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Bibliography:
Sage, A. (2005). Magyk. New York: Katherine Tegen Books.
Sage, A. (2005). Magyk. New York: Katherine Tegen Books.
Reading Level: An AR rating of 6 (5th grade) with an AR interest level of Middle Grades (4th-8th grade)
Suggested Delivery: Read Aloud or Independent Reading
Summary:
Hold on tight as Magyk takes you for a ride of page turning adventure. This is a tale of find that which is lost and exciting magyk. The Queen and the ExtraOrdinary Wizard are murdered. The infant princess is rescued, but vanishes. Then while his father is away retrieving herbs for him, Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, is pronounced dead and whisked away from his mother by the midwife. On the way back to the castle Silas Heap, father of the now dead Septimus Heap, finds an infant girl hidden beside the forest path.
Ten years later, when bad is about to get worse, the princess is discovered to be the child Silas Heap found by the forest path. She must be hurried to safety by the new ExtraOrdinary Wizard before the Assassin comes to finish the job from ten years ago. On the way to the safety of the Wizard Tower, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard rescues Boy 412 from a icy death. Boy 412 is a soldier of the Young Army, but he is only ten years old. He is caught up in the whirlwind of keeping the princess safe from the Darke Necromancer DomDaniel.
What follows is a delightful tale of adventure and heart the reveals lost identities and brings a legend to life. Will the princess survive, or will DomDaniel succeed in his quest for her throne? What really happened to Septimus Heap? Find out in Magyk by Angie Sage. You don't want to miss this.
Hold on tight as Magyk takes you for a ride of page turning adventure. This is a tale of find that which is lost and exciting magyk. The Queen and the ExtraOrdinary Wizard are murdered. The infant princess is rescued, but vanishes. Then while his father is away retrieving herbs for him, Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, is pronounced dead and whisked away from his mother by the midwife. On the way back to the castle Silas Heap, father of the now dead Septimus Heap, finds an infant girl hidden beside the forest path.
Ten years later, when bad is about to get worse, the princess is discovered to be the child Silas Heap found by the forest path. She must be hurried to safety by the new ExtraOrdinary Wizard before the Assassin comes to finish the job from ten years ago. On the way to the safety of the Wizard Tower, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard rescues Boy 412 from a icy death. Boy 412 is a soldier of the Young Army, but he is only ten years old. He is caught up in the whirlwind of keeping the princess safe from the Darke Necromancer DomDaniel.
What follows is a delightful tale of adventure and heart the reveals lost identities and brings a legend to life. Will the princess survive, or will DomDaniel succeed in his quest for her throne? What really happened to Septimus Heap? Find out in Magyk by Angie Sage. You don't want to miss this.
Vocabulary:
Sentry (33): a soldier stationed to keep guard or control access to a place
Quay (89): a platform used for loading and unloading ships
Necromancer (144): a person who practices major that uses the dead to tell the future or to affect events
Proxy (331): a person that has the ability to act or to represent someone else
Insubordinate (page 333): disobedient
Hieroglyphs (418): a form of writing where pictures are used to represent a word, syllable, or sound
Definitions are based off of dictionary.com
Sentry (33): a soldier stationed to keep guard or control access to a place
Quay (89): a platform used for loading and unloading ships
Necromancer (144): a person who practices major that uses the dead to tell the future or to affect events
Proxy (331): a person that has the ability to act or to represent someone else
Insubordinate (page 333): disobedient
Hieroglyphs (418): a form of writing where pictures are used to represent a word, syllable, or sound
Definitions are based off of dictionary.com
Teaching Suggestions:
1. Magyk can increase students' inferential comprehension through the various cliffhangers that teachers can utilize by asking students to make predictions.
2. Students' vocabulary can be increased by using words in the text that are not key vocabulary but are used in everyday life. For example some words that may not be known by 6th graders are precariously, lofty, rubbish, and impenetrable. Teachers can go through two or three chapters and pick out one or two vocabulary words that he or she thinks would be beneficial for expanding students' vocabulary. (I mean two to three chapters because two to three chapters can easily be read in one session.)
3. At the end of the book discuss what a fantasy genre is. Then, have a class discussion that explains how this book belongs in the fantasy genre.
1. Magyk can increase students' inferential comprehension through the various cliffhangers that teachers can utilize by asking students to make predictions.
2. Students' vocabulary can be increased by using words in the text that are not key vocabulary but are used in everyday life. For example some words that may not be known by 6th graders are precariously, lofty, rubbish, and impenetrable. Teachers can go through two or three chapters and pick out one or two vocabulary words that he or she thinks would be beneficial for expanding students' vocabulary. (I mean two to three chapters because two to three chapters can easily be read in one session.)
3. At the end of the book discuss what a fantasy genre is. Then, have a class discussion that explains how this book belongs in the fantasy genre.
Before Reading Strategy:
Generate interest in the story by asking students if they like stories that have magic, adventure, and mystery. Then, present a summary of the book without giving away too many important events and that asks a few questions Ask the students to make predictions about the answer to the questions. For example, you can use the summary and questions used from this site. For the question, "Will the princes survive?" have students tell you why beside "I don't know." This will get students to start to think about the story.
Generate interest in the story by asking students if they like stories that have magic, adventure, and mystery. Then, present a summary of the book without giving away too many important events and that asks a few questions Ask the students to make predictions about the answer to the questions. For example, you can use the summary and questions used from this site. For the question, "Will the princes survive?" have students tell you why beside "I don't know." This will get students to start to think about the story.
During Reading Strategy:
Make a chart of two columns and six rows. In the first column, first row labeled "I Predict." In this column students will make a prediction about what they think will happen. In then second column, first row labeled "Why." In this column students are to say why they made that prediction.
Throughout the book stop at the end of some chapters and ask a prediction questions. The student will write their answer in the first column and their reason in the second column. I have outlined five different places that could be used for prediction.
1. Page 94: Do you think the characters will be caught by the Hunter?
2. Page 205: What do you think happened to Boy 412?
3. Page 364: Who do you think shot Boggart?
4. Page 470: What do you think is going to happen?
5. Page 542: Who do you think Boy 412 is?
After the students have had a chance to write their prediction and their reasoning, asks a few students to share their ideas with the class.
Pairs could be used for the prediction and reasoning part of this activity. This would give students a chance to talk and generate ideas from each other. This could produce more of a variety of ideas and reasons.
*The column idea came from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/29202/
Make a chart of two columns and six rows. In the first column, first row labeled "I Predict." In this column students will make a prediction about what they think will happen. In then second column, first row labeled "Why." In this column students are to say why they made that prediction.
Throughout the book stop at the end of some chapters and ask a prediction questions. The student will write their answer in the first column and their reason in the second column. I have outlined five different places that could be used for prediction.
1. Page 94: Do you think the characters will be caught by the Hunter?
2. Page 205: What do you think happened to Boy 412?
3. Page 364: Who do you think shot Boggart?
4. Page 470: What do you think is going to happen?
5. Page 542: Who do you think Boy 412 is?
After the students have had a chance to write their prediction and their reasoning, asks a few students to share their ideas with the class.
Pairs could be used for the prediction and reasoning part of this activity. This would give students a chance to talk and generate ideas from each other. This could produce more of a variety of ideas and reasons.
*The column idea came from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/29202/
A second idea for a during reading strategy is creating a running character list. Each time a new character is introduced write down their name, their importance, and how they contribute to the story. Throughout the story add to their information as more is revealed about them. If this is done for secondary characters it will aide with my after reading strategy.
An example of a secondary character's information would be Gringe.
Name: Gringe
Importance: Gatekeeper who is mentioned throughout the story.
Contribution: He gives a key clue to the identity of the infant Silas Heap found. Gringe is responsible for Simon Heaps capture, thus the capture of the ExtraOrdinary Wizard.
An example of a secondary character's information would be Gringe.
Name: Gringe
Importance: Gatekeeper who is mentioned throughout the story.
Contribution: He gives a key clue to the identity of the infant Silas Heap found. Gringe is responsible for Simon Heaps capture, thus the capture of the ExtraOrdinary Wizard.
After Reading Strategy:
After reading the story have the students chose a secondary character to write an epilogue for. Some secondary characters include Lucy Gringe, Stanley the Messenger Rat, Simon Heap, the Heap brothers who stayed in the forest, Sally Mulligan, the Apprentice (aka Septimus Heap), and Linda Lane (the spy). Secondary characters will require students to think and recall more than main characters. Thus, this leads to a better understanding of the book.
*The epilogue idea came from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/82/
After reading the story have the students chose a secondary character to write an epilogue for. Some secondary characters include Lucy Gringe, Stanley the Messenger Rat, Simon Heap, the Heap brothers who stayed in the forest, Sally Mulligan, the Apprentice (aka Septimus Heap), and Linda Lane (the spy). Secondary characters will require students to think and recall more than main characters. Thus, this leads to a better understanding of the book.
*The epilogue idea came from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/82/
Inferential Comprehension Writing Activity:
Imagine you are either Boy 412 or Jenna. As either character how would you react and feel to the events in the story?
Imagine you are either Boy 412 or Jenna. As either character how would you react and feel to the events in the story?
Electronic Resources: To Support/Extend the Text:
On page four there are some discussion questions that can be used to generate conversation about the book. These questions can help create a deeper understanding of the book.
http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/ReadingGuides/0060577339.pdf
On page four there are some discussion questions that can be used to generate conversation about the book. These questions can help create a deeper understanding of the book.
http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/ReadingGuides/0060577339.pdf
This is a fan made book trailer from Youtube that can be used to introduce the book and create interest in the book. | |
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Resources:
Agency, T. E. (n.d.). Strategies that Promote Comprehension | Reading Topics A-Z | Reading Rockets. Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids | Reading Rockets. Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.readingrockets.org/ article/292.
Burk,J. (n.d). 103 things to do before/during/after reading. Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.reading rockets.org/article/82/.
Dictionary.com - Free Online English Dictionary. (n.d.). Dictionary.com - Free Online English Dictionary. Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.dictionary.com.
Fantasy reading group guide: middle grade fiction. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2013 from files.harpercollins.com/ PDF/ReadingGuides.
Texas Education Agency. (n.d). Strategies that promote comprehension.Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.reading rockets.org/article/29202/.
Agency, T. E. (n.d.). Strategies that Promote Comprehension | Reading Topics A-Z | Reading Rockets. Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids | Reading Rockets. Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.readingrockets.org/ article/292.
Burk,J. (n.d). 103 things to do before/during/after reading. Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.reading rockets.org/article/82/.
Dictionary.com - Free Online English Dictionary. (n.d.). Dictionary.com - Free Online English Dictionary. Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.dictionary.com.
Fantasy reading group guide: middle grade fiction. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2013 from files.harpercollins.com/ PDF/ReadingGuides.
Texas Education Agency. (n.d). Strategies that promote comprehension.Retrieved May 13, 2013 from http://www.reading rockets.org/article/29202/.