of a Persuasive
Essay 20 minutes
Introduce Rubric for Unit Project 15 minutes
 Part 1
1.Reading
Purpose

Read closely to examine the

author’s words, sentences, and
literary devices for a
deeper understanding of
Adventures of Don Quixote.
 Read "An Old-School Gentleman Gone Mad“
Take out Activity Page 3.1.
Amadis is another knight in popular romantic chivalry stories of the
period who called himself Amadis de Gaula. The word de means from
in Spanish. Why did Cervantes mention Amadis de Gaula in this
passage?
» Cervantes mentioned Amadis to show how Don Quixote wanted a
name similar to a knight with great courage.
Page 1

Line 11 - Cervantes uses a simile in this first sentence to

make a statement about what a knight’s life without a lady is
like. What is the meaning of the comparison? What is he
saying?
» He is saying that a knight without a lady is incomplete. A
tree can exist without leaves or fruit, but it is better with
them.
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Paragraph 2 - Based on the way it is used in this paragraph, what

do you think the phrase been smitten with means?
» It means to have loved or liked very much.

What words or phrases in this paragraph help you determine the

meaning of the phrase been smitten with?
» He thought her fit to be the lady of his heart; a princess.
Page 3

Based on the way it is used in this paragraph, what do you think is

meant by the phrase tinted and transformed by the nonsense he
gathered from his books of chivalry?
» Everything Don Quixote sees or imagines is affected by (or
colored, or tinted by), and changed (transformed) by what he read
in books about knights and chivalry.
Page 4
"Do not fly, gentle ladies, and do not be in the least uneasy . . . "?
How might you say this in simpler, everyday language?
» “Don’t run away and don’t be scared . . . ”

What does ill become mean?

» ill means "not," such as in the word illegal. So "it would ill become"
means “it would not become” or "it would not be right or proper.”

Which of Don Quixote’s character traits—idealistic, eccentric,

brave, or honorable—is demonstrated by this statement?
» It shows he is honorable.
Page 5
In paragraph 1, it says that after talking to Don Quixote, the
landlord, or innkeeper made out the kind of madness from which
[Don Quixote] suffered. What does madness mean?
» craziness
Page 7
The word fate means the end result. What do you think is meant by
the phrase met the same fate as the first one?
» It means that the same thing happens to the second mule driver
as happened to the first. The second mule driver was also hit by
Don Quixote and knocked out.

Which of Don Quixote’s character traits is supported by this

paragraph?
» It shows he is brave because he stood his ground and protected
himself with his shield.
 Wrap up
The passage you read today includes the same characters,
character traits, and adventures as you read about in “A
Knight in Armor” and “Don Quixote Leaves Home” in
Adventures of Don Quixote. In what ways are this passage and
those in the Reader similar?
» Don Quixote wants to become a knight because of what he
read in books; he names his horse Rocinante; he names himself
Don Quixote de la Mancha; he calls the farm girl his lady
and names her Dulcinea del Toboso; he sees an inn and believes
it is a castle; he asks the innkeeper to dub him a knight; he
gets into a fight with mule drivers staying at the inn.
Word Work: Quixotic
 Word Work: Quixotic
1. Don Quixote’s behavior gave rise to a new word which is a synonym
for idealistic. This word is quixotic [kwik*sә*tik].
2. Say the word quixotic [kwik*sә*tik] with me.
3. quixotic is used to describe someone or something that is
exceedingly idealistic and unrealistic.
4. Trying to build an igloo with ice cubes during the summer is
quixotic.
5. Have you ever done something quixotic? Be sure to use the word
quixotic when you talk about it.
6. What part of speech is quixotic?
» adjective
 Making Choices activity
1. Your grandfather’s desire to travel to the moon
» quixotic
2. Your wish for a month off from school
» quixotic
3. Hoping for snow in the winter
» not quixotic
4. The likelihood that your parents will serve ice cream for dinner
» quixotic
5. The likelihood that all illnesses and diseases will be cured in the next
five years
» quixotic
 Homework

Take home Activity Page 3.2 to read and complete

for homework.
 Part 2
Writing
Structure and Elements of a
Persuasive Essay
 Persuasive Essay
Plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHCYvNvV68c

Reasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bbWJKIvl2c

Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O2FjJ4EoIg

Draft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5GLGeOFs8
Model Identifying the Structure and Elements
of a Persuasive Essay
Have you ever read a story that made you want to shout at the main
character? In the Brothers Grimm tale, “The Fisherman and His Wife,” a
fisherman asks a magic fish to grant his greedy wife’s wishes. The
fisherman always does what his wife says, even when she asks for the
power to make the sun and moon rise and set. The fisherman is a fool and
should have acted differently in the story.

The fisherman is a fool because he allows his wife to bully him into asking
the fish for very extravagant things. For her first two wishes, the wife
wants a bigger home each time. She is only satisfied for a week! In these
early wishes, the fisherman should have recognized that his wife’s greed
was growing too fast for their own good. Once the wife gets her bigger
home, she decides she wishes to be queen and then wants the power to
control the sun and moon. Why on earth would the fisherman think to ask a
magic fish for such a power for his wife?
The fisherman is also a fool because he ignores the increasing signs of
danger each time he asks the magic fish to grant another ridiculous wish.
Each time the fisherman returns to the sea to ask the magic fish to grant
a wish, the sea is darker and more dangerous. The fisherman should have
recognized the warning in the sea color and movement changes. If he had
recognized just how dangerous the sea was becoming, he could have stood
up to his wife in time to stop her.

The fisherman should have had the courage to refuse to ask the magic fish
to grant more wishes. By ignoring the growing greed of his wife and
increasing danger of the sea, the fisherman and his wife got what they
deserved in the end. This tale reminds us all to be very careful what we
wish for.
 Homework

Take home Activity Pages 3.2 to read and complete for

homework.
 Resources
Core Knowledge Teacher’s Guide
Student Reader

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5GLGeOFs8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O2FjJ4EoIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bbWJKIvl2c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHCYvNvV68c