The Ravenmaster’s Secret

Author: Elvira Woodruff

The Assignment:

You will create a novel resource guide andresearch and write a 2-3 page report on a famous person, event, or place in British History (see choices below).

The Due Date: 02/11/08

The Requirements:

  1. The resource guide will need a cover with the book and guide title (for example The Ravenmaster’s Secret: Inside the mind of Bird Master), the author, your name, and a picture (this can be your creation or printed).
  2. The following sections will need an original title page with an illustration (drawn or printed) and the binder must be in this order:
  3. The Character Matrix/cover page (done in class andcan be hand-written)
  4. The Map of the Tower/cover page (done in class andlabels may be hand –written)
  5. The Historical Background/cover page (research andmay be hand-written)
  6. The Vocabulary/cover page (done in class and must includeall teacher words +10 of your own-total of 43 words)
  7. The Conflict/cover page (you may choose the conflict)
  8. The Scenes/cover page (three scenes need to be analyzed)
  9. The Report needs to be 2-3 pages typed using 12-font. You may choose one of the following topics to research: William the Conqueror, WindsorCastle, Using the Tower of London as a fortress, Using the Tower of London as a prison, Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, James Stuart, Charles II, or The Scottish/British conflicts.

*****YOUR BINDER SHOULD BE TYPED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. DON’T PUT OFF! PLAN ACCORDINGLY. ALSO, THE BINDER NEEDS TO BE IN A CLEAR REPORT FOLDER OR BOUNDED TOGETHER WITH YARN OR OTHER MATERIAL.

*****EXTRA CREDIT OPPURTUNITY: You may build a model of the Tower of London or WindsorCastle for extra credit or to replace the THREE-scene analysis. Your model will need to be quality work. Do not use tape, soap, paper, etc…I should be able to tell that you spent quality time on the model. Think sugar cubes, wood, Styrofoam, hot glue, paint, etc…

The Ravenmaster’s Secret

Historical Background

You will need to research each item and write important facts.

  1. William the Conquer-
  1. The History of the Tower-
  1. The People of the Tower-
  1. Traitor’s Gate-
  1. The Tower Ravens
  1. King James Stuart-
  1. King Charles II-
  1. The Scottish/British Conflict-
  1. King Henry VIII-
  1. Queen Mary-
  1. Queen Elizabeth I-
  1. Famous Prisoners of the Tower-

ELEMENT / Forrest Harper / Tuck / Ned White
“Rat” / Maddy Stewart / Simon
Frick
Physical Description
Personality Traits
Their Problem(s)
Their Goal(s)
Their Outcome

The Ravenmaster’s Secret

Vocabulary

Definition and Sentence from the book…

  1. Fledgling p.5
  2. Battlement p.6
  3. Moat p.6
  4. Impudent p.6
  5. Constable p.7
  6. Jacobite p.8
  7. Austere p.10
  8. Scaffold p.12
  9. Tarry p.13
  10. Balladeers p.13
  11. Writhed p.21
  12. Frock p. 22
  13. Turrets p.22
  14. Formidable p.22
  15. Ghastly p.39
  16. Pockmarked p.45
  17. Gaelic p.48
  18. Desolate p.64
  19. Tremulous p.65
  20. Treasonous p.75
  21. Bramble p.76
  22. Sentries p.87
  23. Portcullis p.87
  24. Highlander p.100
  25. Thwart p.105
  26. Guile p.106
  27. Indenture p.108
  28. Conspirators p.121
  29. Somber p.122
  30. Cauldron p.123
  31. Urchin p.131
  32. Disdain p.137
  33. Ominously p.169