Cyrano+Mission+Letter




 * Dear Gascon,**


 * It is because of your __panache__ that I am coming to you today to give you a very __ominous__ task. I am truly in need of a __swashbuckler__ with your intelligence, __wit__, and __gallantry__. We have a very interesting play and I need you read the first act and be able to determine the main idea, summarize the story, visualize the setting and characters and determine word meanings! You will do this in a __jovial__ attempt to enjoy the play and challenge your thinking! As you read, please think about the characters that you encounter! Are these characters __dithering__, __insolent__ __buffoons__ capable of __ambush__ or do they teach a valuable lesson?**


 * While you complete this mission, you will rendezvous with Madame Bean. There, you will learn the following…**
 * **How to determine and support a main idea!**
 * **How to write an accurate summary/understand a difficult text!**
 * **Elements of drama**
 * **Use of thinking strategies to respond to reading**
 * **How to make good inferences!**
 * **How to analyze elements of plot and their impact!**
 * **How to interpret figures of speech and determine their connotations!**
 * **Terms and words that will help you on your __unprecedented__ __escapade!__**


 * Please respond se vu play to me regarding the questions you feel __inquisitive__ about investigating. Also, please tell me what you feel the most __ecstasy__ around doing during this unit: acting, discussing, drawing…! Throughout this unit, you will __rendezvous__ with __Madame__ __Mademoiselle__ Bean to check for understanding!**


 * It is of the greatest importance that you __vehemently__ keep careful track of the __bevy__ of events __amid__ this play! If you do, when you go to work on your weekly packets and when you take your summative test, you will shout, “__voila’__ this is easy!”**


 * Sincerely,**


 * Monsieur Count de Pyrenees **


 * __Monsieur__ Count de Pyrenees**
 * Private Nose Investigators Ltd.**


 * WARNING: I don’t mean to be a __braggart__, but this message will self-destruct if you don’t organize your notebook at the end of class and carefully file all work associated with this unit. __Lackeys__, __marquis__, __burghers__, __cardinals__, __barons__, __cadets__ and countless other people have been known to lose fingers! Don’t be a __fo__p…this CAN happen to you! **