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WelcomeandIntroduction!!
WelcometotheShadowinHawthornBaybookclubvirtualkit!Pleaseusethisasyoufeelbest intermsofLanguageartsandSocialstudieslearningoutcomes/novelstudy/orbookclub!I hopeyouwillbeabletousethisbookclubkit,andcreateawonderfulenvironmentforallyour bookclubmembers!Therearemanywaystousethis,butIwouldsuggestyouselectsome questions(about510),makearecipe,handoutenoughpuzzlesforeveryone,andperhapsread outanyoftheaboveparagraphs.Ifyouchoosetouseforanovelstudymakesureyouinclude manyofthewrittenrequirementsasperyourneedsorteachersuggestions.Havefun!!

Contents:
AsummaryofShadowonHawthornBay AbiographyofJanetLunn Recipes Puzzles PuzzleSolutions Questions ChristianContentorThingstoThinkAbout Crosswordactivities

Ifyouarethinkingofusingthisasanovelstudy,pleaseincorporatemostofthefollowing suggestions:

Suggestion1)PleasewriteashortsummaryoftheShadowinHawthornBay.

(Belowisanexampleofashortsummaryorbookreview) ShadowinHawthornBaySummary
ShadowinHawthornBay,byJanetLunn,isaboutagirlnamedMairifromScotland,who hasthesecondsight.Whenshehearshermuchlovedcousincallingherallthewayfrom Canada,sheknowssheneedstofindawaytoreachhim.Mrs.Grant(whoalsohasthesecond sight)interceptsherassheleavesforCanadaandgiveshersomewordsofadviceandhelping objects.AfteralongandhardjourneytoCanada,Mairifinallyarrivesandundergoesmany challengesbeforeshefinallyfindsahome.AsMairistruggleswiththenewlandandpeople, whiletryingtofindtheFaeriesandletDuncansspiritrest,shefindsherselfandherdestiny.

Suggestion2)PleasewriteafiveparagraphbiographyontheauthorJanetLunn.Usethe
followinglinkstohelpyouinthewritingprocess. Writing5paragraphessaysuggestions. HowtowriteyourBibliography PleasenotethatSonofCitation,andBibmearetheeasiesttouse,butyouwillneedtowatchthe howtovideossuggestedintheweblinking,librarylinkabove.

Sampleofanappropriatebiography.Pleasenoteinformattingyouressay,includeatitlepage andbibliographyonthelastpage.

JanetLunnBiography

Janet Lunn wasanincredibleauthorbecauseshetooksingulareventsinhistoryandmade them come alive. This talent isexpressed keenlyinTheStoryofCanada,whichshewrotealongwith Christopher Moore. With pictures, illustrations, stories and much imagination, the events inthe historyofCanadaunfurlthemselvesseeminglybeforeyoureyes. JanetLunnwasborninDallas,Texas,onDecember28,1928,andnamedJanetLouise Swoboda.HerparentswerefromNewYorkandofGermanancestry.ThefamilymovedtoNew JerseywhenJanetwassixmonthsold,thenmovedtoafarmhouseinNorwich,Vermont,builtin 1792.DuringtheGreatDepressionherfatherwasfortunateenoughtofindworkinHanover, acrosstheConnecticutRiver.Janethadtwosistersatthattime,onewasnamedMarthaand was4yearsolderthanher,andonenamedAnnwhowas2yearsyoungerthanJanet.Attheir farmhousetheyhadaJerseycow(Emily),ahorse(DannyBoy),apig(Clarence)andalotof ducksandchickens. Weclimbedthehills,swaminthebrook,dreamedsummerafternoonsawayundertheold crabappletreeintheuppermeadowatleastthat'swhatIlovedtodo.Iusedtolieunderthat tree,imaginingthepeoplewhohadplantedit,imaginingthepioneerswhohadcutdownthe forestandbuiltourhouse.Imadeupstoriesaboutthem.Ididn'tthinkofthemasstories,though, theyweredaydreams.Allthesame,Iworkedonwhatthecharacterssaid,whattheylookedlike, whatourhouselookedlikewhenitwasnew,neverrealizingthatIwaslearningtobeawriter. (saysJanetLunnatwww.johnlunn.com/janetlunn/bio.html.) In1936,herbrotherFrankwasborn.Threeyearslater,thefamilymovedtoRye.Duringthe SecondWorldWartheymovedbacktoNewJersey,inMontclair.WhenJanetdecidedtogoto QueensUniversityinCanada,herfatherwrotetotheregistrars.Theanswercamebacksaying thatshewouldhavetofinishgrade13,andoffshewenttoNotreDameCollegeinOttawa.When shehadfinishedthere,shewenttoQueensinKingstonandthereshemetherhusband, RichardLunn,anairforceveteranwhosatbehindherinEnglishclass.WhenJanetandher husbandmovedtoTorontoin1955,theyhadthreechildrenwiththem,Eric,Jeffery,andAlec, andtwomore,KateandJohn,wereborninToronto.

Finally,oneofthemanystoriesshehadsenttomanynewspaperswaspublished!!Nexther firstbook,DoubleSpell,cameout!!Bythetimehersecondbookwaspublished,(TheRoot Cellar)theLunnshadmovedtoanoldfarmhouseinPrinceEdwardCounty,Ontario.Whenher youngesthadmovedout,shewasafulltimewriter.Herhusbanddiedin1987andJanetlivedin thefarmhouseforanother12yearsbeforemovingtoOttawa. ThejourneythatJanetLunntakesyouonwillkeepreadersentrancedwiththeeventsin historywhichcomealivewiththesprinklingofdetailandtheimaginationtheJanetLunndisplays inherwork.

Suggestion3)Ifyoulikebakingyoucouldmakesometreatstosharewithyourbookclub,
family,orteacher!!

Recipes:

AppleCake
1Tablespoonbutter Cupsugar 2Cupsflour 2Teaspoonsbakingpowder 1eggplusmilktomake1cup 68apples,peeledandsliced Combinebutter,sugar,flour,andbakingpowderstirwell.Addmilkandegg,mixingtoblend. Spreadin2greasedandfloured8inchpans.Coverwithappleslices.SprinkleToppingover applesand,ifdesiredcoconutorcinnamononthetop.Bakeinapreheated375degreeovenfor 30minutes.Makestwo8inchcakes,orstacklayersforonecake. Topping 2Tablespoonsflour

1Cupsugar 2Tablespoonsmeltedbutter Mixallingredientstogetherwithafork. Kannenberg,Cyndee.BookIofidealsDesserts,Candy&CookieCookbook.IdealsPublishing Corp.Milwaukee,Wisconsin.2008

TraditionalRichScottishShortbreadBiscuitsCookies

Ingredients

Yield: 1624Shortbreadcookies. Units:US|Metric 12ouncesplainflour 4ouncescastersugar 8ouncesbutter extracastersugar,forsprinkling(optional)

Directions:
1. 1 Mixtheflourandsugartogetherinalargebowl,andthenrubinthebutterasifyouwere makingshortcrustpastry.Usethetipsofyourfingersandensurethatallthebutterhas beenrubbedinitshouldresemblesand! 1. 2 Thenstarttokneadthepaste,pushingittogethertoformasmoothdoughtheheatof yourhandswhilstkneadinghelpsitform. 1. 3 PetticoatTails:. 1. 4

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Dividetheshorbreaddoughintotwoequalpartsandshapethemintoballs,thenflatten themoutintotworoundsusingtheheelofyourhand,toabout7"indiameterand1/4" thick. 5 Markthetopintoequalportionstriangularinshape,andthenprickthetopsalloverwith aforkmakingpatternsifyouwish!Crimptheedgesasyouwouldapiecrusttomakea decorativeedgeandplacethemontoawellgreasedbakingtrayorcookiesheet. 6 (Youcanalsouseagreasedandlined7"or8"flutededgedroundsandwich/caketin preferablywithaloosebottomforeaseoftakingtheshortbreadout.Pressthedoughinto thetinandmarkoutasabove). 7 Shortbreadfingers:. 8 Rollouttheshortbreaddough,andshapeintoarectangle,about1/2"to3/4"thick.Place ontoawellgreasedbakingtrayorcookiesheetasbefore,andmarkinto"fingers"prick overwithaforkagain.Youcanalsopressthedoughintoan8"square baking/sandwich/brownietinandthenmarkoutthefingersasabove. 9 (PleaseNote:Thefingersarealwaysthickerthanthepetticoattailsandshortbread rounds). 10 ShortbreadRounds:. 11 Rollouttheshortbreaddoughandusingabiscuitorcookiecutter,cutintoroundsof about2"to3"indiameter,about1/4"inthickness.Placethemonawellgreasedbaking trayorcookiesheet. 12 WoodenShortbreadMould:. 13 Youcanalsoplacethedoughintoadecorativewoodenshortbreadmould,beforeturning itoutontoagreasedbakingtray.TraditionalScottishwoodenmouldscanbebought onlineandusuallyhaveaThistledesignwithheavilyflutededges. 14 Baketheanyoftheaboveshortbreadbiscuitsinapreheatedoven160C/325F/GasMark 3forbetween20to30minutes,oruntiltheyarepaleandgoldenbutNOTbrown! 15 Sprinkleextracastersugaroverthetopassoonastheycomeoutoftheovenifyou wish. 16 Allowtheshorbreadbicuitstocoolslightlyonacoolingrack,beforecuttingintofingersor "petticoattails". 17

Allowtocoolcompletelybeforestoringinanairtighttinorcontainer.NB:Thesewilllast forabout10to14daysinacool,dryanddarkpantry.Theycanalsobefrozenwithgreat results! Hereistheoriginalrecipe Otherrecipesinclude: Scottishoatcakes Baps Johnnycakes Orperhapsyoucouldmakesomejamsuchasblackberryjam,orrosehipjelly!!

Suggestion4)Thefollowingquestionsmaybeusedasabaseforabookclubdiscussion,
orreadingcomprehensionquestions.

Questions:
1)WhydoyouthinkMairiwasafraidoftheforest? 2)IfyouhadMairi's"powers",howwouldyouusethem?ie.Wouldyoutellpeopletheirfate? 3)WhydoyouthinkthateveryonewasafraidofMairi? 4)IfyouwenttoScotland,howwouldyouhandletheirbeliefs(imaginingthatyouhadtochange yourwholeparadigmtofitinorbesupposedevil)? 5)Wouldyouhaverunawaytoanothercontinent,becauseyouheardsomeoneyoulovedcalling you(takingintoaccounttheconditionsunderwhichshehadtotravel)? 6)Whenyoufoundoutthatyourlovedonehadwantedyoutojoinhimindeathandeventriedto "take"yourlovedadoptedchild,howwouldyoureact? 7)Whichwasyourfavoritecharacterandwhy? 8)WhatdidyouthinkoftheGaelicinthebook,andthesmalldictionaryinthebeginning? 9)Didyoueverhaveafriendthatseemedtoknowwhatyouweredoingevenwhenyouhadnt toldthem(likeMrs.Grant)? 10)Haveyoueverfeltaconnectionwithsomeone,likeMairihadwithDuncan? 11)Howdoyouthinkyouwouldhandleitifyouenduredmanytrialstogettosomeone,onlyto findouttheyhaddied? 12)Wouldyouhaveahardtimebelievingsomeonecouldtellthefuture. 13)Wouldyouhavethecouragetoruninsideaburningbarntosavesomeone? 14)Whatisthebravestthingyoueverdid? 15)Wouldyoutrustthepeoplearoundyouinanewandstrangecountry? 16)Haveyoueverbeenafraidofthewater? 17)Haveyoueverheardthesoundofaloonandthoughtitwasmagical? 18)WhereisyourfavoriteplaceinCanadaandwhy? 19)HaveyoueverbeentoScotland?Shareyourexperiences,orwhatyouknowaboutthis country? 20)Haveyoueverknownsomethingwasgoingtohappentosomeoneanddidnttellthem?

21)Doyouthinkthatyouwouldbewillingtotendsheep,orteachschool,ormakeclothtomake moneyforyourpassagehome? 22)WouldyoumakefriendswithanIndianwoman? 23)Whatwouldyousayifyourfriendbecamepregnantandthendecidedtomarrythebabys grandfather? 24)Wouldyoulikelivingaloneinyourcousinshouse? 25)Whatwouldyoudoifyousawanapparitionofyourdeadcousininalake? 26)Wouldyouknowhowtotakecareofasickbaby?Haveyou? 27)Wouldyoueatoatmealoutofabagthatyouhadpickedaratoutof?Whatifthiswasallyou hadtoeat? 28)CouldyoulivewithoutsomeonewhomeansasmuchtoyouaDuncandidtoMairi? 29)Haveyoueverhaddandelioncoffee? 30)WhatwouldyougiveyournewfriendsandneighborsforChristmas,ifyoudidnothave much? 31)Haveyouevertriedtoweavesomething? 32)WhydoyouthinkMrs.GranttoldMairitoBewarethedark? 33WhatGravedangerdidthedarkholdforMairi? 34)WhydoyouthinkthatMairifeltsopeacefulonceshehadenteredtheforest? 35)HaveyoueverfeltasMairifeltoncesheenteredtheforest? 36)WhydoyouthinkthatHenrywasafraidbutalsopartialtoMairi? 37)WhatwouldyouthinkifyourfamilysentyoutheequivalentoftheCairngormBrooch? 38)Wouldyoubelievethatthefairiesweretakingcareofyou,andhowwouldyoureactwhen youfoundoutthatitwasnotthem? 39Howdoyouthinkyourfamilywouldreact,ifyousaidyouneededtosellthefamilyheirloomfor passagemoneytomakethetreacherousjourneytoanothercountry? 40)HasanyoneevertreatedyouasMrs.GrantdidwithMairi? 41)Hasanyoneeverstolensomethingfromyou?Howdidyoureact? 42)Haveyoueverbeenonalongjourneyonaboat?Shareyourexperience? 43)HaveyoueverbeeninsuchconditionsasMairiexperiencedontheAndrewMacBride? 44)Haveyoueverbeencomfortedbysingingasongwhenyouwereafraid?Howdoyoudeal withbeingafraid? 45)Haveyoueverhadtodealwithtroublesomechildren?Howdidyoureact? 46)Haveyouevertoldsomeonesomethingandbeentolditwasnonsense?Howdidyoufeel? 47)Ifyouwerepressuredtodosomethingorgosomewhereyouwereafraidof(likegoinginthe forest)wouldyoudoit? 48)WhydoyouthinkMairiwasafraidofHenrysometimes?

Suggestion5)Thereareseveraloptionstoexhibityourresearchandlearning:
a)MakeaGlogusingGlogsterdescribingtheplotofthestory,orsharingcharacteranalyses. Glogisanonlinevisualposter.WatchVideoonhowtomakeaGlog. b)MakeashortPowerPointdiscussingthethemesofthebook. c)WriteaparagraphaboutCanadaaround1815. d)MakeatimelineusingTikiToki e)Makeavideotrailersharingyourbookreviewinmovieformat,usingImovie,WindowsMovie Maker,stopmotion,orvirtualworldandfilmyourmachinima.Videotrailerssharethehighlights oftheplotwithoutgivingtoomuchdetail,rathersettingthescenetoinviteviewerstoreadmore. 6)Designyourownbookcoverrepresentingtheartisticelementsofthestoryline. Sampleanswer. Optionc)CompletedparagraphsummaryofCanadaaround1815.

Canada,1815:
In1815,theNapoleonic,andtheAmericanwarshadjuststoppedandthegreatmigrationwas justbeginning.Thegreatmigrationwasenhancedbythefactthepricesoftraveldropped,the depressionafterthewarhadjuststarted,andmanysoldierswerelefttofindworkastheycould. Theroadswerebadandhardtotravelandtheconditionontheboatswasabominable. Hundredsofbodieswerecrammedintoaverysmallspacetheysharedwithratswhichcould getintotheirfoodandbelongings.Diseaseinsuchasmallspacewascommonandsome peoplediedbeforeeverreachingshore.InShadowonHawthornBayonemansaysemphatically thatifhehastopickonemoreratoutofhisoats,hewilljumpoverboard!Oncearrivedtheyhad totravelalongmorebadroadsfraughtwithperil,wildanimalsandIndianswhowereviewedas savages.Amongthesettlerstherearoseastrongsenseofcommunityanddutytohelpones neighbors,sincewhoknewwhenyoumightneedthemtoreturnthefavor.Someofthe charactersinthenovelareloyalistswhohadescapedtheAmericanRevolution.Theyweregiven loyalistgrantsfromthekingfor,youguessedit,beingloyal!

Suggestion6)WhichcharactersoreventsinthestorycouldbeinterpretedwithChristian
WorldvieworChristiancharacter?

ChristianContentorThingstoThinkAbout:
1.WhywasMairiafraidoftheforest? PerhapsMairithoughtthattheforestwasemptytohersecondsightbecausetherewereno spiritsoroldpeople.Itwouldlookblackandemptyasanendlesshole,andwhowouldgointo that?ItsaysinJob34:22Thereisnodarkplace,nodeepshadow,whereevildoerscanhide. PerhapsMairiviewedtheforestasadarkplacewithadeepshadowwhereevillurked 2.WhydidMairigointotheforestaftershehadsetDuncanatrest? PerhapsMairihadalsosettorestherfear.OrperhapstheshadowofDuncanhadshadowed theforestaswell.Butperhapsasitsaysin1John4:18Thereisnofearinlove.Butperfectlove drivesoutfear,becausefearhastodowithpunishment.Theonewhofearsisnotmadeperfect inlove.herloveforLukedroveoutthefearoftheforestorperhapsshereplacedDuncanwith Lukeinherheart,andthusreplacedtheshadowintheforestwithlove. 3.HowdidMairihavetochangeherbeliefs? WhenMairicametoCanadashetriedtofindtheoldpeopleandtriedtofindsomeofherbeliefs inaChristiantown.WhenshefoundoutthatitwasLukewhowasbringingthefoodandother belongingsshewasangry,becauseshewantedtobelievethattherewerefairiesinCanada. WhenMairifinallyacceptedthattheyweretheoldpeople,shewasabletoputherfearsbehind her.

4.Giveevidencefromthebible? Inthebibleitsays Donottreatprophecieswithcontempt.1Thessalonians5:20(thatisexactlywhatthepeopleof CanadadidtoMairi) Sonofman,thehouseofIsraelissaying,Thevisionheseesisformanyyearsfromnow,and heprophesiesaboutthefutureEzekiel12:27 Hehadfourunmarrieddaughterswhoprophesied.Acts21:9

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