Book Summary
King Richard disguises himself as an abbot and goes to Sherwood Forest to see Robin Hood for himself. Robin Hood and his men engage in an archery contest, which Robin loses. The King delivers Robin’s punishment. When Robin discovers who the abbot really is, he falls to his knees in front of him. King Richard asks him to come and serve at his court. 

Vocabulary
Content Words:
abbot
friar
garland
laden
lodged
lured
pounds
scant
sprawling
venison 

Worksheets
Venn Diagram
Cloze  

Lesson Objectives

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text, for example, identifying character traits. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: compare and contrast characters. 

Word Work
Compound words
Identify compound words and the words that form them 

Synonyms/parts of speech
Understand that synonyms can substitute for words in the story