Chapters 9 & 10--"In the Witch's House" and "The Spell Begins to Break"

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What does Edmund find when he gets to the White Witch's house? He thinks he sees Aslan, but he is wrong. What is he actually seeing? How would you describe Edmund's personality traits? What kind of character is Edmund? Please choose 3 words to describe Edmund and defend your ideas with evidence from the text, using quotes (remember to use quotation marks).

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When the 3 children flee with the Beavers, they hear a noise and think the White Witch has found them. Who is it really? What happens when they meet him? What changes are happening in Narnia now that the White Witch's spell has been broken?

Chapter 8--"What Happened after Dinner"

In chapter eight, the Pevinses have dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. They learn about Aslan, the White Witch, and the prophecy of four Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve ruling at Cair Paravel. At one point in the dinner, they notice that Edmund is gone, and his brother and sisters are worried and want to start looking for him.

But Mr. Beaver says, "There's no point in going to look for him." Why does Mr. Beaver say that? Do you agree or disagree? Why/why not? What would you have done if you were Edmund's brother/sister? Why?


Please write your response with at least 2 compound and 2 complex sentences.

Chapter 6--Four children in Narnia...

The four children finally enter Narnia together. Peter apologizes to Lucy and then gets angry with Edmund. Why is Peter angry with Edmund? Do you think he has a right to be mad? If you were Edmund, would you have apologized?

What do the children discover when they arrive at Mr. Tumnus' cave? What has happened? Why? What would you have done if you had been there and seen what had happened to the cave?

Turkish Delight (The L, W & W--chapter 4)

What is Edmund up to on his visit to Narnia? His experience there is very different from Lucy's experience there. Who does he meet in Narnia that impacts his experience there? Do you think that, if you had been Edmund, you would have acted the same way if you met her (you know who I mean!) in Narnia? Why or why not?

What is turkish delight? (hint: check it out on Wikipedia; it's good stuff!) After finding out what it is, decide if you'd like to try some (maybe your teacher will buy you some so you can try it! ;-) Turkish delight, anyone!?! . . .

Edmund and the Wardrobe (The L, W & W-chapter 3)

Edmund and Lucy both get into Narnia through the wardrobe, but they are very different characters. How would you compare the character Edmund to his sister Lucy? How does he act? What kind of attitude does he have? Is the author developing Edmund as a likeable character or an unlikeable character? What does Edmund do in the story that makes you think so?

Would you trust a faun you met in the woods?... (The L, W & W--chapter 2)

Let's think about our newest character, Mr. Tumnus.

What kind of character is he? Why does he start crying during his visit with Lucy? Why do you think he changed his mind and told Lucy what he was doing? Do you think he is a positive or negative character? Why? Does this character change or stay static (the same)? Why do you think so?

Open the door, and enter a new world! (The L, W & W--chapter 1)

Welcome to Narnia!

Let's think about the first four characters of our new adventure narrative--Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Which character do you like the most so far? Does one of the characters seem more positive or negative than the others? Do you think the author is trying to help us connect with one character more than the other three? If so, how does he do this?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!