Title: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Lewis) Level T
Quick summary: Four children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy) are sent to live with a professor in the country to
escape London’s air raids during World War II. While there Lucy leads them all into the magical world of
Narnia to help Aslan and the Narnians against the cruel reign of the White Witch. Edmund betrays them to the
White Witch. Will he have done enough to ruin Narnia forever?
Possible Reading Assignments: (8 days) 1: Ch. 1-2 2: Ch. 3-4 3: Ch. 5-6 4: Ch. 7-8
5: Ch. 9-11
6: Ch. 12-13
7: Ch. 14-15
8: Ch. 16-17
Summary
Ch. 1
Pgs.3-10
Lucy looks
into the
Wardrobe
Ch. 2
Pgs. 11-23
What Lucy
Found there
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent to live in
the country with a Professor and Housekeeper;
away from the London air raids. Lucy discovers
Narnia while the children are exploring the
mansion on a rainy day and meets the Faun.
Lucy learns the fauns name, tells him that she is
human. Mr. Tumnus asks her for tea and tries to
kidnap her but lets her go because he feels sorry
for her.
Ch. 3
Pgs. 24-33
Edmund and
the
Wardrobe
Lucy returns home thinking hours have passed.
Peter, Susan, and Edmund think she is just
playing a game and don’t believe her story about
the wardrobe. Edmund follows Lucy back to the
wardrobe and finds himself in Narnia and meets
the White Witch.
Ch.4
Pgs. 34-43
Turkish
Delight
The White Witch gives Endmund food and drink
magically and asks him about where he came
from, his family, and so forth. Edmund doesn’t
think twice about answering and gives away a lot
of information. On the way back he meets Lucy
who was with Mr. Tumnus and keeps secret who
he met.
After returning to their own world Lucy is
excited to tell everyone that Edmund has been to
Narnia as well, which Edmund denies and says he
was just “playing along” with childish fantasies.
Lucy is very upset and moody. Peter and Susan
talk to the Professor about the issue and find
out who they believe most. The Children hide in
the wardrobe from Mrs. Macready and her tours.
While in the wardrobe the children find that
they are in Narnia. Edmund lets it slip that he
recognizes the place and everyone is upset with
him. They go to Mr. Tumnus’s home but find it
destroyed and him gone. A note is left in the
ruins about the White Witch being responsible.
Ch. 5
Pgs. 44-53
Back on this
side of the
Door
Ch. 6
Pgs. 54-62
Into the
Forest
Difficult Vocabulary
Row
Muffler
Parcels
Inquisitive 11
Cair Paravel 12
Melancholy 12
Shan’t
Nymphs, Dryads
Jollification
Sledge, inquisitive
Purpose for
reading/Comp. Strategy
Predictions/ Questioning
Descriptions and
Character Analysis
Character development
and prediction. The
introduction of the white
witch brings in a new
element. Predictions as to
what Edmund will do when
faced with this element
Character Development –
Edmund and how he
thinks (selfish) the
conflict going on in his
mind when he meets Lucy
Character development –
Would you trust Edmund
after the stunt he
pulled?
Who would You believe?
The magnificent story or
the deceiving Edmund?
Visualization / Plot
development/ Prediction
Now that they are all in
Narnia who will they
believe? Will it cause
problems? What do you
think the results will be?
Compare/Contrast Movie
and book.
Ch. 7
Pgs. 63-76
A day with
the beavers
Ch. 8
Pgs. 77-87
What
happened
after
dinner
Ch. 9
Pgs. 88-99
In the
Witches
House
Ch.10
Pgs. 100-110
The Spell
begins to
Break
Ch. 11
Pgs. 111-122
The children meet a beaver that talks he lets
them know that he is on the right side by giving
them Lucy’s handkerchief from Mr. Tumnus. He
tells them about Aslan and the power of the
White Witch. He leads them to his home where
he feeds them. Snow covers their tracks
Beaver tells them what will likely happen to Mr.
Tumnus (he will be turned into a statue) He tells
them about Aslan and of the prophecy of the
Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve. He tells
the children that Aslan wants to meet them at
the Stone table as soon as possible. They find
out that Edmund has gone to the White Witch.
Edmund travels through the snow without a coat
in search for the home of the White Witch. He
comes upon a castle with pointy spires and cold
looking entrance. He enters and finds a courtyard
full of statues, as he comes closer he goes to
step over a wolf that he thinks is a statue and
meets Maugrim a faithful servant of the Witch.
He seeks an audience with the Witch and is
reprimanded for not bringing his brother and
sisters he informs the Witch that he has
brought them as far as the Beavers house and
that they are headed to the stone table to meet
Aslan. The Witch is very upset and tells the
dwarf to hitch up her sled, the one without the
bells.
Mr. and Mrs. Beaver pack and leave with the
remaining 3 children Peter, Susan and Lucy. They
hike for a while before resting in a hiding place
of Mr. Beavers. They awaken to the jingling of
bells from a harness. Mr. Beaver ventures out
and finds that it is Father Christmas, the first
sign that the Witches power is weakening. He
gives everyone gifts, Mrs. Beaver a new sewing
machine, Mr. Beaver a new sluice gate and
patched hut, Peter a sword and shield, Susan a
bow and arrow and hunting horn that will call help
whenever she needs it, and Lucy a small glass vial
filled with the juice of a flower with the power
to heal anyone with a few drops and a small
dagger. His final parting gift is a tea for all
before they continue on their journey
Now back to Edmund, he is alone with the Witch
as the dwarf is setting up the sled. Edmund asks
if he can have some more Turkish Delight to
which the Witch calls him a fool and feeds him
stale bread and water. The three, dwarf, Witch
and Edmund depart to go find the other 3
children and on the way meet up with a group of
rejoicing squirrels, satyrs, and others whom the
Plot Development/
character introduction –
Aslan, White Witch,
Beaver
Plot Development –
Problem – Edmund
disappears. How will this
affect the storyline? Will
the prophecy come true?
Compare/Contrast
Edmunds desire for a
treat leads him to the
white witch. Does he
deserve the treatment
that he gets? What do
you think that he learns
from putting his desires
over that of his siblings
and of helping Narnia?
Will this serve him in the
future?
Predictions – the witch
leaves in a sled and the
children hear a sled with
the bells approaching.
They were given gifts
that they needed, what
things do you think you
would need?
Needs vs. Wants
Character connections
Edmund learns
compassion as he sees
the power of the witch
and the ruthlessness with
which she uses it.
Ch. 12
Pgs. 123133
Ch. 13
Pgs.134-144
Ch. 14
Pgs. 145155
Triumph of
the White
Witch
Ch. 15
Pgs.156-166
Witch turns to stone upon hearing that they are
rejoicing for Aslan is back. Edmund steps in and
asks for mercy for them and gets slapped as a
rebuke. The sled gets stuck because of the
melting snow and they are required to walk.
Beaver and the children walk along enjoying the
spring weather, reach the stone table and meet
Aslan. Aslan takes Peter aside and shows him the
Castle where he will reign as High King as the
firstborn. They hear Susans horn as she is
calling for help, Aslan tells everyone to back away
this is Peters battle. Peter fights with Maugrim
the wolf to protect his sisters and kills him. He is
knighted Sir Peter “Wolfs bane” and then
reprimanded for not cleaning his sword and
reminded to always keep his sword clean. The
rest of the camp are encouraged to follow the
other wolf and find Edmund to rescue him.
The White Witch is greeted by the wolf who
informs her of the death of Maugrim, she
instructs him to round up the rest of her army
and have them gather for battle. She decides to
kill Edmund and before she can do so is attacked
by those sent to rescue Edmund and has to turn
herself and the dwarf into a stump and a rock to
escape from the onslaught. Edmund returns to
camp and is seen talking to Aslan by the rest of
his siblings. Aslan tells them not to ask about the
issue and to forget it. A dwarf from the Witches
Camp comes and asks for an audience with Aslan.
The Witch comes to claim Edmund as hers as all
traitors are supposed to be. Aslan takes the
Witch aside and talks to her as a result Edmund
is allowed to stay. They move the army from the
stone table to the Fords of Beruna.
Lucy and Susan sense sadness in Aslan and in the
middle of the night sense him leaving, see him
leave and follow him. He senses them and lets
them follow him up to a certain point and then
tells them to return. Lucy and Susan watch as
Aslan walks up to the stone table and subjects
himself to great humiliations and cruelty the
White Witch and her minions. They tie him up,
shave him and of his mane spit on him, pull his
hair and finally kill him. After his death they
rally together to go and finish off conquering
Narnia by battling Peter and the rest of the host
of Narnia.
Lucy and Susan stay hidden while those in the
witches service pass by their place of
concealment. After they are done Lucy and Susan
go up to Aslan and weep over him, and try to undo
the knots that hold him fast. Mice come and
Connections – what do
you think you would do if
your sibling was in
danger? Would you have
the wherewithal to risk
your life? What battles
do we fight?
Character Development –
Edmund/Aslan , Travel
Tracer – there is a
change in the setting as
the camp moves from the
stone table to the fords
of Beruna. Compare with
the movie where the
camp remains at the
fords.
Connections – Do we see
others that sacrifice to
save others and are
subject to humiliations?
What could Aslan and the
White Witch represent
in this world?
Character Development
of Susan and Lucy/ Plot
Development with the
change in Aslan.
chew through the ropes, Lucy and Susan remove
them from Aslan and set them aside, at this point
it is getting close to dawn and Lucy and Susan
walk away from the Stone Table to watch the sun
rise. As they turn from the table and see the sun
come up they hear the cracking of the stone
table, turn to look and see that Aslan has
disappeared and the Stone table on which he was
lying is broken in two. Aslan then appears and
tells them that if the White Witch had truly
understood the Deep Magic she never would have
done what she did. Aslan then tells the children
to climb on his back and hold on tight. They ride
Aslan until they get to the Witch’s castle in the
courtyard.
Ch. 16
Aslan begins to breathe on the statues in the
Connections/ Character
Pgs. 167courtyard of the White Witch. Slowly they seem
Development
177
to thaw out and regain their animal form. As they
What would you compare
come alive they help in finding all animals and
Aslan breathing on stone
Aslan keeps breathing on them. Soon they gather
animals and having them
together and Aslan tells the lions and leopards to
come back to life? What
smell out the battle and lead them to it. They
would be a good
join just in time to stem the tide and win. Aslan
comparison of Aslan vs.
takes on the White Witch and kills her and the
The White Witch? Why
rest of the servants of the white witch flee for
did all four of the
their safety.
children need to band
The rest of Narnia arrives at Cair Paravel for the
together why couldn’t
coronation of the four children as the Kings and
Edmund have been left?
Queens of Narnia and during the celebration
Aslan leaves.
Ch. 17
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are quite old and
What is the figurative
Pgs.178-189 are persuing the white stag which will grant them
language meaning by
wishes if they can catch him as they chase him
chasing a White Stag and
they arrive at the lamppost where their
granting wishes? Why
adventure began and start to walk towards it and
couldn’t they catch the
back through the wardrobe and into our own
stag? Do you think it led
world again. No time passed and they had a
them to the lamppost?
wonderful adventure.
Why?
Other Activities/Ideas: There are many allegories that could be drawn with reading this book. Bring out that many
times writers have characters represent ideas or morals to get across a message. Compare the book and the movie
there are some differences in both.