Understanding Characters in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
In "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis, children step into the magical land of Narnia through a wardrobe. The story follows the adventures of the Pevensie children - Lucy, Edmond, Peter, and Susan - as they discover truths about themselves and their destiny. Through their actions and interactions, readers can infer the unique qualities of each character. Analyzing their roles provides insights into the roles they may play in the unfolding narrative.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis LO: To be able to infer what characters are like from their actions. Reading AF2 Finding evidence in a text Reading AF3 Infer from a text Reading AF7 Understand the context of a text
The Context The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published in 1950. It was the first published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia and it is the best known among all the author's books. Most of the novel is set in Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical beings that the White Witch has ruled for one hundred years of deep winter. In the story, four English children live in a big old country house during their World War II evacuation from London. The youngest visits Narnia three times via the wardrobe in a spare room. All four children are together on her third visit, which validates her stories. In Narnia the siblings seem to fulfil an old prophecy, so they are soon adventuring both to save their lives and to rescue the country. Lewis wrote the book for his god-daughter Lucy Barfield. TheLionWitchWardrobe(1stEd).jpg AF7
The Context What do you know about WW2? Work in groups now to create a list, spider diagram or mind map. AF7 What can we infer life was like for people living in London at this time? AF3
Read Chapter 1 of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Any volunteers to read? When you have finished you will be writing a one paragraph summary to explain what has happened, so pay careful attention! The summary: Use connectives. Use facts from the story so far. AF2
The Pevensie Children Working in groups, write down words to describe each character and the evidence from the text to back up your answer. Lucy Edmond Peter Susan AF2
The Pevensie Children Which Pevensie child do you think would best fit the following description? Explain your reasons. 1) The peace maker 2) The trouble maker 3) The sensitive one 4) The curious one Firstly, the description of the peace Firstly, the description of the peace maker best fits because maker best fits because AF3
Plenary: Based on what we have read so far: 1. Who is your favourite character and why? 2. What do you think will happen next in the novel?
