Week 16 - Sybil Ludington's Ride (ESL)

Week 16 - Sybil Ludington's Ride

Review + Pages 108-109

Review: Who?

• The Ludington Family: Sybil, Henry, and Abigail.

• Sybil - 16 years old

• Henry - Sybil's father. He is a colonel (上校) in the Colonial army.

• Abigail - Sybil's mother

Multiple Choice

What is Henry Ludington's rank (軍銜) in the Colonial army?

• Private

• Corporal

• Major

• Colonel

Review: Who?

• A boy who is a messenger (送信人) - 18 years old. Riding a horse.

• John - a farmer. He is in the militia (民兵組織). His family name: Van Horn

• A man. We don't know his name. We know he is a major (少校) in the Colonial army.

Multiple Choice

What is the "Messenger's" name?

• Henry

• Abigail

• We don't know it.

• John

Review: Setting

• When? April 25, 1777

• 9:00 pm on a rainy night

• During the American War for Independence (美國獨立戰爭)

Review: Setting

• Where? Fredericksburg.

• Sybil is in bed.

• She is not sleeping. She is listening to the rain.

Multiple Choice

How was the weather that night?

• It was clear (no clouds.

• It was cloudy.

• It was snowy.

• It was rainy.

Review; Page 106: Lines 1-3

• Sybil can't sleep. She is talking to herself.

• A messenger comes to the farm. He is riding a horse.

• Her dad and mom answer the door.

Multiple Choice

Line 1:

What is Sybil doing?

• Playing a game

• Talking to herself

• Sleeping

• Riding a horse

Multiple Choice

Line 3:

Who comes to Sybil's house?

• Mr. Van Horn

• Abigail

• Henry

• A messenger

Review; Page 106: Lines 3-5

• The messenger says that the Tories (支持英國政府的人) have attacked their stores (倉庫) at Danbury

• The messenger also says that Colonel Henry Ludington needs to get his militia to fight the Tories.

Multiple Choice

Line 3:

Who attacked the stores (倉庫) at Danbury?

• The Tories

• People from Boston

• Crispus Attucks

• Colonel Henry Ludington

Multiple Choice

Line 5:

What does Colonel Ludington need to do?

• Go to bed

• Get his militia to fight the Tories

• Make breakfast for his militia

• Go buy munitions

Review; Page 107: Lines 6-7

• Colonel Ludington says he will draw a map of farms for the messenger to go to.

• The farms are where men in the militia live.

• The messenger falls down. He is tired.

Multiple Choice

Colonel Henry Ludington was drawing a map.

Who lives at the farms on the map?

• More people in the Ludington Family.

• People who sell munitions

• Tories

• People in the militia

Review; Page 107: Lines 8-9

• Colonel Ludington feels sorry for the messenger.

• But he still wants the boy to ride his horse to all the farms.

• Sybil says she will go and wake up people in the militia.

Multiple Choice

The messenger is exhausted (極其疲憊的).

What does Colonel Ludington want him to do?

• Go to sleep

• Get on his horse and ride to many farms

• Have some food

• Go fight the Tories

Review; Page 107: Lines 10-17

• Colonel Ludington is surprised to see his daughter awake.

• Sybil wants to ride to the farms to tell the militia people.

• Sybil's mother tells him that Sybil has to go.

• Colonel Ludington lets his daughter go.

Multiple Choice

Why does Colonel Ludington let his daughter ride to the farms?

• She is going with two other guys.

• Sybil changes his mind.

• The messenger asks for help.

• Sybil's mother tells him that Sybil is the only person who can do it.

Page 108: Setting

• Scene 2 = Time has moved forward. Sybil is far from home now.

• When: It is still night. The weather is still rainy.

• Where: Sybil is near a farm where the Van Horn Family lives.

• It is really dark out. Only a little moonlight.

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of Scene 2......

Where is Sybil?

• Near the Van Horn Farm

• Near Danbury

• In Boston

• At home

Page 108: Lines 18-21

• Sybil is talking to her horse.

• Her horse's name is Star.

• John Van Horn is surprised to see her.

• Sybil tells him to ride to Danbury now to fight the Tories.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Sybil's horse?

• Moon

• Night

• Star

• Swift

Page 108: Lines 22-24

• Mr. Van Horn wants to help Sybil ride to all the farms.

• Sybil tells him that ne needs to go to Danbury now.

• Then Sybil sees some skinners (土匪) on the road.

• Sybil takes a detour (繞行的路) so the skinners don't see her.

Multiple Choice

At first, what does Mr. Van Horn want to do?

• Ride to other farms to walk up other men in the militia.

• Go back to bed

• Ride to Danbury

• Go to the Ludington Family's home.

Multiple Choice

Why did Sybil take a detour off the main road?

• She saw another farm.

• It would be faster.

• She saw some skinners.

• She needed to rest.

Page 109: Line 25

• Sybil is happy to have her father's map. The map will keep her from getting lost.

• She plans where she will go next.

• She is worried she might be late because she took a detour (繞行的路).

Multiple Choice

Why might Sybil be running late?

• She is not running late.

• She remembered another farm to go to.

• She got lost.

• She took a detour.

Multiple Choice

How long will it take for her to reach the Johnson Farm?

• 10 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 40 minutes

Multiple Choice

1.) Sybil told Mr. Van Horn about the Tories attacking Danbury.

How did he respond?

• a.) He responds casually (隨便).

• b.) He understands the situation (處境) is serious (嚴重的)..

• c.) He does NOT think the situation (處境) is serious (嚴重的)

• d.) He does NOT trust (相信) Sybil.

Multiple Choice

2.) Why is Sybil happy she has her father's map?

• a.) The skinners took her map so she is happy to have another map.

• b.) Her father's map tells her where to go in Danbury.

• c.) She gives her map to Mr. Van Horn.

• d.) Her father's map is helpful.

Multiple Choice

3.) What do you think will happen next in the story?

• She will get to all the men in time because she is working hard.

• She will not succeed because she took a detour.

• The skinners will take her horse because she is slow.

• She will get lost because she cannot read the map.

Poll

Is this you?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

The End!