*Public Domain; Don Quixote de la Mancha by: Antonio Guijarro Morales
The Three Musketeers
Written by: Alexandre Dumas
Chapter One; The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder
Go over the pronunciation of these words:
D'Artagnan
Duc de Richelieu
Beaugency
Patois
Monsieur
Adieux
Characters of Note; Chapter One
M. d'Artagnan the Elder, father of d'Artagnan: major character
d'Artagnan, main character in the Three Musketeers
Cardinal duc de Richelieu, head of the church in
Monsieur de Treville, captain of the Musketeers
The Stranger with the black eyes and mustache
Hostel Owner
Milady
Consider:
Who is Don Quixote
? He is refereed to several times during the course of the first chapter. It might be important to read a few paragraphs about Don Quixote to your students before you begin reading chapter one.
What are the three presents the D'Artagnan the Elder offered young D'Artagnan?
Vocabulary Words:
Huguenots
hostel
baldric
balsam
contrived
siege
provocation
susceptibility
enumerating
auditors
prelude
poltroon
incorrigible
disturbance
stupefied
interlocutor
insolent
valise
reclamation
hazardous
impertinent
augury
provincial
