Cut out and rearrange picture sections to reveal a mysterious dungeon creature.
SKILLS: Visual Literacy, Puzzle Solving, Fine Motor Skills, Creativity
WHEN TO USE: After Watching
1 Page
Choose a character diary, friendship letter, scene rewrite, or original magical potion recipe.
SKILLS: Creative Writing, Perspective Taking, Narrative Writing, Planning
Use a four-page R.A.C.E. guide to plan, draft, and edit an evidence-based response to one of three prompts.
SKILLS: Constructed Response, Text Evidence, Argument Writing, Revision
4 Page
Connect events and themes across Chapters 7–12, including Abigail’s mother, friendships, and escalating danger.
SKILLS: Synthesis, Reading Comprehension, Character Development, Prediction
2 Page
Trace how Abigail and Hugo’s friendship changes and evaluate its status at the end of Chapter 12.
SKILLS: Character Relationships, Text Evidence, Compare and Contrast, Inference
Interview a character from Chapters 7–12 using story evidence, then reflect on what the interview reveals.
SKILLS: Point of View, Character Analysis, Text Evidence, Creative Writing
Complete cause-and-effect chains for the potion disaster and Melistra’s campaign against Abigail.
SKILLS: Cause and Effect, Sequencing, Reading Comprehension
Track clues about Abigail’s mother across Chapters 7, 9, and 10 and identify remaining questions.
SKILLS: Close Reading, Mystery Tracking, Evidence Gathering, Inference
Analyze a vivid Chapter 7 passage and rewrite plain sentences using stronger descriptive techniques.
SKILLS: Descriptive Writing, Sensory Language, Figurative Language, Revision
Find two examples of foreshadowing and explain what they suggest about future events.
SKILLS: Foreshadowing, Prediction, Close Reading, Text Evidence