1. EWRT 2 Class 2

2. AGENDA
Vocabulary Test #1
A few haiku
Discussion: A Game of Thrones
Arguing with FREECASH
In-class writing
Contest: Content
How to write a QHQ

3. VOCABULARY TEST #1
YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE EXAM
A. amethyst J. crofter R. gorget
B. bailey K. cursory S. hauberk
C. baluster T. hummock
L. damask
D. barbican U. Insipid
M. deft V. islet
E. caparison
N. doublet W. lithe
F. coffer
O. doughty X. pommel
G. coif
P. eyrie Y. puissant
H. crannog Z. rondel
Q. gibbet
I. crenel

4. HAIKU
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Snow will be gone soon Relentless warriors.
He does not belong here, Dothraki pride in killing.
The Lady wishes… Iron throne; worthless.
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Darkness filled the night Joffrey is a dick.
Ser Waymar is such a fool, Quite young, but still a prick.
and this, why he dies. He is twelve years old.

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6. EDDARD STARK
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Clear, cold, Ice rises skyward,
summer ends. Death and demise
Father does his are at hand.
tyrant job. The King’s mighty
Bran learns his blow.
lesson.

7. WHAT DO YOU SAY?
Is it right (honorable, moral, fair) that Eddard Stark
cuts off Gared’s head?

8. JON SNOW
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Jon omitted Bastard they call
himself him
pups for trueborn Father’s face but
children. not his name
Snowy sacrifice. Identity: Snow

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Is it fair that Eddard Stark brings Jon home to be raised by his
wife, Catelyn?
Some would argue taking responsibility for Jon is honorable.
Some might say he dishonors his wife.

10. ARYA STARK
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Arya loathes her Women’s place
summer sewing confined.
circle -- yet Arya Stark, wild,
unique,
covets her needle.
Breaking boundaries.

11. Is it fair that Arya is forced to do needle
point when she really wants to practice
with the boys?

12. THE LANNISTER TWINS
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Winter was coming. House of Lannister.
The queen also Incest and liars
with Jaime. abound,
Siblings having sex. Only bad will come.

13. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Jaime and Cersei have a sexual relationship.
Daenerys assumed she would marry her brother.
Is incest wrong?

14. ARGUING: IT IS MORE THAN AN OPINION
When you argue a position, you need to give reasons and
support for your opinion.
Think of reasons as the main points supporting your opinion. Often they
answer the question “Why do you think so?” For example, if you assert among
friends that you value a certain movie highly, one of your friends might ask,
“Why do you like it so much?” And you might answer, “Because it has
challenging ideas, unusual camera work, and memorable acting.”
Similarly, you might oppose restrictions on students’ use of offensive language
at your college because such restrictions would make students reluctant to
enter into frank debates, because offensive speech is hard to define, and
because restrictions violate the free-speech clause of the First Amendment.
These “because phrases” are your reasons.
Adapted from The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing

15. GENERATING “REASONS” WITH
FREECASH
Often, we know how we feel, but sometimes we don’t know exactly why we feel
the way we do. This makes it hard to come up with reasons to support our
opinions. Sometimes, when we think about an issue, we realize that we have
an opinion that someone else gave us, or an opinion that is popular because it
is traditional.
Generating reasons by investigating an issue helps us understand how or why
we support an opinion. It helps to keep an open mind while doing this exercise.
If nothing else, arguing both sides helps us understand other opinions so we
can argue against them.
FREECASH is a tool that can sometimes help us think through an issue

16. FREECASH
 F= Freedom, Fairness, Legality, Human Rights,
Social Justice
 R = Religion, Morality, Ethics
 E = Economics, Monetary Issues, Finances,
Expenses
 E = Environment (types of environments = natural,
rural, urban, workplace, home, school, etc.)
 C = Convenience, Comfort
 A = Appearance, Aesthetics
 S = Safety, Security
 H = Health, Well Being (types of health =
individual, societal, mental, physical, emotional,
or spiritual.)

17. IS IT RIGHT (HONORABLE, MORAL, FAIR) THAT
EDDARD STARK CUTS OFF GARED’S HEAD?
Yes, Stark should have No, Stark had no right
cut of f his head! to cut of his head.
 F: It was fair: Gared knew the  F: Gared should have been
consequences of deser ting free to choose to leave the
his post
night’s watch.
R:
 R: It is morally wrong to
E
deprive a person of life
E
E
C
E
A
S: Gared was responsible for C
the safety and security of A
the people of the kingdom. S
He failed to do his duty.
H
H

18. IN-CLASS WRITING:
Pick an issue to brainstorm with
FREECASH
You may use one of those we discussed
in class, or you may pick another topic
that suits the writing exercise.

19. FREECASH
1. Is it right (honorable, moral, fair) that
Eddard Stark cuts off Gared’s head?
2. Is it fair that Eddard Stark brings Jon
home to be raised by his wife,
Catelyn?
3. Is it fair that Arya is forced to do
needle point when she really wants to
practice with the boys?
4. Is incest wrong?

20. CONTEST #2
Q . What happens to Will, the point of view Q . W h o te l l s B r a n t h a t “ w i n te r
character from the prologue? is coming”?
 He eats a poisonous mushroom and hallucinates  Jaime—right before he
the rest of the book t h r o w s B r a n f r o m t h e to w e r
 He is killed by snow zombies  Aslan, in warning of the
 He becomes a high school Spanish teacher and c o m i n g o f t h e W h i te W i t c h
begins a glee club  A t h r e e - eye d c r o w w h i l e h e ’ s
 Trick question! His name isn’t Will in a coma
 E d d a r d , i n r e f e r e n c e to
Q . What is the Stark family’s symbol? Bran’s maturing
 Direwolf
 A crest with a lion, eagle, badger, and snake Q. When do the dragon eggs
inter twined around an H hatch?
 Sparrow  W h e n K i n g Ro b e r t o r d e r s a n
 Crow assassination on Daener ys
 When Daenerys burns Mirri
alive
Q . What is Needle?
 When Hagrid puts them in
 Brain surger y that they give Bran while he’s in a
the fireplace
coma
 When Daenerys sits on them
 The tower that Bran falls from to ke e p t h e m w a r m
 Bran’s direwolf
 The sword that Jon gives Ar ya

21. CONTEST #2
Q . What happens to Will, the point of view Q . W h o te l l s B r a n t h a t “ w i n te r
character from the prologue? is coming”?
 He eats a poisonous mushroom and hallucinates  Jaime—right before he
the rest of the book t h r o w s B r a n f r o m t h e to w e r
 He is killed by snow zombies  Aslan, in warning of the
 He becomes a high school Spanish teacher and c o m i n g o f t h e W h i te W i t c h
begins a glee club  A t h r e e - eye d c r o w w h i l e h e ’ s
 Trick question! His name isn’t Will in a coma
 E d d a r d , i n r e f e r e n c e to
Q . What is the Stark family’s symbol? Bran’s maturing
 Direwolf
 A crest with a lion, eagle, badger, and snake Q. When do the dragon eggs
inter twined around an H hatch?
 Sparrow  W h e n K i n g Ro b e r t o r d e r s a n
 Crow assassination on Daener ys
 When Daenerys burns Mirri
alive
Q . What is Needle?
 When Hagrid puts them in
 Brain surger y that they give Bran while he’s in a
the fireplace
coma
 When Daenerys sits on them
 The tower that Bran falls from to ke e p t h e m w a r m
 Bran’s direwolf
 The sword that Jon gives Ar ya

22. Thinking
THE QHQ about
writing

23. H OW D O I K NOW WH AT I TH INK UNTIL I SE E WH AT I SAY ?
- - E .M . FORST E R
Each text we study will provide material for response writing called a
QHQ (Question-Hypothesis-Question). The QHQ requires students to have
second thoughts, that is, to think again about questions that arise
during their reading and to write about questions that are meaningful to
them.
Begin your QHQ by formulating some question you have about some
aspect of the reading. The first question in the QHQ may be one
sentence or longer, but its function is to frame your QHQ writing. A
student might start with a question like, “Why does Gared run away
instead of returning to the wall? Or, “Why is Catelyn so mean to Jon?” A
student might even write, “Why am I having so much trouble
understanding this story?”

24. After you pose your initial question, focus on a close reading of
the text in search of a hypothesis. This hypothesis section
comprises the body of your text. The student who asked about
Gared might refer to passages about the wall in the
text, comparing and contrasting them to other instances of fear
or desertion with which he or she is familiar. The student who
asked about Catelyn might connect passages associated with her
relationship to Eddard. The student who struggled to understand
the text might explore those passages whose meanings were
obscure or difficult to understand, connecting them to other
novels and/or cultural texts.
After carefully exploring your initial question (250-400 words), put
forward another question, one that has sprung from your
hypothesis. This will be the final sentence of your QHQ and will
provide a base for further reflection into the text.

25. The QHQ is designed to help you formulate your response to the texts we study
into clearly defined questions and hypotheses that can be used as a basis for
both class discussion and longer papers. The QHQ can be relatively informal
but should demonstrate a thoughtful approach to the material. While the
papers need to be organized and coherent, because you will sharing them in
class, the ideas they present may be preliminary and exploratory.
Remember, a QHQ is not a summary or a report—it is an original, thoughtful
response to what you have read. All QHQs should be posted on the website the
evening before the class for which they are due. This will give both me and
other students time to ponder your ideas and think about appropriate
responses. Moreover, this sharing of material should provide plenty of fodder
for essays. Even though you have posted your QHQ, you should bring a copy of
it to class in order to share your thoughts and insights and to stimulate class
discussion.

26. HOMEWORK
Read: A Game of Thrones through
page 200
Post #2: Use the ideas you generated
with the FREECASH method to write
about two (or more) sides of an issue.
Post #3: QHQ: A Game of Thrones
Study Vocabulary