Cue for Treason

February 3rd, 2012

Geoffrey Trease

Genres

Vocabularycue – anything said or done, on or off stage, that is

followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter.

treason – 1.the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.

2.a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state. 3.the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

History Topics Overview

Great Britain

England, Scotland and Wales

Map Exercise• Draw the Scottish and Welsh Borders• Label the following cities

– London– Birmingham– Manchester– Stratford – Liverpool– Plymouth– Cardiff– Edinburgh– Glasgow– Aberdeen

• Draw the River Thames

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Great_Chain_of_Being_2.png

Divine Order: The Divine Right of Kings

GodAngels

-King/Queen

-Man

AnimalsBirdsFish

PlantsMineralsElements

English SocietyKing

(1 person; ultimate rule; amount they worked varied by ruler)

Upper Class (Aristocracy, Gentry)(A few hundred people; didn’t work much, if at all)

Middle Class (Merchants)(A growing group of businessmen; worked for profit)

Lower Class(Everybody else; worked for survival)

English SocietyKing

AristocracyGentry

Merchant Class

Poor/Peasants

English SocietyKing

AristocracyGentry

Merchant Class

Poor/Peasants

The Great Chain of Being

MAN------------WOMAN

This arrangement is from the Bible.God made Adam in His image; Eve was made from Adam, and so

is one step further removed from God.

The social roles taken on by men and women respectively reflect this.