Wednesday Wizard 3

The Wednesday Wizard # 3

Written by Sherryl Jordan

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When you work:

- Use full sentences in every answer

- Check the story carefully for your answers

- Be ready to explain your answers

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Week 3: Chapters 9 to 12

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Chapter 9: Seeing Stars

1. Why doesn’t Mr MacAllister trust Denzil?

(Mr MacAllister does not trust Denzil because ….he lied and has been burgling.   YES

2. Why was Denzil so fascinated by TV and the movie ‘Star Wars’?

(Denzil was fascinated by TV and star wars because ….it was like a whole different world.  YES

3. What might happen if Denzil sees all these fantastic things and then returns to where he came from?

(If Denzils sees these things and then returns home, then this is what might happen: …. he might take himself to the galaxy.  HE might change history by telling what he had seen.

4. What happened to make Mr MacAllister so happy?

(Mr MacAllister is happy because ….everyone wants to see him perform things.  YES

5. At the end of the chapter, everyone groaned when Mrs MacAllister said that she would like to keep Denzil. What are 3 positive and 3 negative things about having Denzil living with the family?

(The 3 positive things about having Denzil stay are: he likes to watch Mr MacAllister perform, he makes everybody feel happy and made Mr MacAllister get Adams good points.      √      √      √

(The 3 negative things about having Denzil stay are: he makes a huge mess, he believes in things that aren’t true and      √      √   He can go a little crazy at times.

6. Predict what is going to happen to Denzil and the dragon:

(This is what I think will happen in the rest of the story: I think Denzil will get the medallion back and make it back to the village and he would’ve gone to Rue Wednesday and seen Valvasor, when he gets back there will be damage at Valvasor’s house.

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Chapter 10: Problems and Surprises

1. Why was Adam having so much trouble working out Denzil’s calculations?

(Adam was having trouble with the calculations because ….he knew he

had to make Denzil go back seven-hundred and twenty years.      √

2. Who was Judas?       You might have to look in the class encyclopedia

(Judas was one of the twelve original disciples of Jesus Christ, who is

known for the kiss and the betrayal of Jesus to the Sanhedrin for thirty silver coins.      √ I love your detail here, Laura.

3. How does Denzil react when he is smacked by Adam? Why?

(When Adam smacks him, Denzil kicks and fights because ….he wants to find the galaxy.      He is surprised because he had never been smacked before.

4. Why don’t Travis and Adam believe Sam when she said that it was Denzil inside the TV (after he had turned himself into a mouse)?

(Travis and Adam do not believe that Denzil is inside the TV because ….they don’t think he’s a wizard.      √

5. What happened that convinced the MacAllister family that Denzil is a wizard?

(The family know Denzil is a wizard because ….they know the mouse is Denzil.      √

6. Predict: What do you think Denzil is going to do next?

(I think that Denzil is now going to ….run away.      √ AHA

Chapter 11: A Brilliant Performance

1.  Why was Mr MacAllister’s play so good?

(The play was so good because ….Denzil made some of the magic to help.      √

2. Explain why Denzil doesn’t want to go home any more

(Denzil does not want to go home any more because ….it feels like he is being included in the family.      √ Yes - he finally feels that he has a home

3. Who do you think Mrs Utherwise really is? Why do you think this?

(Mrs Utherwise is really a witch because… she is Mother Wyse. Yes

4. We find out who is really going to get eaten by a dragon. Who is it?

(We find out that it is really Denzil who is going to get eaten by a dragon)      √

5. Read to the end of the chapter. Predict: What do you think will eat Denzil?

(I think that  will eat Denzil)      √

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Chapter 12: Tuesday

1. What does Mrs Utherwise give to Sam?

(Mrs Utherwise gives hot cross buns to Sam)      √

2. Mrs Utherwise gives Sam a message to tell Denzil. How is this important to the story?

(Mrs Utherwise tells Sam that it is Maundy Thursday the day after tomorrow, then it’s Good Friday. This is important to the story because ….he will know when it will be Rue Wednesday.      √

3. Where is Noah’s charm?

(They find Naoh’s charm …..around Adam’s neck.      √

4. What does Sam say to Denzil to get him to wear the motorcycle helmet?

(Denzil wears the helmet after Sam tells him ….he’ll look like a knight.      √

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EXTRA FOR EXPERTS - CHOOSE ONE OF THESE

1. Read the next chapter

2. Continue finding out interesting information about the ‘Middle Ages’

- what was the life expectancy?

- what did people eat?

- what sports did they play?

- what were the homes like?

- who were the kings and queens?

3. Find out what happened to people who were called witches in wizards in those days

4. Go to YouTube and find movie clips about Arthur / Merlin / Live in the Middle Ages