Unit 3

Don Quixote
Lesson 5
Chapters 6 to 8
Objectives
Reading By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe how
Don Quixote and Sancho return home, how they meet Samson, and what
happens when they meet Dulcinea.

Writing By the end of this lesson, students will be able to write an opinion,
stating a claim that they will argue in their persuasive essay.
Agenda
Reading 45 minutes
Read Chapters 6 to 8 35 minutes
Wrap up 5 minutes
Word Work: Deceive 5 minutes

Writing 45 minutes
Model Writing a Claim 15 minutes
Practice Writing a Claim 25 minutes
Wrap Up 5 minutes
 Part 1
1.Reading
Purpose

Read to learn how Don Quixote

and Sancho return home and
what happens when they
meet Dulcinea.
 Read Chapter 6
Page 16
Where did Sancho run into the priest and the barber?
» He met them on the road as he was going to deliver a letter to
Dulcinea and they were looking for him.

What is the priest’s reaction when he sees Sancho without Don

Quixote?
» He asks if Sancho killed Don Quixote.
 Read Chapter 6
Page 16
The phrase with all due respect is used when someone is going to
disagree with, or criticize, someone they do not want to offend.
Why do you think Sancho uses that phrase here? record the
answer(s) to question 1 on the activity page.
» He does not want to offend the priest when he disagrees with him
about returning home.

Why does the barber ask Sancho not to tell Don Quixote that he
saw them, and why will they be in disguise?
» They are afraid that if Don Quixote knows they are waiting for
him, he will avoid them so they don’t try to take him home.
Page 17
What is the friends’ plan to bring Don
Quixote and Sancho home? record the answer to question 3
on the activity page.
» They have a woman pretend to be an African princess who
needs Don Quixote’s help.
What does Don Quixote do to make the innkeeper angry?
record the answer to question 4 on the activity page.
» He thinks the wineskins, containers for wine, are the
giants who hurt the princess’s family, so he cuts them,
spilling the wine.
Page 18
Contrast the ways Sancho’s wife and the women in Don
Quixote’s household react to their return. record the answer
to question 5 on the activity page.
» Sancho’s wife is curious about what Sancho brought home
with him, whereas the women in Don Quixote’s household are
angry with the books about knighthood that led Don Quixote
to leave for his adventures.
 Read Chapter 7
Page 19
Who does the housekeeper blame for Don Quixote leaving his
home?
» She blames Sancho.
Who does Sancho blame for not finding an island for him to
govern?
» He blames Don Quixote.
Based on the way in which it is used in this paragraph, what does
the word fortune mean?
» luck
Page 20
Based on your understanding of the meaning of fortune, what do
you think the word unfortunate means?
» unlucky
If the verb meddle means to interfere with someone else’s
business, what do you think the adjective meddlesome means?
» It is an adjective that describes someone who
meddles.
Why do Don Quixote and Samson become friends? record the
answer to question 6 on the activity page.
» Samson says he read about Don Quixote’s adventures in a book
and is happy to meet the knight from those stories. Don Quixote is
happy to meet someone who admires him so much.
Page 21
What were some of the obstacles to finding Dulcinea?
» There is no one who can tell them where she lives; there is no one
named Dulcinea since that is a name that Don Quixote made up for
the farm girl; and Don Quixote had only seen the farm girl once
before.
Why does Sancho say, “What will I do? How can I get out of this
one?” record the answer to question 7 on the activity page.
» He knows that Don Quixote has given him another difficult, if
not impossible, job to do because Sancho has never seen Dulcinea.
Page 22
Why did the author put the word “Dulcinea” in quotes on this page?
» Dulcinea is not this woman’s name, but Don
Quixote thinks it is.
Why does Sancho ask Dulcinea to “soften a little”? record the
answer to question 8 on the activity page.
» She responds harshly to being interrupted by Don Quixote and
Sancho, and Sancho wants her to soften the way she talks to them.
Page 22
Does Dulcinea soften her tone with them?
» no
How does Don Quixote explain that the way Dulcinea looks and acts
is different from the way he imagines her?
» He says the enchanters (or ones who create magic) have turned
his princess into a “gross, ordinary, ugly farm girl.”
 Wrap up

At the end of Chapter 8, why does Sancho feel relieved and

think he “had gotten away with that one”?
» He is worried he will upset Don Quixote if he isn’t able to
find Dulcinea (who doesn’t exist), so he is relieved that he is
able to fool Don Quixote into thinking the women passing by on
the street are Dulcinea and two other ladies.
 Word Work: Deceive
1. In the chapter you read, “I did not deceive you intentionally.”
2. Say the word deceive with me.
3. Deceive means to make someone believe something that is not
true.
4. The quarterback deceived the defense into thinking he was going
to pass the football.
5. Do you think it is ever a good idea to deceive someone about
something?
“It is a good idea to deceive someone if/when_______ . It is never
a good idea to deceive someone because_______.”]
6. What part of speech is the word deceive?
» verb
 Homework

Take home Activity Page 5.3 to read and complete

for homework
 Part 2
Writing
Write a Claim
 Model Writing a Claim
ORE

Having an Opinion with a Reason and Evidence makes

your writing strong, like iron ORE, which is a strong
metal.
You will begin working on your unit project—a persuasive essay in
which you evaluate Don Quixote’s actions and determine whether
his actions are justified based on his beliefs about knighthood and
chivalry.
When writing a persuasive essay, you will first need to develop a
claim. In persuasive writing, a claim is a strong opinion that can be
backed up with a reason and evidence from the text. A claim is
introduced in the introductory paragraph. Defend/back up your
opinion with reasons and evidence in the body paragraphs.
 Homework
Take home Activity Page 5.3 to read and complete for
homework.
 Resources
Core Knowledge Teacher’s Guide
Student Reader