Title: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Lewis) Level T

Title: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Lewis) Level T

Quick summary: Four children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy) are sent to live with a professor in the country to
escape London’s air raids during World War II. While there Lucy leads them all into the magical world of
Narnia to help Aslan and the Narnians against the cruel reign of the White Witch. Edmund betrays them to the
White Witch. Will he have done enough to ruin Narnia forever?
Possible Reading Assignments: (8 days) 1: Ch. 1-2 2: Ch. 3-4 3: Ch. 5-6 4: Ch. 7-8 5: Ch. 9-11 6: Ch. 12-13
7: Ch. 14-15 8: Ch. 16-17

Ch. 1 Summary Difficult Vocabulary Purpose for
Pgs.3-10 reading/Comp. Strategy
Lucy looks Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent to live in Row Predictions/ Questioning
into the the country with a Professor and Housekeeper; Muffler
Wardrobe away from the London air raids. Lucy discovers Parcels Descriptions and
Ch. 2 Narnia while the children are exploring the Character Analysis
Pgs. 11-23 mansion on a rainy day and meets the Faun. Inquisitive 11
What Lucy Lucy learns the fauns name, tells him that she is Cair Paravel 12 Character development
Found there human. Mr. Tumnus asks her for tea and tries to Melancholy 12 and prediction. The
kidnap her but lets her go because he feels sorry Shan’t
Ch. 3 for her. Nymphs, Dryads introduction of the white
Pgs. 24-33 Jollification witch brings in a new
Edmund and Lucy returns home thinking hours have passed. Sledge, inquisitive
the Peter, Susan, and Edmund think she is just element. Predictions as to
Wardrobe playing a game and don’t believe her story about what Edmund will do when
the wardrobe. Edmund follows Lucy back to the faced with this element
Ch.4 wardrobe and finds himself in Narnia and meets Character Development –
Pgs. 34-43 the White Witch.
Turkish Edmund and how he
Delight The White Witch gives Endmund food and drink thinks (selfish) the
magically and asks him about where he came conflict going on in his
Ch. 5 from, his family, and so forth. Edmund doesn’t mind when he meets Lucy
Pgs. 44-53 think twice about answering and gives away a lot
Back on this of information. On the way back he meets Lucy Character development –
side of the who was with Mr. Tumnus and keeps secret who Would you trust Edmund
Door he met.
After returning to their own world Lucy is after the stunt he
Ch. 6 excited to tell everyone that Edmund has been to pulled?
Pgs. 54-62 Narnia as well, which Edmund denies and says he
Into the was just “playing along” with childish fantasies. Who would You believe?
Forest Lucy is very upset and moody. Peter and Susan The magnificent story or
talk to the Professor about the issue and find
out who they believe most. The Children hide in the deceiving Edmund?
the wardrobe from Mrs. Macready and her tours.
While in the wardrobe the children find that Visualization / Plot
they are in Narnia. Edmund lets it slip that he development/ Prediction
recognizes the place and everyone is upset with Now that they are all in
him. They go to Mr. Tumnus’s home but find it
destroyed and him gone. A note is left in the Narnia who will they
ruins about the White Witch being responsible. believe? Will it cause
problems? What do you
think the results will be?
Compare/Contrast Movie

and book.

Ch. 7 The children meet a beaver that talks he lets Plot Development/
Pgs. 63-76 them know that he is on the right side by giving character introduction –
A day with them Lucy’s handkerchief from Mr. Tumnus. He
the beavers tells them about Aslan and the power of the Aslan, White Witch,
White Witch. He leads them to his home where Beaver
Ch. 8 he feeds them. Snow covers their tracks
Pgs. 77-87 Beaver tells them what will likely happen to Mr. Plot Development –
What Tumnus (he will be turned into a statue) He tells Problem – Edmund
happened them about Aslan and of the prophecy of the disappears. How will this
after Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve. He tells affect the storyline? Will
dinner the children that Aslan wants to meet them at the prophecy come true?
Ch. 9 the Stone table as soon as possible. They find Compare/Contrast
Pgs. 88-99 out that Edmund has gone to the White Witch.
In the Edmund travels through the snow without a coat Edmunds desire for a
Witches in search for the home of the White Witch. He treat leads him to the
House comes upon a castle with pointy spires and cold white witch. Does he
looking entrance. He enters and finds a courtyard deserve the treatment
Ch.10 full of statues, as he comes closer he goes to that he gets? What do
Pgs. 100-110 step over a wolf that he thinks is a statue and you think that he learns
The Spell meets Maugrim a faithful servant of the Witch. from putting his desires
begins to He seeks an audience with the Witch and is over that of his siblings
Break reprimanded for not bringing his brother and and of helping Narnia?
sisters he informs the Witch that he has Will this serve him in the
Ch. 11 brought them as far as the Beavers house and
Pgs. 111-122 that they are headed to the stone table to meet future?
Aslan. The Witch is very upset and tells the
dwarf to hitch up her sled, the one without the Predictions – the witch
bells. leaves in a sled and the
Mr. and Mrs. Beaver pack and leave with the children hear a sled with
remaining 3 children Peter, Susan and Lucy. They the bells approaching.
hike for a while before resting in a hiding place They were given gifts
of Mr. Beavers. They awaken to the jingling of that they needed, what
bells from a harness. Mr. Beaver ventures out things do you think you
and finds that it is Father Christmas, the first
sign that the Witches power is weakening. He would need?
gives everyone gifts, Mrs. Beaver a new sewing Needs vs. Wants
machine, Mr. Beaver a new sluice gate and
patched hut, Peter a sword and shield, Susan a Character connections
bow and arrow and hunting horn that will call help Edmund learns
whenever she needs it, and Lucy a small glass vial compassion as he sees
filled with the juice of a flower with the power the power of the witch
to heal anyone with a few drops and a small and the ruthlessness with
dagger. His final parting gift is a tea for all which she uses it.
before they continue on their journey
Now back to Edmund, he is alone with the Witch
as the dwarf is setting up the sled. Edmund asks
if he can have some more Turkish Delight to
which the Witch calls him a fool and feeds him
stale bread and water. The three, dwarf, Witch
and Edmund depart to go find the other 3
children and on the way meet up with a group of
rejoicing squirrels, satyrs, and others whom the

Ch. 12 Witch turns to stone upon hearing that they are Connections – what do
Pgs. 123- rejoicing for Aslan is back. Edmund steps in and you think you would do if
133 asks for mercy for them and gets slapped as a your sibling was in
rebuke. The sled gets stuck because of the danger? Would you have
Ch. 13 melting snow and they are required to walk. the wherewithal to risk
Pgs.134-144 Beaver and the children walk along enjoying the your life? What battles
spring weather, reach the stone table and meet do we fight?
Ch. 14 Aslan. Aslan takes Peter aside and shows him the
Pgs. 145- Castle where he will reign as High King as the Character Development –
155 firstborn. They hear Susans horn as she is Edmund/Aslan , Travel
Triumph of calling for help, Aslan tells everyone to back away Tracer – there is a
the White this is Peters battle. Peter fights with Maugrim change in the setting as
Witch the wolf to protect his sisters and kills him. He is
knighted Sir Peter “Wolfs bane” and then the camp moves from the
Ch. 15 reprimanded for not cleaning his sword and stone table to the fords
Pgs.156-166 reminded to always keep his sword clean. The of Beruna. Compare with
rest of the camp are encouraged to follow the
other wolf and find Edmund to rescue him. the movie where the
The White Witch is greeted by the wolf who camp remains at the
informs her of the death of Maugrim, she
instructs him to round up the rest of her army fords.
and have them gather for battle. She decides to
kill Edmund and before she can do so is attacked Connections – Do we see
by those sent to rescue Edmund and has to turn others that sacrifice to
herself and the dwarf into a stump and a rock to
escape from the onslaught. Edmund returns to save others and are
camp and is seen talking to Aslan by the rest of subject to humiliations?
his siblings. Aslan tells them not to ask about the What could Aslan and the
issue and to forget it. A dwarf from the Witches White Witch represent
Camp comes and asks for an audience with Aslan.
The Witch comes to claim Edmund as hers as all in this world?
traitors are supposed to be. Aslan takes the
Witch aside and talks to her as a result Edmund Character Development
is allowed to stay. They move the army from the of Susan and Lucy/ Plot
stone table to the Fords of Beruna. Development with the
Lucy and Susan sense sadness in Aslan and in the
middle of the night sense him leaving, see him change in Aslan.
leave and follow him. He senses them and lets
them follow him up to a certain point and then
tells them to return. Lucy and Susan watch as
Aslan walks up to the stone table and subjects
himself to great humiliations and cruelty the
White Witch and her minions. They tie him up,
shave him and of his mane spit on him, pull his
hair and finally kill him. After his death they
rally together to go and finish off conquering
Narnia by battling Peter and the rest of the host
of Narnia.
Lucy and Susan stay hidden while those in the
witches service pass by their place of
concealment. After they are done Lucy and Susan
go up to Aslan and weep over him, and try to undo
the knots that hold him fast. Mice come and

chew through the ropes, Lucy and Susan remove

them from Aslan and set them aside, at this point

it is getting close to dawn and Lucy and Susan

walk away from the Stone Table to watch the sun

rise. As they turn from the table and see the sun

come up they hear the cracking of the stone

table, turn to look and see that Aslan has

disappeared and the Stone table on which he was

lying is broken in two. Aslan then appears and

tells them that if the White Witch had truly

understood the Deep Magic she never would have

done what she did. Aslan then tells the children

to climb on his back and hold on tight. They ride

Aslan until they get to the Witch’s castle in the

courtyard.

Ch. 16 Aslan begins to breathe on the statues in the Connections/ Character

Pgs. 167- courtyard of the White Witch. Slowly they seem Development

177 to thaw out and regain their animal form. As they What would you compare

come alive they help in finding all animals and Aslan breathing on stone

Aslan keeps breathing on them. Soon they gather animals and having them

together and Aslan tells the lions and leopards to come back to life? What

smell out the battle and lead them to it. They would be a good

join just in time to stem the tide and win. Aslan comparison of Aslan vs.

takes on the White Witch and kills her and the The White Witch? Why

rest of the servants of the white witch flee for did all four of the

their safety. children need to band

The rest of Narnia arrives at Cair Paravel for the together why couldn’t

coronation of the four children as the Kings and Edmund have been left?

Queens of Narnia and during the celebration

Aslan leaves.

Ch. 17 Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are quite old and What is the figurative

Pgs.178-189 are persuing the white stag which will grant them language meaning by

wishes if they can catch him as they chase him chasing a White Stag and

they arrive at the lamppost where their granting wishes? Why

adventure began and start to walk towards it and couldn’t they catch the

back through the wardrobe and into our own stag? Do you think it led

world again. No time passed and they had a them to the lamppost?

wonderful adventure. Why?

Other Activities/Ideas: There are many allegories that could be drawn with reading this book. Bring out that many

times writers have characters represent ideas or morals to get across a message. Compare the book and the movie

there are some differences in both.