Novle study

The Wednesday Wizard #1

Written by Sherryl Jordan

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 When you work:

- Use full sentences in every answer

- Check the story carefully for your answers

- Be ready to explain your answers

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Week 1: Chapters 1 to  4

Front Cover: List all the thing you can see on the front cover. (On the front cover I can see a boy with a candle with a gold sun boarder that says a and n

Prediction: What do you think this story is going to be about?

(I think that this story is going to be about a boy who is a wizard on every Wednesday.  

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Chapter 1: The Witch’s Warning

1. What did Denzil think would happen to his powers if he became a thief? (Denzil thought this would happen if he became a thief ….) he would weaken.    √

2. Why do you think that Denzil preferred to be thought of as a burglar than a thief? (Denzil preferred burglar because ….)honourable, more daring    √

3. Why was Denzil desperate for food? (Denzil was desperate for food because his master had been away for many weeks now  and he was desperate for food.    √

4. The old woman is called Mother Wyse. What does her last name tell th the reader about her? a wise woman    √

5. Give reasons that Denzil wanted to get food from Mother Wyse

(Denzil went to Mother Wyse to get food because she had bees and other bad things and her honey was best in land.    √

6. Who is Valvasor? (Valvasor his master.    √

7. Explain why Valvasor had smacked Denzil on the ear when Denzil

called Mother Wyse “Old Battybirds”.

(Valvasor smacked Denzil because he was rude and offensive     √

8. How do you think Mother Wyse got to her house so quickly a spell.

(Mother Wyse got to her house so quickly because     X How did she get there so fast?

9. How did Denzil end up living with Valvasor he got left on the door step

(Denzil was living with Valvasor because he got left on the door.    √

10.Why does Denzil have to be careful on Spy Wednesday?

(Denzil has to be careful on Spy Wednesday because of the one on dorgan    √

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Chapter 2: Fast Forward to Wednesday

1. In what way are Denzil and Valvasor different? (Denzil is _un tidy____ while Valvasor is tidy____)     √

2. What did Denzil make out of the clay (using magic spell) (Denzil made _dragon___ out of clay)     √

3. Predict: How do you think this creature will affect the story? (This creature will grow big and try to destroy the twon     √

4. What makes Denzil think that it is Valvasor who is in trouble? (Denzil thinks that it is Valvasor who is in trouble because mother wyse gets mixed up all the time  because she’s old.     √

5. Why is it important to Denzil that Valvasor stays alive? (Denzil wants Valvasor to stay alive because ….)he will starve if he dies and have no where to live     √

6. Why didn’t Denzil go to London? (Denzil did not go to London because ….)

7. List some of the ingredients Denzil needed to make the spell. (To make the spell, Denzil

used ….)noahs bred.     √

8. Where do you think Denzil has ended up?  What makes you think that? (I think that Denzil has ended up in re town ___ because ….)thats the spell he made     √

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Chapter 3: Meeting Sam

Read pages 20, 21 and up to “Jesus have mercy!” he wailed.  “God have mercy! I’m dead, I’m dead” on page 22.

1. List at least 3 things that Denzil thinks are strange? (Denzil things that       are strange)the building and clothes the washing line.     √

2. What did Denzil put on his head? (Denzil put __under wear_ on his head)     √

3. From the last paragraph, where does Denzil think that he is? (Denzil thinks he is in ….) London    √

Keep reading.

4. What does Denzil do to prove to Sam that he is in face a wizard? ?

(This is what Denzil does to show Sam that he is a wizard he makes an egg appear.     √

5. What kind of person is Sam? (Sam is        smart/tomboy)     √

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Chapter 4: Denzil Gets His Orders

1. Who are Travis and Theresa? (Travis is brother …. Theresa is ?sistir….)    √

2. Who does Sam like best, Travis or Theresa? Why? (Sam likes ____ best because ….)    Travis because he is kind and she love him and lets her ride his motorbike.

3. Why is Theresa so mad with Sam? (Theresea is mad at Sam because ….)becauses she put her hairdryer?And stole her lipstick.     √

4. Why is Sam so mad at Denzil? (Sam is mad at Denzil because ….)he trashed her treehouse     √

5. Why does Sam feel so cold and afraid? because he has spells     √

6. How was Denzi able to hide from Sam earlier? (Denzil was able to hide from Sam by turning into a mouse)

7. Why does Sam threaten to ‘punch his lights out’?  (Sam wants to punch Denzil because ….)because he said he wouldn’t fix her trees house     √

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EXTRA FOR EXPERTS

Reread Denzil’s spell on pages 17 and 18.  

Invent your own list of ingredients

Make up your own spell so that you can travel

to the year 1291

Publish, Illustrate

Present to the class