The Knight

at Dawn

Novel Study

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 Before Reading:
Pre-reading: Look at the cover and the illustrations
throughout the book. Make a prediction of what you
think this book might be about.

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Connect: Have you ever read any other books from

the series? If so, what do you
remember about the stories?

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 After Chapter 1: The Dark Woods
Point of View: From which point of view is this
story written?
a. First person
b. Third person

Which word(s) helped you to determine the point of

view?

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Reread to Clarify: Why was Jack worried to go out

to the tree house to try and find the ‘magic person'?

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Create Mental Images: Good readers make

pictures in their mind as they read. Draw a picture
of what Jack and Annie found while they were in
dinosaur time.

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Character Traits: List one character trait that
describes what you know about Annie so far. Use one
piece of evidence from the text to prove Annie has
this trait.

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Word Meaning—Prefix: “The light disappeared.”

Underline the base word and circle the prefix in:

What does the prefix mean? ______________________

How does the prefix change the base word?

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In which word does the prefix ‘dis-’ mean the same as
it does in ‘disappeared’?
a. district
b. dishonest
c. disaster
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Narrative Elements: Complete the narrative
elements.

Characters: Setting:

Problem:

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 After Chapter 2: Leaving Again
Synonyms and Antonyms: Write a synonym and
an antonym for the underlined word.

“…he saw light in the distant sky.”

Synonym of distant: ______________________________

Antonym of distant: ______________________________

Figurative Language: Write the type of figurative

language used in the following Chapter 2 excerpt.

hyperbole simile
alliteration personification

“The wind moaned louder.”

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Reread to Clarify: How does the magic tree house

work? Explain.

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Narrative Elements: The setting changes halfway
through Chapter 2. Describe the new setting.

Setting:

Connect: Annie wanted to stay and visit the castle.

Jack wanted to go home and make a plan first. Who
do you agree with? Explain your thinking.

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 After Chapter 3: Across the Bridge
Create Mental Images: Good readers make
pictures in their mind as they read. Draw what a
knight would wear when traveling to a feast far
away.

Synonyms and Antonyms: Write a synonym and

an antonym for the underlined word.

“Then she vanished through the gate leading to the

castle.”

Synonym of vanished: ____________________________

Antonym of vanished: ____________________________

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Parts of Speech: "Annie was under the tree, looking
across the foggy ground."
Which part of speech is foggy as used above?
a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

Reread to Clarify: Answer the Chapter 3 multiple

choice questions.
1. Why did many castles have moats filled with
water?
a. So the horses could have a place to take a
drink.
b. It showed they had a lot of wealth (money).
c. To protect the castle from enemies.
d. So the knights could bathe before entering
the castle.

2. What do some people believe was in the moat?

a. crocodiles
b. piranha
c. sharks
d. seaweed

3. What animal was Jack surprised the people at

the castle ate?
a. horse
b. peacocks
c. crocodiles
d. elephant
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 After Chapter 4: Into the Castle
Summarize: Summarize Chapter 4. Be sure to
include the central (main) idea and supporting
details of the chapter.

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 After Chapter 5: Trapped
Reading for Details: List two things that would be
found in an armory.

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2. ______________________________________________

Cause and Effect: Fill in the cause.

Cause: ___________________________________

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Effect: "The metal plates and weapons
clattered to the floor."

Parts of Speech: "Yikes! A row of knights right in

front of them."
Which part of speech is Yikes! as used above?
a) adjective
b) interjection
c) verb

Mood: Which best describes the mood at the

conclusion of the chapter?
a) jovial
b) suspenseful
c) peaceful
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 After Chapter 6: Ta-da!
Create Mental Images: Good readers form pictures
in their mind as they read. Draw the picture you
visualized in your mind when you read the
description about the three men standing over Jack
and Annie.

Infer: Why did Jack say “Oh, brother"?

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Draw Conclusions: Why were the guards scared of
Annie’s flashlight? Explain your thinking.

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Vocabulary-Context Clues: Define the underlined

word using context clues and/or a dictionary.

“He looked at the guards quaking on the ground.”

quaking- ________________________________________

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Reflect: The author titled the chapter "Ta-da!" Why

is this an appropriate title for Chapter 6? Explain
your reasoning.

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 After Chapter 7: A Secret Passage
Figurative Language: Write the type of figurative
language used in the following Chapter 7 excerpts.

onomatopoeia simile
alliteration personification

“A light from a torch danced wildly over the sacks and

barrels.”

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“The door fell open with a thunk.”

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Reflect: How did reading help Jack and Annie

escape from the dark room?

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Vocabulary-Context Clues: Define the underlined

word using context clues and/or a dictionary.

“This door leads form the storeroom through a secret

passage to a precipice over the moat.”

precipice - _______________________________________

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 After Chapter 8: The Knight
Summarize: Summarize Chapter 8. Be sure to
include the central (main) idea and supporting
details of the chapter.

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 After Chapter 9: Under the Moon
Reread to Clarify: How did Jack and Annie get
back to the tree house?

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Vocabulary-Context Clues: Define the underlined

word using context clues and/or a dictionary.
“Annie stepped toward the horse. The knight
dismounted.”

dismounted -_____________________________________

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Infer: How did Jack feel as he was riding on the
knight's horse? Cite evidence to support your
answer.

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Prediction: Do you think Annie pointed to the

correct book?
a. Yes
b. No
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 After Chapter 10: One Mystery
Solved
Cause and Effect: Fill in the effect.
Cause: Jack and Annie saw a light on in
their upstairs window.

Effect: ___________________________________

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Read for Details: Jack and Annie thought the
castle was dark and cold. What three adjectives
were used to describe Jack and Annie's home?

1) ______________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________

3) ______________________________________________
Synonyms and Antonyms: Write a synonym and
an antonym for the underlined word.

“They left the woods and ran down their deserted

street.”

Synonym of deserted: ____________________________

Antonym of deserted: ____________________________

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 After Finishing the Book
Character Traits: Identify and describe one
character trait of Annie.
 Use two pieces of evidence from the text to
support your answer.
 Circle your character trait and underline your
evidence from the story.

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Sequence of Events: Put the following events in
order from first to last using the numbers 1 – 10.

_____ Jack notices a fancy 'M' on the blue

bookmark.
_____ A knight on a horse saves Jack and Annie
and brings them back to the tree house.
_____ Jack and Annie scare the guards with
their flashlight.
_____ Annie ran across the drawbridge into the
castle. Jack was not happy but quickly
followed her.
_____ Jack and Annie arrive back in
Pennsylvania.
_____ Three huge men were standing over Jack
and Annie.
_____ Jack and Annie fall into the moat.
_____ Annie pointed to a picture of a knight in
the book about knights and castles. She
wished she could see the knight for real
and the tree house started spinning.
_____ Jack and Annie couldn’t sleep so they left
their house and went to the tree house.
_____ Jack put on a knight's helmet and lost his
balance.
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Author’s Purpose: What was the author’s purpose
for writing ?

a) Persuade
b) Inform
c) Entertain

Mary Pope Osborne

Rating: How many stars would you give this book?

 1 being terrible and 5 being awesome.
 Be sure to color or shade your rating!

Connect: Would you be interested to travel back to

the time of knights? Why or why not? Explain your
reasoning.

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Theme: What was the theme (lesson learned) of
? Explain your thinking.

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Connect: If you could use the magic tree house for

one day to travel anywhere at any time period to
meet anyone, to where would you travel and why?

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Create Mental Images: Good readers form pictures
in their mind as they read. Draw a picture of your
favorite part of this book. Write a caption under your
picture to describe your drawing.

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 The Knight at Dawn
Word Jumble

Hidden Message:

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 The Knight at Dawn
Word Search

C N H A A V E A H G Z A U A S
R O R N I X O I V A R H D C E
O E T P N C T L N M W V E G F
C G S B A S M R O N E K D L Y
O N A G V Q K R E N A I Z R O
D U E P L Q Y C T E R W E N K
I D F C Y I P U O B H V B C H
L H M F S G R X W C A O A N E
E R F G N E C A O R A J U H L
A C O W N M R K B D I E S S M
M O A T E D K N I G H T P D E
A Q X S P K R A M K O O B E T
X E D M T S D R A U G O V P X
F L A S H L I G H T W G P P B
C B L C U W E T K J X M V P Y
ADVENTURE FLASHLIGHT
ANNIE GUARDS
ARMORY HAWK
BOOKMARK HELMET
BRAVERY JACK
CASTLE KNIGHT
CROCODILE MOAT
DRAWBRIDGE PEACOCKS
DUNGEON PENNSYLVANIA
FEAST TREE HOUSE
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