Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are waiting at a train station to go back to boarding school a year after their adventures in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe when they are magically pulled back to Narnia. Good Prince Caspian has been ousted from his kingdom by his evil uncle Miraz and has roused an army of talking beasts and mythical creatures to his aid.
Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, complete with answer key. 64 pages
A novel by C.S. Lewis.
The students will:
develop their skills in reading, writing, listening and oral communications
use good literature to develop skills required by curriculum expectations: reasoning and critical thinking, knowledge of language structure, vocabulary building, and use of conventions
enjoy the excitement of literature through a variety of types of questions and activities
identify and describe elements of stories (i.e. plot, main idea, characters, setting)
learn and review many skills in order to develop good reading habits
provide clear answers to questions and well-constructed explanations
organize and classify information to clarify thinking
relate events and feelings found in novels to their own lives and experiences
foster a love of reading
expand their creativity
learn the importance of dealing with adversity and developing perseverance in the face of adversity
state their own interpretation of a written work, using evidence from the work and from their own knowledge and experience
