Introduction to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

1. -Evacuation of children during WWII

 Click on the link (Resource 1 below) to get to the written report by the BBC on the British evacuees.

In your notes for item A, write down one example of a child's positive experience of being evacuated and then write what happened to one of the children who had a bad experience.

 Then click on the YouTube movie about the evacuations. (Resource 2 below)

In your notes for item B, write down why the children were evacuated.

For items C, D and E, list three facts from the YouTube video that you would like to share with the class. 

 The novel says that it took the children ten minutes to walk from their bedroom to a part of the house where they might run into an adult.

Answer these questions for item F in your notes:

How far can you walk in ten minutes? (List a start and stopping point) Can you imagine a home that big?

 Click on the Wikipedia article titled "English Country House" (Resource 3 below) and answer the questions below:

Questions:

 G.  Define English Country House: "The English country house is generally accepted as __________________________________________."

 H. Who inhabited these houses and what were they called?

 I.  What have most English country houses become today?

 First, Click on the links and look around some English Country Houses (Resources 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12 below). Visit at least 3 or 4 of the sites.

Imagine what it would be like to be sent to live in one for a while. After looking through the examples of Knebworthhouse, Wollaton Hall, Woburn Abbey, Kiddington Manor, Hinwick House and the slideshow on several British country houses, write a paragraph about what you think it might be like to live in a house like that. Compare it to the house you live in now. Your paragraph will be item J in your notes, but will be worth three points instead of 1. 

 3-Who was CS Lewis?

 CS Lewis gave radio talks during WWII. Click the YouTube link to hear what his voice sounded like (Resource 8 below). Feel free to jump around; no need to listen to his 9-minute talk.  

K.  What does his accent sound like?

L.  What topics did he talk about?

 Then click on the CS Lewis biography (Resource 9 below). List 10 facts about CS Lewis�s life as items M through V in your notes. 

 4-Vocab for the first part of the novel

 Go to Dictionary.com and look up these words (Resource 10). Copy and paste them into a word document and print. (5 points.)