Transcript The Revenge of the Shadow King

The Revenge of the Shadow King
Derek Benz & J.S. Lewis
Derek Benz & J.S. Lewis
•Derek Benz
•J.S. Lewis
Prologue
•Response:
–How does the author grab your
attention? What happens that makes
you want to keep reading?
–Identify the figurative language used in
the prologue.
Vocabulary
•sinister
It’s All in the Cards
Chapter 1 pp3-20
•Response:
–Keep a character chart throughout the story.
List both physical and personality traits.
–What connection do you think there is between
Max’s dream and the Slayer Goblin from the
Round Table game? Do you think there is a
connection between Harley’s dog being attacked
and Max’s dream?
–Where do you think the Oberon card came
from, and what does it foreshadow?
–Keep a chart of allusions mentioned in the
story. Make a connection between the story and
the allusion. Also keep a list of similes and
metaphors used throughout the story.
Vocabulary
•askew
•zealous
•consumption
•eclectic
•precocious
•voracious
•proprietor
•menacing
•malice
•enraptured
•depleted
•portal
How Max Found a Magic Book
Chapter 2 pp21-36
•Response:
–Is Max happy with his life? What is his main
conflict so far in the story?
–Do you think there is a connection between
Max’s dream and his grandma’s dream about her
husband? Explain.
–What is the connection between Iver and Max’s
grandpa?
–Add Logan to your character chart.
–What happened to Max at his grandma’s
house?
–Make connections to other stories.
Vocabulary
•cherubic
•impeccable
•cavernous
•fervor
•acquiescing
•rapier
•ominous
•haphazard
•codex
•chasm
Secrets Are Meant to Be Shared
Chapter 3 pp37-49
•Response:
–What is the main conflict of the story
now? Has it changed since chapter one?
–Add any new characters to your
character chart.
–How are the book and the Round
Table game connected?
–What does the coming storm
symbolize? And what could Sprig be
worried about?
Vocabulary
•reverently
•multitude
•submission
•marshal
•steward
•warden
•grudgingly
•conceded
•protocol
•contentment
Exploration, an Accident, and the
Root of All Evil
Chapter 4 pp50-64
•Response:
–Why do you think Logan is training
Max?
–Iver came to town after Max’s
grandfather died to look after Max.
Why?
–Would you have let the shadow out of
the book when Sprig asked? Explain.
–What do you think Max’s destiny is?
And how is Iver’s warning at the end of
the chapter connected to Max’s destiny?
Vocabulary
•mesmerized
•parry
•meticulous
•interjected
•adversary
•stoic
•ravine
•mulling
•claustrophobic
•rancid
•conceded
•morbid
•codger
Malodorous Putrescence
Chapter 5 pp65-82
•Response:
–What connect do you think the
substitute, Ms. Rhiannon Heen, has to
the developing plot?
–Who do you think played the prank in
the courtyard fountain of the school?
Why would someone do that?
–Add any new characters to your
character chart.
Vocabulary
•malodorous
•putrescence
•formidable
•juggernaut
•blustered
•rotund
•clamored
•portly
•miscreant
•precarious
•egregious
•effrontery
•fissure
•fetid
•glutinous
Shoe-Eating Trees
Chapter 6 pp83-100
•Response:
–Who do you think the woman in the
Shoppe of Antiquities is? What role do
you think she will play in the
development of the plot, if any?
–What happened to Harley after he
received the knucklebones from Iver?
Why do think Ray was asking about
knucklebones?
–What is happening to the forest? Who
or what do you think is responsible?
Vocabulary
•destitution
•ruthlessly
•curtly
•begrudging
•wary
•chagrin
•agile
•bramble
•quarry
•glade
Friends Are Friends
(Except When They’re Not)
Chapter 7 pp101-115
•Response:
–If you were Max, would you trust Sprig
after she had already tricked you once?
Remember, she saved your life once also.
Explain.
–Try to piece together all of the
characters in the story. How are the all
connected? What role does each
character play?
Vocabulary
•protestations
•ominous
•discern
Natalia’s Favorite Wish
Chapter 8 pp116-128
•Response:
–How did Iver know when and where to
show up in order to rescue the Griffins?
–What do you think the Slayer and the
Shadow King are trying to accomplish?
Vocabulary
•consolation
•ingenious
•resolutely
•unfathomable
•dissipating
•decrepit
•obscured
Turtles and Dice and Everything
(Not So) Nice
Chapter 9 pp129-146
•Response:
–Add the Knights Templar to your list of
allusions. Do some research to discover
what this group is known for. Also add
Friday the 13th.
–Do you think the Templars and the
Codex are connected? Explain.
–What role is Ray playing in the
development of the plot? Make
connections.
Vocabulary
•quell
•erratic
•nemesis
•tantalizing
•accosted
•renowned
•perused
Vocabulary
There’s More than Bats in the Belfry
Chapter 10 pp147-162
•Response:
–What do you think is happening to
Ray?
–Who is the cloaked woman that Iver is
talking to in the alley?
•demure
•malicious
•propriety
•exuberant
•acrid
•harrowing
•assailant
Vocabulary
How Witches Came to Be a Nuisance
Chapter 11 pp163-174
•Response:
–Add Morgan LeFay to your list of
allusions and do some research.
–What do you think Ray is up to now?
•outlandish
•emblazoned
•thrice
•catacombs
Of Dark Plots and Something Stolen
Chapter 12 pp175-184
•Response:
–Why do the Grey Griffins keep
ignoring Iver’s warnings? What rationale
do they use for following Ray into the
cornfield?
–What happened in the cornfield?
Vocabulary
•meandering
•feasibly
•disheveled
•burly
•undaunted
•befriended
•encroaching
It Was a Setup
Chapter 13 pp185-203
•Response:
–Describe the developments in the plot.
–Is Ms. Heen on the side of good or
evil? Have there been any clues that have
lead you to your conclusion?
Vocabulary
•wont
•nefarious
•preposterous
•wretchedness
•barren
•deplorable
•deterrent
•barraged
The Game of Life
Chapter 14 pp204-216
•Response:
–Do you believe that Max’s grandmother
is involved or not?
–Add King Phillip to your list of
allusions and do some research.
–What do you think the Grey Griffins
will do now that they have discovered
the Max is a descendant of King Arthur?
–What do you think happened to Iver?
Vocabulary
•vigilant
Presumed Thieves and Bicycles
Chapter 15 pp217-228
•Response:
–What role does Dr. Blackstone play in
the developing plot?
–Why is this chapter titled “Presumed
Thieves and Bicycles”?
Vocabulary
•pungent
•chastised
•malcontent
•dejected
•culvert
Into the Woods
Chapter 16 pp229-236
•Response:
–Do you think Sprig is trustworthy?
Explain.
–What do you think happened to Ray?
Vocabulary
•slavering
•blunder
A Narrow Escape
Chapter 17 pp237-250
•Response:
–Do you think that Ray can be saved
from the evil?
–What will the Grey Griffins do now
that they have the Codex back in their
possession?
Vocabulary
•diminutive
•impenetrable
•ethereal
•tenacity
Ernie Rolls Up His Sleeves
Chapter 18 pp251-263
•Response:
–Now you know that Morgan LeFay and
Dr. Blackstone are in cahoots. What do
you think the last task is that Morgan
was about to ask Dr. Blackstone to
perform?
–Do you think Ms. Heen is friend or
foe? Explain.
–Who is the real villain of the story?
Explain.
Vocabulary
•dank
•pompous
Vocabulary
Unlocking Both Windows and Secrets
Chapter 19 pp264-277
•Response:
–Do you think the field trip to the
Chapel of Mist was a coincidence, or do
you think that Ms. Heen had wanted to
‘educate’ Max about his destiny?
–Max knew about the catacombs, but
now there is a jewel involved in the
unraveling mystery. Do you think they
are connected?
–Why do you think the Codex Spiritus is
illuminating a blue light, and why has
Max not investigated it yet?
•enshrouded
•archaic
•emaciated
The Good News and the Bad
Chapter 20 pp278-293
•Response:
–Do you think that Iver is dead? Explain
your thinking.
–Why do you think Max didn’t tell his
friends about locking the Slayer Goblin
back in the book and now the garden
faeries? Why hasn’t he tried to figure out
what the key is for?
Vocabulary
•emanating
•feral
•retribution
•lustrous
•retorted
•dolt
Ancient History
Chapter 21 pp294-310
•Response:
–Now you know the story of Titania’s
Jewel and the Codex Spiritus. You can
understand why Oberon, the Shadow
King, wants both of them, but why does
Morgan LeFay want them?
–Ms. Heen always seems to appear just
when the Grey Griffins need help. Once
again, do you think she is a friend or a
foe? Explain your reasoning.
Vocabulary
•sanctuary
•hewed
•covetous
•rending
•shorn
•vestibule
•penchant
•impishly
•preeminence
•appease
•elusive
•nonchalant
Into the Catacombs
Chapter 22 pp311-338
•Response:
–Why would a witch as skilled as
Morgan LeFay fail at getting to Titania’s
Jewel? Or did she get what she came for?
–What lessons have the Grey Griffins
learned?
Vocabulary
•haggard
•monolithic
•arduous
•niche
•trepidation
•portcullis
•undeterred
•intangible
•hewn
•indignant
•incredulously
One Last Chance
Chapter 23 pp339-351
•Response:
–Predict what will happen once the Grey
Griffins step into the painting.
Vocabulary
•oppressively
•constrained
•providence
•suffice
•hindrance
The End – or the Beginning?
Chapter 24 pp352-369
•Response:
–What do you think happened to Sprig
and Ray?
–Like the title of this chapter suggests,
do you think it is the end or the
beginning?
–Look beyond the hero’s adventure
quest. What themes were revealed
throughout the story? Which theme do
you think is the most important and
why?
Vocabulary
•gale
•errant
•sadistic
•periphery
•reveling