Tarran Wanderer

Book 4: The Prydain Chronicles Name _________________________________________

By Lloyd Alexander Date __________________________________________
Analytical Reading
Use complete sentences and proper writing mechanics to answer the following
questions. When you encounter unknown words, write them on a 3x5 card and add
them to the Word Wall.

1. What kind of literature is Tarran Wanderer?

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2. What identifying characteristics do you find in the story that leads you to this
conclusion?
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3. What point of view does the story portray?

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4. What main events occurred in the story? Write them in order.

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Tarran Wanderer
Book 4: The Prydain Chronicles Name _________________________________________
By Lloyd Alexander Date __________________________________________

5. What was Tarrans original problem? What did he want to accomplish?

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6. Did you find any sentences that indicate what Tarran learns about himself as he
progresses through his adventures? Write them here.
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7. Do you notice any reoccurring themes in the story? What are they?

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8. Did Tarran find the answer to the problem he set out to solve? How do you know
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Tarran Wanderer
Book 4: The Prydain Chronicles Name _________________________________________
By Lloyd Alexander Date __________________________________________

9. Write a brief summary of the story.

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Tarran Wanderer
Book 4: The Prydain Chronicles Name _________________________________________
By Lloyd Alexander Date __________________________________________

10. Critique the story:

a. Did the author create believable situations? Why or why not?

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b. How do young people today deal with similar situations?

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c. What is one lesson you learned that you could apply to your life today?

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d. Did you like the story? Why or why not? Be specific. Use complete sentences
and correct writing mechanics.
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 Tarran Wanderer
Book 4: The Prydain Chronicles Name _________________________________________
By Lloyd Alexander Date __________________________________________
Analytic Reading Rubric

Level of
Performance Exemplary Proficient Developing Beginning
4 3 2 1
Criteria

Student Independently Student independently With some teacher Even with teacher
identifies and explains identifies and explains support, student support, student does
Key Ideas and
Content main purpose and main purpose of text identifies and explains not identify and explain
related purposes of text using relevant ideas and main purpose of text main purpose of text
using relevant ideas and details from the text. using relevant ideas and using relevant ideas and
details from the text. Student independently details from the text. details from the text.
Student independently demonstrates active With some teacher Even with some teacher
demonstrates active reading by drawing and support, student support, student does
reading by drawing and supporting valid demonstrates active not demonstrate active
supporting valid conclusions. reading by drawing and reading by drawing and
conclusions. supporting valid supporting valid
conclusions. conclusions.

Student skillfully and Student independently With some teacher Even with some teacher
Craft and Structure imaginatively, understands and applies support, student support, student does
understands and applies content vocabulary in understands and applies not consistently
content vocabulary in speaking and writing. content vocabulary in understand and apply
speaking and writing. speaking and writing. content vocabulary in
Student independently
Student Independently makes appropriate With some teacher speaking and writing.
makes innovative connections, asks support, student makes Even with some teacher
connections, asks relevant questions, and appropriate connections, support, student does
probing questions, and makes logical inferences. asks relevant questions, not consistently make
makes logical and and makes logical appropriate connections,
creative inferences. inferences. ask relevant questions,
and make logical
inferences.

Student independently Student independently With some teacher Even with teacher
and creatively synthesizes and support, student support, student does
Integration of
synthesizes and interprets text in order synthesizes and not consistently
Knowledge and
Ideas interprets text in order to explain and justify a interprets text in order synthesize and interpret
to explain and justify a central idea. to explain and justify a text in order to explain
central idea. central idea. and justify a central idea.

Student independently Student independently With some teacher Even with teacher
reads and comprehends reads and comprehends support, student reads support, student does
Range of
a wide variety of print a wide variety of print and comprehends a wide not read and
Reading/Text
Complexity and non-print text above and non-print text at variety of print and non- comprehend a wide
grade level. grade level. print text at grade level. variety of print and non-
print text at grade level.

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Tarran Wanderer
Book 4: The Prydain Chronicles Name _________________________________________
By Lloyd Alexander Date __________________________________________

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