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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Your child will be meeting weekly with Mrs. Cicchetti (Librarian) and a small group of grade 5 classmates starting Friday, October 18th. Together, we will read the selected text and explore the world of Narnia. Because our time together will be limited, we will use technology to increase our efficiency as a group, and to model the appropriate use of technology in education.
Weekly Reading Reflection - electronic
- Students will be given a reading reflection prompt to answer each week.
- The reading reflection prompt will be given to students each Friday, and will also be posted on the Willard Library website. The prompt will be given along with a scoring rubric so students will have a guide to refer to as they compose their answer.
- Students will email their answers to Mrs. Cicchetti by Wednesday night.
Mrs. Cicchetti will copy/paste all answers and email them back on Thursday.
- Students can read responses and be prepared to discuss them on Friday.
Reading Reflection for chapters 1 and 2
Foreshadowing is a literary technique that gives the reader a tiny peek at events to come. At the end of chapter 2, Mr. Tumnus and Lucy have a discussion that includes foreshadowing. What is Mr. Tumnus warning Lucy about?
- Rubric
Your reading reflection should include a topic sentence, a description of the scene, detail of foreshadowing, your opinion and a concluding sentence.
Reading Reflection for chapters 3 and 4
When Lucy first went through the wardrobe, she met Mr. Tumnus. Compare and contrast the welcome Lucy received from Mr. Tumnus with the welcome Edmund received from The White Witch.
Your reading reflection should be between 5 - 7 sentences long.
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence, comparison of welcomes received by Lucy and Edmund , opinion and summary.
Reading Reflection for chapters 5 and 6
Choose the character of one of the children from the book. Describe the clothing worn by your character and use details from the book to support your description. Focus on personality traits as well as physical descriptions.
Your reading reflection should be between 5 - 7 sentences long
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence, book references to the chosen character and traits, summary sentence.
Reading Reflection for chapters 7 and 8
Why did Mr. Beaver meet the children and lead them to his home? Include information about Aslan in your answer.
Your reading reflection should be between 5 - 7 sentences long
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence, references to Aslan and Mr. Beaver , examples, and a summary sentence.
Reading Reflection for chapters 9 and 10
What are the qualities of a good king? Do you think Edmund would make a good king? Use details from the book to support your answer.
Your reading reflection should be between 5 - 7 sentences long
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence, student generated qualities on a good king, book references on Edmund's qualities, summary sentence.
Reading Reflection for chapters 11 and 12
What do you think is the most important setting (place) in the book ,and why?
Your reading reflection should be between 5 - 7 sentences long
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence,a setting selected by student as the most important, supporting reasons, summary sentence.
Reading Reflection for chapters 13 and 14
Is it possible for something to be "good and terrible" at the same time? Describe why Aslan is "good and terrible" at the same time. What does "terrible" mean in this description?
Your reading reflection should be between 5 - 7 sentences long
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence, a description of Aslan using the words "good and terrible", thoughts on the meaning of "terrible" in this context, supporting evidence, summary sentence.
Reading Reflection for chapters 15, 16 and 17
Choose one of the children (Peter, Edmund, Susan or Lucy) and review the character traits graphic organizer for that person. Re-read the character descriptions on page 181. Write a paragraph that tells how your character has grown and changed during his/her stay in Narnia. Include both physical and emotional changes.
This is a short answer activity and your paragraph should be no more than 12 sentences - tops!
- Rubric
Reading reflection should include topic sentence, the name of the character selected, a description of that character using both physical and emotional vocabulary from the graphic organizer, descriptions from page 181 in the text, a statement about how the character has changed, summary sentence.
Library Meeting Time
We will meet each Friday morning from 10-10:45. Students are expected to have their text and folder materials with them for every session. The Narnia group will not miss classroom curriculum work.
- We will review reading reflections and compare responses.
- There will be a weekly activity that focuses on a different way to analyze characters, setting and plot development.
- Media literacy is incorporated into the study of the text.
- Students will have the opportunity to create a final project showcasing their study of the text and components of media literacy.
This group will meet weekly from mid-October through January. As it happens, the new film version, Narnia, is due in theaters in late December. The media literacy elements of our group study should enhance the viewing experience for the students, and give them the basic skills for critical viewing now, and in the future.