Reading SkillsSummer 1Week 5

The DarkBy Lemony Snicket - week 2 2

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× Why do you think creaking is such a prevalent word in the text?

× What does ‘dared’ mean?× Why has Laszlo never dared to go to the

dark’s room?× Predict what will be in the basement.× How do the author and illustrator create fear

on Double pages 11?× Summarise the dark’s character in one word.

Explain your choice.

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What is the effect of the word ‘closer’?

Find example of the dark being personificed on these pages.

How can you tell the dark isn’t initially speaking on douple page 14?

How do you think Laszlo feels when the dark tells him to come closer?What do you think is in the bottom

draw?Explain how tension is built on these

pages.Explain the effect of the juxtaposition of human’s being afraid of the dark but the dark not fearing humans.

Summarise the text on double page 14 into twenty words.

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Wednesday

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What words show gratitude?Do you think Laszlo is nervous

about opening the bottom draw? How do you know?

Why was the dark no longer in Laszlo’s room?

How have your impressions of the dark changed? Pick a word to describe the character now.

Compare with your earlier choices.

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What words show that the draw isn’t actually smiling?

How can you tell Laszlo is no longer afrait of the dark?

Why does the dark ‘never bother him’ again?

Predict what would happen next.Explain how the character of the dark is being represented differently by the

author now.What does Laszlo do the next day?Summarise the whole story in less

than forty word.s.

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Write a book

review of ‘The Dark’.

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Have a fab weekend!

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