by Jan McDonald - St. Cloud Times

Chapter Three12:05 P.M.Vocabulary/Definition/Contentstomachn. spirit, courage“We can stop them if we’ve stomach.”furtiveadj. cautious, secretive“‘He saw downcast eyes, furtive and unsure.”congressn. meeting“While you’re holding your congress, they’re coming closer.”cowedadj. frightened with threats or a show of force“They seemed cowed.”ambushv. to attack from a concealed place“We can ambush them from the trees if that’s your pleasure.”Question/Predict/Evaluate1. What is the goal of the militia that Jonathan is now a part of?2. What is the problem with the numbers the Corporal uses? What are the men feeling?3. What would Jonathan’s father say about what he is doing?4. What does it mean that the Corporal had a reputation for “being over fond of killing?”5. What has changed in this chapter than causes the men to show fear in their faces? What doesfear do to a person?6. What questions would you like answered in the next chapter?The Newspaper Connection1. For readers with little knowledge about guns in history, a picture or diagram of a flintlock musket,a powder horn, or a cartridge would help in visualizing what it looks like.2. Newspapers are aware of this and often supply diagrams and pictures to aid their readers inunderstanding a text. Find an example of this. How does the diagram or picture help youunderstand the article? What did you learn from this picture/diagram?8