NARNIA Educational Guide
NARNIA Educational Guide
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Activity 1
The activities within this Educators Guide are designed for students in grades 58 and comply with national standards in key content areas. All pages can be reproduced for educational purposes.
Clarence liked animals, especially Eustace if they were dead and pinned on beetles, a card. He liked books if they were books of information and had lots of pictures of grain elevators or of fat foreign children doing exercises in model schools. Eustace Clarence disliked his cousins the four Pevensies, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. (Ch. 1, page 2)
has an even higher hope. But Reepicheepturned toward the Mouse. Everyones eyes As high as my spirit, it said. Though perhaps as small as my stature. Why should we not come to the very eastern end of the world?... I expect to find Aslans own country. It is always from the east, across the sea, that the great Lion comes to us. (Ch. 2, page 21)
Use the quotes above and what you know from reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader to answer these questions on the back of this page. 1. Do you think Eustace has much of an imagination? What about Reepicheep? Why or why not? 2. C.S. Lewis writes that Eustace had read none of the right books. What do you think he means? How do you think this affects the way Eustace behaves toward Reepicheep? See if you can find the clues Lewis offers as to what he thinks the right books are. 3. Reepicheep and Eustace are opposites in many ways. How do you think these differences might lead to a clash? How might they lead to a reconciliation?
recONcIlIATION The act of restoring friendship or harmony.
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Table of Contents
Page 1 ........... Pages 23 ..... Page 4 .......... Page 5 .......... Back Cover.... ACTIVITY 1: One Voyage, Many Journeys ACTIVITY 2: The Voyage ACTIVITY 3: The Dawn Treader ACTIVITY 4: A Moral Compass Teacher Resources
Acknowledgments: Activity 2/The Voyage map is adapted from the map The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, from The Companion to Narnia by Paul F. Ford, San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, a Division of HarperCollins Publishers, 1994.
ShIp SecreTS
The ship used in the movie is BIG. It weighs 80 tons (as much
as a blue whale) and was made from 1.24 miles of Oregon planking!
Reepicheep
Activity 2
The Voyage
Chart the Course of the Dawn TreaDer as it sets sail for adventure!
As you read the book: Follow the line to see the route taken by King Caspian and his crew. 1) Label the places where the Dawn Treader travels on the numbered lines provided. 2) Write down the name(s) of the lord(s) the crew members meet or discover at these places. Use the lists of locations and names of the seven lords to help you label your map. Names of lords: Lord Restimar Lord Rhoop Lord Octesian Lord Argoz Lord Mavramorn Lord Bern Lord Revilian
WhO SAID IT? Then it is after the Lone Islands that the adventure really begins.
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Your Turn
What did Caspian vow he would do (with Aslans approval) once peace was established in Narnia?
BONUS Imagine you are one of King caspians WhO SAID IT? This is the island where dreams come true.
Names of places: Terebinthia Galma Lone Islands: Avra Felimath Bernstead Narrowhaven Doorn Other Islands: Coriakins Island Burnt Island Deathwater Island Dark Island Ramandus Island Dragon Island Seven Isles: Redhaven on the Isle of Brenn Muil 2 3 loyal crew. choose three locations from this map. Then use the book to write creative journal entries describing what happened, who you met, and what you saw there!
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Activity 4
A Moral Compass
Navigating life is difficult and important. There are choices to be made at every turn and every decision brings new possibilities. In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the adventurers make use of three ways to find their own paths: a) using their own eyes and ears; b) respecting the advice of others; and c) collecting wisdom and knowledge from books.
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But Edmund, who appeared to be having some trouble with his bootsat least he was bending down and looking at themstraightened himself all at once and shouted out in the sharp voice which people hardly ever disobey: Child, [Aslan] said, I think you have been eavesdropping. Eavesdropping? You listened to what your two schoolfellows were saying about you. Oh that? I never thought that was eavesdropping, Aslan. Wasnt it magic? Spying on people by magic is the same as spying on them in any other way. And you have misjudged your friend. She is weak, but she loves you. (Ch. 10, page 170) 5 4 Successful commander, one who has made long journeys Get back! Back from the water. All of you. At once!! They all did and stared at him. Look, said Edmund, look at the toes of my boots. They look a bit yellow, began Eustace. Theyre gold, solid gold, interrupted Edmund. Look at them. Feel them. The leathers pulled away from it already. And theyre heavy as lead. (Ch. 8, page 134) Something was crawling. Worse still, something was coming out. Edmund or Lucy or you would have recognized it at once, but Eustace had read none of the right books. The thing that came out of the cave was something he had never even imagineda long, lead-colored snout, dull red eyes, no feathers or fur, a long lithe body that trailed on the groundAnd the lines of smoke were coming from its two nostrils. He never said the word Dragon to himself. Nor would it have made things any better if he had. (Ch. 6, page 89)
Read the quotes above, then answer these questions on the back of this page.
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1. Edmunds careful observations probably saved everyones life. Describe one way that using your own eyes and ears have helped you make a good choice.
2. Lucy relies on Aslan as a guide and teacher. Who do you rely on to give you advice?
3. C.S. Lewis feels that if Eustace had read different books, he might have been better prepared for his adventure. Describe a few things you can learn by reading different kinds of books (e.g., detective stories, fantasies, etc.).
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Blue Strength or loyalty orange Worthwhile green Hope lion Peace, courage,
honor and obligation ambition also great warrior
Silver or white
Sincerity, peace
Colors
The Dawn Treaders sail is purple and shows two ramping lions. Ramping means standing in a threatening position and the color purple represents royalty and justice. These are elements of heraldry. Heraldry can be defined very simply as elegant name tags. Heraldry began during the 12th century as a way to identify someone wearing a metal helmet or armor in battle. Since then it has evolved into a system of symbols used to identify families, friends, and foes. What do the heraldry symbols on the sail of the Dawn Treader proclaim to other ships? Why?
Chain A mark of
Use the following symbols from heraldry to design a sail for your own ship. What does your sail proclaim about you?
Elements
Dog Courage,
fidelity, loyalty
military Strength
Authority, wisdom
Resolution, resolve
tower Grandeur, eSCalloP Shell anChor Hope hanD Faith, sincerity, justice
authority
Activity 3
military Belt
Designs
Dominion
Fortitude
Teacher Resources
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Educators Guide Academic Standards for Grades 58
Sources: McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning), NCTE/IRA, NCSS, NAEA
Standard EngLiSh/LAnguAgE ARtS Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
Benchmark Understands elements of character development in literary works Uses reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of literary passages and texts Understands the ways in which language is used in literary texts
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Establishes a purpose for reading Makes, confirms, and revises simple predictions about what will be found in a text Understands the authors purpose
SoCiAL StuDiES Understands the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies ViSuAL ARtS Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts Knows different subjects, themes, and symbols which convey intended meaning in artworks Knows the basic elements of maps and globes
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Prince Caspian
Additional Movie Details Director: Michael Apted Producers: Mark Johnson, Andrew Adamson & Philip Steuer Executive Producers: Douglas Gresham & Perry Moore Screenplay: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and Michael Petroni Main Actors Lucy Pevensie: Georgie Henley Edmund Pevensie: Skandar Keynes Caspian: Ben Barnes Eustace: Will Poulter Reepicheep: Simon Pegg