Crispin: the Cross of Lead (1)

NAME ______DATE______PERIOD______Crispin: The Cross of Lead (1) Chapters 1-12 (pages 1-50) 1. Briefly summarize the section of the book you read for this literature circle discussion. ______2. List the page number of the most interesting passage in this reading, and then share it with your group. ______3. Pick two vocabulary words for this section of the book and use context clues to help you define each word. Use a source to verify your definition. Be sure to write the page number from Crispin of your vocabulary word. 1. ______

2. ______Answer the following questions about Chapters 1-12 4. What happened to Crispin’s father, according to Asta? ______

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5. What does Crispin witness John Aycliffe doing in the forest one night? ______

6. Why is Crispin labeled “a wolf’s head”? ______

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7. Do the people in Crispin’s village believe he stole from the manor? Explain your answer.

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8. What surprising things does the priest tell Crispin about his mother? ______

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9. What items does Goodwife Peregrine give Crispin?

______10. What happens when Crispin takes Cerdic’s advice about which direction to travel?

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11. What happens to Father Quinel at the end of this passage? ______

12. Make a prediction about what you think is going to happen next. List one reason why you predicted this. Prediction- ______Reason- ______

Directions-You are a big time movie director and you have just been hired to direct the adaptation of Crispin: The Cross of Lead. The first thing you need to do is read pages 1-50 of the book! Once you’re done that it’s time to put your casting director’s cap on and hire some famous actors for your like totally tubular movie. This will be no easy task! Think you have someone in mind but you just can’t remember their name then research them here, http://www.imdb.com/ . Complete the following once you’ve found the right actor to play Crispin. 1. List the name, age, and country of origin for the actor you hired to play Crispin.

Name______Age_____ Country ______

Notable TV shows and movies-______

2. Why did you hire this actor? For example does the actor look like the description of Crispin in the book? Has the actor played roles that are similar to that of Crispin? Be specific and make sure to explain! ______