This was a substitution since Taylor was absent, and Abby’s scheduled teacher was absent. I was able to give Abby a mixed reading/ culture lesson on the conclusion of chapter 2 of “Presque Mort”. Abby read and translated in French. The character in this story is going to St. Malo in Bretagne. The story discusses the menhirs and dolmens built by the Celtes. There are references to Merlin the magician; the druides; King Arthur; his Excalibur sword; his castle Camelot; Queen Guenievre; Sir Lancelot; the Knights of the Round Table and Tristan and Yseult. All part of 5th and 6th century France with it’s invasions from the Saxons. Since all of this is an integral part of the history of Bretagne, where our story takes place, we googled it in an attempt to separate fact from fiction, and to learn some history. Abby will be doing a report on these characters in the next week.