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Raven Summer by David Almond Teacher’s Edition Raven Summer JLG Activity Guide By David Almond Available only from Delacorte Press, an imprint of Junior Library Guild Random House Children’s Publishing 7858 Industrial Parkway Copyright © 2008 by David Almond Plain City, OH 43064 ISBN: 978-0-385-73806-4 www.juniorlibraryguild.com ISBN: 978-1-93612-914-0 Copyright © 2010 Junior Library Guild/Media Source, Inc. 1 About JLG Guides Junior Library Guild selects the best new hardcover children’s and YA books being published in the U.S. and makes them available to libraries and schools, often before the books are available from anyone else. Timeliness and value mark the mission of JLG: to be the librarian’s partner. But how can JLG help librarians be partners with classroom teachers? With JLG Guides. JLG Guides are activity and reading guides written by people with experience in both children’s and educational publishing—in fact, many of them are former librarians or teachers. 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Copyright © 2010 Junior Library Guild/Media Source, Inc. 2 Raven Summer by David Almond JLG Guide written by Sarah Ward Terrell and produced by School Street Media for Junior Library Guild Table of Contents About the Book and the Author .......................................................................................................4 Prereading Activities ............................................................................................................................5 Chapter by Chapter Book 1, Chapters 1–7 (pages 3–33)........................................................................................... 6 Book 1, Chapters 8–14 (pages 34–63) ....................................................................................11 Book 2, Chapters 1–6 (pages 67–91) ......................................................................................15 Book 2, Chapters 7–16 (pages 92–115) ..................................................................................19 Book 3, Chapters 1–8 (pages 119–142) ..................................................................................23 Book 3, Chapters 9–16 (pages 143–171) ................................................................................27 Book 3, Chapter 17; Book 4 Chapters 1–2 (pages 172–198) ..............................................30 Wrap Up ..............................................................................................................................................33 Library Applications ..........................................................................................................................35 Suggestions for Further Reading .....................................................................................................36 Correlations to National Standards ................................................................................................37 A school may reproduce copies of the pages in this book for use in its classrooms or library. Any other reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any form without written permission from the publisher. For permissions questions, contact Junior Library Guild. Copyright © 2010 Junior Library Guild/Media Source, Inc. 3 About the Book and the Author Raven Summer by David Almond Summary: Playing outside, Liam and Max notice a raven. It “flies ahead, stops, flies ahead, stops”—as if it’s been tamed. Curious, the boys follow it past the pub, across the bridge, down toward the river, and into an ancient farmhouse. There, they find a baby and a note that reads, “PLESE LOOK AFTER HER RITE. THIS IS A CHILDE OF GOD.” Fourteen-year-old Liam seems fated to meet two foster children who have experienced violence in very different ways as he struggles to understand war, family problems, and friends who grow apart. JLG Reviewers Say: A masterful exploration of human fragility and brutality. At the novel’s heart is the question: does everyone, given the right conditions, have the capacity to commit murder? David Almond has created distinct and memorable characters. The lyrical first-person prose catches the rhythm of daily life in rural northern England. The novel buzzes with the possibility of magic and the unexplainable. David Almond says he lives with his family “right inside the landscape of the book: in the north of England, beside the Roman Wall, in the beautiful and rather wild county of Northumberland. The garden at the beginning and end of the book is just like our own garden. The walk that the boys take following the raven is a walk through our village. Despite its beauty and its apparent peacefulness, the area has a troubled history. It was a place of savage border wars in the past, and there are remote areas where modern-day soldiers practice for distant conflicts. “The story is fiction, but it deals with some very realistic subjects: the dramas of growing up, the nature of goodness, our potential for love and friendship, our potential for violence, the place of children in war. The characters, despite their history of desperate problems, seem to me to be people of virtue and courage.” www.davidalmond.com Copyright © 2010 Junior Library Guild/Media Source, Inc. 4 Prereading Activities Making Predictions Reread the summary for Raven Summer on page 4. Then answer the questions below to make predictions based on evidence from the text and/or from your prior knowledge or personal experience. 1. In literature, the raven is often a symbol for coming misfortune. Whose misfortune do you think the raven predicts? Answers will vary. I predict: Based on what evidence? Possible prediction: Students Whether the baby or the boys may be divided about who will will be misfortunate depends be misfortunate. on who the boys are. 2. What do you think Liam and Max will do with the baby? Answers will vary. I predict: Based on what evidence? Possible prediction: The boys For most people, it would be will try to help the baby in unthinkable to see a baby some way. abandoned in the wilderness and not do something to help it, because babies have no chance of surviving on their own. 3. Set a purpose for reading based on your predictions above. Possible purpose: I want to find out how the baby came to be abandoned and how Liam, Max, and the baby will change each other’s lives. Copyright © 2010 Junior Library Guild/Media Source, Inc. 5 Book 1, Chapters 1–7: Baby Lost pages 3–33 Before You Read Northumberland Introducing Vocabulary: Dialect Raven Summer takes place in Northumberland, a district in England that borders Scotland. Because of this, the author writes Liam’s narrative in an English dialect, or a version of English spoken in a particular region or by a specific group of people. Does the author’s use of dialect make Liam’s story more or less believable? Explain your answer. England Possible response: The author’s use of dialect makes Liam’s story more believable, because it makes Liam and others in his story sound the way someone from Northumberland really would and it make you feel as if you are listening to something that is really happening. Below are some examples of words Liam uses in ways that are specific to his dialect. Match them by writing the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each word. If you need help, find the word on the page number indicated and use context clues to determine its meaning. __d_ 1. reivers (page 3) a. friends __k_ 2. daft (page 4) b. bills, money __g_ 3. plaster (page 5) c. maybe __j_ 4. aye (page 5) d. raiders __i_ 5. squirt (page 5) e. cup of tea __l_ 6. nowt (page 8) f. television __a_ 7. mates (page 9) g. bandage __c_ 8. mebbe (page 10) h. diaper __b_ 9. notes (page 15) i. young child __h_ 10. nappy (page 19) j. always, or yes __e_ 11. cuppa (page 20) k. foolish __f_ 12. telly (page 27) l. nothing Copyright © 2010 Junior Library Guild/Media Source, Inc. 6 After You Read Checking Predictions Before reading, you made a prediction about what Liam and Max would do with the baby they found. What have you read that supports or refutes your prediction? Answers will vary. The reading supports predictions that Liam and Max would do something to help the baby. They immediately took her to Liam’s home and found help with getting