Day One An Introduction to C.S. Lewis
English: Eighth Grade 2 Look into the Wardrobe (Chapter 1)
AN INTRODUCTION TO C.S. LEWIS
Day One
Objectives
At
the
end
of
this
lesson
students
will
be
able
to:
Recall
specific
details
about
the
life
of
the
author,
C.S.
Lewis.
Use
their
imaginations
to
give
life
to
a
drawing
of
C.S.
Lewis.
Warm-Up 10 Minutes
Board Preview 3 Minutes
List
a
group
of
names
that
are
related
to
The
Chronicles
of
Narnia
on
the
board
(Edmund,
Mr.
Tumnus,
Lucy,
Clive
Staples,
Aslan,
etc.)
and
have
them
covered
by
a
piece
of
paper.
Uncover
each
word
one
at
a
time,
asking
the
students
to
try
and
guess
how
these
names
are
related.
If
they
cannot
guess
TCoN
then
give
them
hints
to
help
to
lead
them
there.
Show Movie Trailer 7 Minutes
Show
the
students
the
trailer
from
the
movie
The
Lion,
the
Witch,
&
the
Wardrobe.
Use
it
motivate
the
students.
Resource:
Downloaded
trailer
clip
from
The
Lion,
the
Witch,
&
the
Wardrobe
Activities 35 Minutes
Read C.S. Lewis’ Biography 35 Minutes
Have
the
students
read
the
biography
of
C.S.
Lewis
and
answer
the
questions
at
the
end
of
the
bio
on
their
own
sheet
of
paper.
Do
not
let
them
write
on
the
paper.
This
way,
you
can
retain
the
copies
for
the
next
class
or
time
you
teach
this
lesson
again.
Resource:
“A
Boy
Named
Jack”
by
Heather
Kopp
from
Roar!
Wrap-Up
5
Minutes
Use
this
time
to
check
out
the
books
to
the
students.
Homework
5
Minutes
Without
using
any
outside
resources,
such
as
the
internet,
sketch
a
picture
of
what
you
think
C.S.
Lewis
might
have
looked
like.
Using
text
boxes,
describe
why
you
chose
to
include
whichever
feature
that
you
did.
Ex.,
“I
gave
him
a
big
nose
because
his
nose
would
have
always
been
in
a
book.”
This
assignment
is
worth
10
points.
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