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The first volume of Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy series, The Dark Is Rising.
On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that -- the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their very lives in peril. BL 5.4/12 |
CHANCE:
Many important things happened in The Dark is Rising. Please download these two pages, and on the front, draw an important event from the book. On the lines on the back, or separate sheet, describe what took place during this event and why it was important.
Many important things happened in The Dark is Rising. Please download these two pages, and on the front, draw an important event from the book. On the lines on the back, or separate sheet, describe what took place during this event and why it was important.
COMMUNITY CHALLENGE:
Are you lucky enough to have a movie theater in your town? What makes you excited to pay to see the movies? Come up with a movie poster that would get people to go see "The Dark is Rising Over Sea, Under Stone" if it were to be made into a movie. Include a "Hook" somewhere in the poster that will grab the reader's ATTENTION! (A hook is a technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that he or she will go see the movie.) Use this sheet to create your poster, or if you'd rather create it digitally, that is okay as well.
Are you lucky enough to have a movie theater in your town? What makes you excited to pay to see the movies? Come up with a movie poster that would get people to go see "The Dark is Rising Over Sea, Under Stone" if it were to be made into a movie. Include a "Hook" somewhere in the poster that will grab the reader's ATTENTION! (A hook is a technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that he or she will go see the movie.) Use this sheet to create your poster, or if you'd rather create it digitally, that is okay as well.
ACTIVITY 3:
Create a Trading Card about a character from the story. Include their name and picture on the front. On the Back, write about their role in the story and what happened to them in the end. Use this sheet to help you in your creation.
Create a Trading Card about a character from the story. Include their name and picture on the front. On the Back, write about their role in the story and what happened to them in the end. Use this sheet to help you in your creation.