The Wizard of Oz By: L. Frank Baum Student Guide Reading Assignments Day 1 Chapters 1-6 Day 2 Chapters 7-11 Day 3 Chapters 12-15 Day 4 Day 5 Chapters 16 - end End of Book Discussion
The Wizard of Oz By: L. Frank Baum Student Guide
Pre-reading Activities Directions: Take a few minutes to respond to the following questions in writing, then we ll discuss. 1. Many of you have probably seen the movie, The Wizard of Oz. If you have, answer the following question: How do you think the book will be different? If you have never seen the movie, on the lines below predict what you think this book will be about: 2. If you could travel to a make-believe land, what would it look like? Who would live there?
3. Look at the map of Oz below. If you only had time to visit one location in this land, which one would you choose and why? No need to write your answer down we ll discuss.
Day One Directions: Read Chapters 1 6. As you come across the following words, define them, in your own words, using the context clues surrounding them. We ll discuss in class. 1. Midst page 1: 2. Shrieked page 4: 3. Greensward page 5: 4. Plumage page 5: 5. Civilized page 8: 6. Mishap page 20:
7. Comrade page 28: 8. Heedless page 33: 9. Hinges page 38: Answer the following questions while you read each chapter: Chapter One: Dorothy and the house were taken into the air by the cyclone. What do you think happened to Aunt Em and Uncle Henry? Go to this website and learn about tornados. Below, record the three most interesting facts from the site. 1. 2. 3.
Chapter Two: In the space below, draw and color what you imagine a Munchkin man looks like, after reading the detailed description on page 6, or thereabouts. Then, go to this website to see how the movie imagined it. On the lines on the next page, compare your drawing with the Munchkin from the movie. Chapter Three: Why would Scarecrow be afraid of a lighted match?
Chapter Four: Do you think Scarecrow is smarter than he thinks? Answer this question, citing evidence from the text remember to include the page number of the text you cite. Chapter Five: If you had to choose, which would you rather have a brain to help you think, or a heart to help you love? Why? On pages 29 and 30 in Chapter 5, Dorothy and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Man. Compare and contrast that meeting from the book and Tin Man s story with the way the meeting is depicted in the movie. Scene from Wizard of Oz where Dorothy meets Tin Man What are the similarities and differences?
Chapter Six: Is Dorothy courageous? Answer, citing evidence from the text - remember to include the page number of the text you cite. Does the Tin Man really lack a heart? Answer this question, citing evidence from the text remember to include the page number of the text you cite.
Day Two Directions: Read Chapters 7-11. As you come across the following words, define them, in your own words, using the context clues surrounding them. We ll discuss in class. 1. Obliged page 39: 2. Gloomy page 41: 3. Industrious page 45: 4. Beckon page 46: 5. Wildcat page 53: 6. Timid page 54: 7. Tame - page 59: 8. Porridge - page 62:
9. Spectacles - page 64: 10. Compel - page 76: Answer the following questions while you read each chapter: Chapter Seven: Does the Lion show courage in Chapter 7? Answer, citing evidence from the text - remember to include the page number of the text you cite. Does the Scarecrow show that he has brains in Chapter 7? Answer, citing evidence from the text - remember to include the page number of the text you cite. Chapter Eight: Can a person really fall asleep in a field of poppies? Read the answer to that question here: https://www.natureflip.com/walking-in-a-poppy-field-do-we-fall-asleep Then, summarize the article you read on the lines below.
Chapter Nine: BEFORE YOU BEGIN READING THIS CHAPTER: Do you think there s any way field mice could ever save a lion s life? Explain. Who came up with the idea to save the Lion? What does that help to prove? Chapter Ten: The Guardian of the Gates makes Dorothy and her group put on spectacles before entering Emerald City because the brightness and glory of the Emerald City would blind you. Why do you think they have to be locked on? Make a prediction. Chapter Eleven: On pages 66-67, Dorothy and her friends enter Oz for the first time. Visit this link to see the same scene from the movie. What are some similarities? What are some differences?
Why do you think it s so hard to get to see Oz? Why do you think Oz appears to each member of the group in a different form?
Day Three Directions: Read Chapters 12-15. As you come across the following words, define them, in your own words, using the context clues surrounding them. We ll discuss in class. 1. fierce page 79: 2. untilled page 80: 3. immense page 84: 4. chariot - page 87: 5. plight - page 93: 6. soldering - page 94 : 7. charm - page 98: 8. vexed - page 106:
9. bestow - page 106: 10. mortals: - page 108: 11. converse: - page 108: 12. humbug: - page 110: Answer the following questions while you read each chapter: Chapter Twelve: Why do you think Dorothy s dress is no longer green, but white? Who are the Winkies? After reading the scene from this chapter when Winged Monkeys attack Dorothy and her friends, watch how this scene was depicted in the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sesi19h4wdo Compare and contrast the two scenes:
How was the Wicked Witch able to get one of Dorothy s shoes? After reading how Dorothy defeated the Wicked Witch, watch the scene from the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopdd9cu-so Compare and contrast the two scenes: Chapter Thirteen: Predict: How do you think the Golden Cap will help Dorothy? Chapter Fourteen: Summarize: Why do the Winged Monkeys have to obey the charm of the Golden Cap?
Chapter Fifteen: Why do you think the Wizard did not see Dorothy and her friends immediately upon their return to Oz? After reading the description of Oz himself on page 109, compare that depiction with the way Oz was portrayed in the film by visiting this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzr64ef3opa Summarize: How did Oz come to this land and become the Wizard?
Day Four Directions: Read Chapters 16 - end. As you come across the following words, define them, in your own words, using the context clues surrounding them. We ll discuss in class. 1. bran page 117: 2. shears page 117: 3. notion page 120: 4. mourn page 125: 5. summoned page 127: 6. china page 135: 7. bogs page 141: 8. well-trodden page 142:
9. boisterous page 146: Answer the following questions while you read each chapter: Chapter Sixteen: Summarize - How did Oz help: The Scarecrow: The Tin Man: The Lion: Why does Oz think it was easy to make the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin Man happy, but it will take more imagination to carry Dorothy back to Kansas? Chapter Seventeen: What is Oz s plan to get Dorothy home?
Watch the scene from the movie where Oz leaves the Emerald City. How does it compare to the same scene from the book? Chapter Eighteen: Why don t the Winged Monkeys help Dorothy? What does the Soldier suggest? What reasons do her comrades give for joining Dorothy on her journey? Scarecrow - Tin Man - Lion - Chapter Nineteen: Why is Chapter 19 titled, Attacked By The Fighting Trees? What happens in this chapter?
Chapter Twenty: After reading the description of china country, in the space below draw a picture of what you think a china shepherdess looks like: Then, visit this website to see an image of a china shepherdess designed from the description written in the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder. How does the picture compare to your drawing? Chapter Twenty-One: What sort of land did the travelers come to after leaving the china country? Which of the travelers liked this land, and why? Chapter Twenty-Two: How does the group get past the Hammer-Heads?
Chapter Twenty-Three: What do the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion wish to do after Dorothy is taken back to Kansas? How does Glinda help them? What happened to the silver shoes? Chapter Twenty-Four: Watch this scene from the end of the movie. The movie portrays the story as being from a dream. How does that differ from the book? Do you notice anything interesting about the characters at the end of the movie scene?