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Novel ideas

Mary pope osborne’s

TheMagic tree house

series

Book #33 carnival at candlelight

Crystal and Thomas Rende

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Authors: Crystal and Thomas RendeCover Illustrator: Heather Tang

Novel IdeasMary Pope Osborne’s: The Magic Tree House SeriesBook #33 Carnival At Candlelight

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using the novel studyThe novel study can be used in four ways:

Independent reading at student created paced

Small group independent reading student created paced

Small group reading guided by the teacher

Whole class reading guided by the teacher.

Each novel study has the following key literacy elements:

Vocabulary:The students will increase their vocabulary with worksheets that are designed to

have students rewrite the words, alphabetize the words, and unscramble the words.

Usage:The students will better understand the meaning of the new vocabulary by seeing

the word used in sentences and identifying the correct spelling, creating a sentence andillustrating the use of the word, and filling a cloze story.

Comprehension:The questions come in two forms. The first is basic comprehension directly from

the story. This is your “Who, What, Where, Why, How, When” question.The second form is analysis of information and events in the story. The student is

required to explain an answer, respond as if they were in the story, or state what theythink the character(s) should do.

Sequencing:The student is required to take a list of events in the story and reorder them in a

sequence that correctly follows the story.

Creative Writing:The student will take what they have learned from the story and apply it to a

creative writing piece. The directions for the creative writing piece are set up in abulleted format (common to most state standardized tests) to encourage students toorganize their writing better.

THE NOVEL STUDY CAN BE PRINTED AND STAPLED AS APACKET USING THE INTRODUCTION AS THE COVER PAGE.

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#33 carnival at candlelight

Morgan thinks it is time for Jack and Annie to learn magic on theirown. Merlin is not sure so he has set up four tests for Jack and Annie toaccomplish.

It’s carnival time in Venice and Jack and Annie are sent there. It isalmost three hundred years in the past and the Grand Lady of the Lagoonneeds to be saved. Teddy and Kathleen can’t go with them but they giveJack and Annie a book of spells to help them.

Will the book of spells be enough to help Jack and Annie completetheir mission? Read on and find out!

Name _______________________

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Name _________________________

Directions: Rewrite the following words.

alley _____________

canals _____________

canvas _____________

carnival _____________

cautious _____________

disaster _____________

dream _____________

fireworks _____________

floods _____________

gondola _____________

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gondolier _____________

lagoon _____________

magnificent _____________

mane _____________

mythology _____________

painter _____________

palace _____________

prison _____________

square _____________

terrace _____________

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Name _________________________

Directions: On the lines provided, rewrite the following words inalphabetical order.

dream painter floodscautious square mythologycarnival palace manecanals prison terracegondola alley magnificentgondolier fireworks canvaslagoon disaster

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________

4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________

7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________

10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________

13. __________ 14. __________ 15. __________

16. __________ 17. __________ 18. __________

19. __________ 20. __________

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Name _________________________

Directions: Unscramble the words to make the vocabulary words in theword list.

1. emadr2. itosuuac3. vlianrca4. lacans5. adoonlg6. dlireogno7. gnoaol8. nertapi9. ruaeqs

10. plcaae11. iosnrp12. elayl13. kwfierros14. sesiadrt15. dolofs16. ogloyytmh17. name18. ractree19. fceingiamnt20. vsaanc

alley canalsdisaster dreamgondolier lagoonpainter palace

WORD LIST

canvas carnival cautiousfireworks floods gondolamagnificent mane mythologyprison square terrace

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Name _________________________

Directions: Underline the correct spelling of each word.

1. I had fun at the bowling (alle, alley).

2. Venice has many (canals, cannels).

3. The artist used a very large (canvas, knaves) for his painting.

4. My favorite summer time fun is going to the (carneval, carnival).

5. We were very (cautious, cawshus) about walking home at night.

6. A hurricane is a natural (disaster, dizaster).

7. My little sister had a (dreem, dream) she was locked in a candy store all night.

8. My town has a great 4th of July (fireworks, firworkes) display.

9. The heavy rain caused (floods, fluds) in several towns along the river.

10. We road on a (gondola, gondula) in Venice.

11. The (gondolear, gondolier) steered the boat towards the dock.

12. We swam all day in the (lagun, lagoon).

13. The feast was (magnifisent, magnificent).

14. The lion’s (main, mane) was beautiful.

15. We studied Greek (mythology, mithology) last week in school.

16. The (painter, panter) used many different colors for the sunset.

17. My family and I visited a (palace, palase) in Paris.

18. The police took the criminal to (prizon, prison).

19. The festival was held in the town (square, squaire).

20. The (terace, terrace) had several tables to sit at.

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Name _________________________

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

CHAPTER ONE

1. How did Jack and Annie know they had to go to the tree house?___________________________________________________________

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2. How many mission must Jack and Annie use magic on? Why?___________________________________________________________

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3. Without the tree house, how can Kathleen and Teddy get back toCamelot?

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CHAPTER TWO

1. Where has this Merlin Mission taken Jack and Annie?___________________________________________________________

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2. What is the mission?___________________________________________________________

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3. What is a carnival?___________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER THREE

1. Why was the beginning of the mission not very successful?___________________________________________________________

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2. How were Jack and Annie able to get past the guards?___________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER FOUR

1. What happened to Jack and Annie when they snuck into the palace?___________________________________________________________

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2. How did they escape?___________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER FIVE

1. Before meeting Lorenzo, how did Jack and Annie feel about how theywere doing on their quest?

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2. After they met with Lorenzo, how have their feelings changed?___________________________________________________________

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3. Who is the Grand Lady of the Lagoon?___________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER SIX

1. What conditions would create a flood in Venice?___________________________________________________________

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2. Who were the two men that will tell Jack and Annie the real time?___________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER SEVEN

1. Which spell did Jack and Annie use? Why?___________________________________________________________

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2. Where did Jack and Annie have the lion take them? Why?___________________________________________________________

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3. How did Neptune save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon?___________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER EIGHT

1. How did Jack and Annie know it was time to go home?___________________________________________________________

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2. What gift did Lorenzo give to Jack and Annie? Why?_____________________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER NINE

1. Who were the gondoliers? How do you know?___________________________________________________________

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2. Do you think Jack and Annie will have enough room on the canvas toput everything they want on it? Explain.

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Name _________________________

Directions: Draw a picture of the four vocabulary words from the story.Then, write a sentence using the word in it.

fireworks

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gondola

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mane

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alley

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Name _________________________

Directions: Use the shapes to put the letter of the events in correct order.

1. 2. 3.

6. 5. 4.

7. 8.

a. Jack and Annie snuck past the guards but were caught anyway.b. The two men tell Jack and Annie the real time.c. Jack and Annie are sent to Venice to save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon.d. Neptune stops the storm and saves Venice from and awful flood.e. Jack and Annie have successfully completed their first of four test missions.f. Jack and Annie use a spell to make a stone lion come to life.g. Jack and Annie are being tested to see if they can handle magic.h. Lorenzo explains who the Grand Lady of the Lagoon is to Jack and Annie.

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Directions: Fill in the blankall of the words will be used

Jack and Annie hthey get to the tree hosent to Venice at ____of the __________. Ttwo __________ from

Jack and Annie tMark’s __________ a__________. When tnamed Lorenzo.

Lorenzo sets thetrying to stop a _____the __________ displwith wings. Jack is hhe doesn’t fall off.

Jack and Annie acauses __________ totrident and the storm

Jack and Annie rfrom Lorenzo. Afterseen, he gives them aon. They return to Fr

alley canalsdisaster dreamgondolier lagoonpainter palace

WORD LIST

canvas carnival cautiousfireworks floods gondolamagnificent mane mythologyprison mane terrace

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s with the correct word for each sentence. Not. No word will be used twice.

ave the same __________. Whenuse they realize it was true. They are______ time to save the Grand Ladyhey ride in a __________ pushed byand island to the city of Venice.

ravel to the __________ in Saintnd are arrested and taken tohey escape, they find a __________

m in the right direction. They are_____ from hitting Venice. Duringay, they fly out to sea riding a lionolding onto the lion’s __________ so

sk Neptune to stop the storm before itdestroy Venice. He waves his

goes away and the sea is calm again.eturn to Venice and receive a giftthey tell him what they had done and__________ to paint their adventureog Creek full of adventure.

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Name _________________________

1. Write a sentence using the word dream.___________________________________________________________

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2. Write a sentence using the word cautious.___________________________________________________________

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3. Write a sentence using the word terrace.___________________________________________________________

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4. Write a sentence using the words floods and disaster.___________________________________________________________

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5. Write a sentence using the words mythology and magnificent.___________________________________________________________

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6. Write a paragraph using the words gondola, gondolier, canals,lagoon, and square.

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Book summary

Title: ________________________________________________________

Author: ______________________________________________________

Illustrator: ____________________________________________________

List the main characters: _________________________________________

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Setting: ______________________________________________________

Write a paragraph describing what you liked about the story._____________________________________________________________

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Illustrate your favorite scene from the story. Tell which scene it is on the bottom.

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CREATIVE WRITING

Write a story about traveling to Venice in time for the carnival. Explainwhat types of costumes you wear and see. Tell of the many events andactivities at happen at the carnival. Be sure to include:

An explanation of what carnival isDetails of the sites and experiences at the carnivalHow the carnival endsUse your imagination and have funCheck punctuation, sentencing, and spellingWrite the final draft on lined paper

ROUGH DRAFT_____________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

PAGE #7 and PAGE #91. alley2. canals3. canvas4. carnival5. cautious6. disaster7. dream8. fireworks9. floods10. gondola11. gondolier12. lagoon13. magnificent14. mane15. mythology16. painter17. palace18. prison19. square20. terrace

PAGE #81. dream2. cautious3. carnival4. canals5. gondola6. gondolier7. lagoon8. painter9. square10. palace11. prison12. alley13. fireworks14. disaster15. floods16. mythology17. mane18. terrace19. magnificent20. canvas

CHAPTER ONE1. They both had the same dream about the tree house, Teddy, and Kathleen.2. They have to do four missions to prove to Merlin they can do magic.3. They have magic rings from Morgan.

CHAPTER TWO1. They are traveling to Venice over 250 years ago.2. They need to save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon.3. A festival where everyone wears disguises and all are equals.

CHAPTER THREE1. They couldn’t find the Lady of the Lagoon and Tiepolo was in Milan.2. Two clowns on stilts distracted the guards long enough for them to slip past.

CHAPTER FOUR1. They were caught by the guards and thrown into a prison cell.2. They used the Make Metal Soft spell and bent open the bars on the door.

CHAPTER FIVE1. They felt like they were failing the mission.2. Jack and Annie felt like they understood the mission better.3. The Grand Lady of the Lagoon was the name given to the city of Venice.

CHAPTER SIX1. High tides, strong winds from the south, heavy flow of water from the mountains, and a strong

storm out at sea.2. They were two bronze statues that were striking the bell.

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CHAPTER SEVEN1. They used the Make Stone Come Alive spell to make the lion come to life.2. They were going out to sea to find Neptune.3. He stopped the storm.

CHAPTER EIGHT1. The words in the poem told of the angel of gold that would give them a sign and it did.2. He wanted them to paint what they saw the night before on the canvas.

CHAPTER NINE1. The gondoliers were Teddy and Kathleen. Jack accidentally pulled a gondolier’s glove off and he

was wearing the same ring Teddy wears.2. Answers will be student opinions.

PAGE #151. g2. c3. a4. h5. b6. f7. d8. e

PAGE #16 – words are listed in order of appearance in story1. dream2. carnival3. lagoon4. gondola5. gondolier6. palace7. square8. prison9. painter10. disaster11. fireworks12. mane13. floods14. canvas