Good Masters, Sweet Ladies

Schlitz, L. A. (2007). Good masters, sweet ladies. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press.

This book is written in the form of a play.  It is set in a Medieval Village with children from upper to lower class.  It starts out with Hugo, who is the Lord's son, he must hunt the boar he saw in the woods or be flogged by his uncle for running from his tutor. The story continues introducing a new character and how it is connected to the last be they rich or poor.


Lesson Plan for Good Masters, Sweet Ladies:

Since this book is written in the form of a play, it would be great for the students to act it out.  Before students will be able to read this story they need to have a better understanding of the time period. First read the book to the class.  Take some words from the book, such as: tanner, miller, apprentice, falconer, crusade, and lambing or others that the teacher sees fit.  Have the students work in groups to come up with a definition, a sentence and a picture to show they understand those words.  Next talk about the time period, the dialect and the community from the medieval time.  Finally let them practice their parts and then perform it for other classes.
More ideas at:  http://www.socstrpr.org/files/Vol%204/Issue%203%20-%20Winter,%202010/Features/4.3.10.pdf

(10)  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain the difference between a stated and an implied purpose for an expository text.
(12)  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to identify the topic and locate the author's stated purposes in writing the text.