Redwall - The Movie

Assignment: Watch Brian Jacques Redwall (the movie)

Questions:
1. Discuss atleast 3 points that were the same in both the book and the movie.

2. Discuss atleast 3 points that were different between the book and the movie.

Redwall, Book 3 - Chapter 9 - end

Assignment: finish reading Redwall, book 3, chapter 9 to the end.

Questions:

1. What do you think about the ending? Did it satisfy you or Did it leave you wanting more?

2. What was your favorite part about the ending?

3. What would you have changed if you were the author?

Redwall - Book 3 Chapters 1-8

Assignment: Read Redwall - Book 3 Chapters 1-8

Questions:
1. Where your guesses correct about the barrel that Jess was saving? What do you think of what actually happened? Was it smart? or silly?

2. What happened to the tunnel that the rats were digging? What are you thoughts & feelings about that?

3. Why didn't Matthias get hypnotized like everyone else when he faced Asmodeus? What was different about Matthias then the others?

4. What's wrong with Cluny?

Redwall - Book 2 Chapters 20-23

Assignment: Read Redwall, Book 2, Chapters 20-23

Questions:

Would you have left without telling anyone the way Matthias did? Why or Why not?

What do you think they are going to fill the barrels with? Who do you think will have the best idea? Will it be Silent Sam?

Redwall - Book 2 Chapters 14 - 20

Assignment: Read Redwall Book 2, Chapters 14-20

Questions:
Compare/Contrast "slaving under a tyrant" and "voluntary cooperation that arose from determination and good fellowship"

What does "friends in need are friends indeed" mean? Do you agree?

Redwall, Book 2 - Chapters 9-13

Assignment: Read Book 2 - Chapters 9 - 13

Questions:
Who is your favorite character?

Who do you most relate to or see yourself in their shoes?

Give a detailed example of a particular situation and why you relate to this character.

Redwall book 2 Chapters 5-8

Assignment: Read Redwall, Book 2, Chapters 5-8

Questions:

1. Write a minimum of a paragraph a chapter to summarize the events of these chapters.

2. Pick Three quotes from these chapters and tell me why you like those quotes.

Redwall - book 2 Chapters 1-4

Assignment: Read Redwall book 2, Chapters 1-4.

Questions:

1. Authors often include a humorous character or characters in a story at a dramatic or tragic point to provide comic relief, or a break from the tension of the plot. Basil Stag Hare is an example of comic relief. List three or more examples of what he does or says that makes him amusing.

2. When Cluny the Scourge orders Shadow to steal the image of Martin the Warrior from the tapestry, the residentsof Redwall are upset, disappointed, and broken-hearted. However, what do they discover as a direct result of the hole in the tapestry?

3. As we go into Book 2, chapters 1-4, what is the most notable thing that happens?

Redwall: Ch 17-20, Book 1

Please answer these questions:

1. Why is it difficult for Ragear to think for himself whn he becomes separated from Cluny?

2. What conditions does Matthias find whenhe enters the church? What does Cluny's treatment of the church tell us about him?

2b - Have you have seen anyone treat something poorly, and that action affected how you viewed that person?

Redwall: Chapters 17-20 (book 1)

Each of the sentences below is spoken by Basil Stag Hare. To help clarify what Basil means, try paraphrasing the dialect given below in your own words.

1. "Capitol camouflage. You just try lying down anywhere in the shadows. Believe you me, you'd have trouble finding yourself."

2. "Top hole-cover, absolutely!"

3. "Never let it be said in the mess that Basil Stag Hare was backward in coming forward."

4. "... munching at the old nosebag."

Redwall - Ch 17-20

Assignment: Read Redwall Chapters 1-20

Vocabulary: Look up and Write the Definition for each of these words.

1. poleaxing
2. outmoded
3. curtilage
4. repast
5. ruminate
6. curmudgeon
7. fletching
8. haversack
9. flaccid
10 sibilant

Redwall - Ch 9-16

Read Redwall Chapters 9 through 16.

As you are reading, think about the use of fear. How does Cluny hope to use fear to his advantage? How do the residents of the Abby (both the permanent and the relocated residents)react to fear?

Please give this a lot of thought and be specific in your examples. I want a couple of good paragraphs on "fear".

Redwall - Chap 6 to 8

Assignment: Read chapters 6 - 8.

Questions:
Ch 6
What is Cluny's reaction to the death of somee of his followers in the cart crash? What value does he put on life?

Ch 7
What is "large happenings for a small mouse"?

what do you think it means when the Abbot thinks "young Matthias has hidden depths"

Ch 8
Do you think Cluny's dream was an omen?

Redwall - Chapters 2 - 5

Assignment:

Read Redwall chapters 2 through chapter 5

Questions:

What type of guy is Cluny as described in Chap 2 & 4 ?

Contrast the tone of the story in Chapters 2 & 4 versus Chapters 3 & 5.

What do you feel when reading ch 2 & 4 ?

What do you feel when reading ch 3 & 5 ?

By the end of Chapter 5 - what is Matthias and Constance & the rest feeling that they weren't before?

Redwall - Chapter 1

Assignment: Read Chapter 1 of Redwall.

Questions:
1. What does the first paragraph make you think about Matthias? What type of mouse is he? What specific phrase(s) lead you to believe that?

2. How does Father Abbot think of Matthias? Is he mad at Matthias for being who he is? Why or Why Not?

3. What's your opinion of Father Abbot's view that "the day of the warrior is gone". Do you think he's right? Why?

Redwall Preface - Pre-Picture

Seth's drawn picture from the Preface.

Redwall - Preface

A "preface" is at the beginning of the book, before chapter 1 begins. This section generally gives backround to the story, and introduces the reader to a character or a setting that is central to the story.

Assignment: Read the poem at the beginning of the book. "I - am that is." What do you think this means? Try to look at the poem all by itself. If you've read the story before, confine your thoughts to ONLY the poem without bringing what you know of the story into your analysis.

Assignment: Read the paragraphs on the page opposite the poem. "It was the start of the Summer of the Late Rose. ..." Draw a picture using marker, crayon, pencil, or paint. Use the words in these paragraphs to guide your drawing. Try to put on paper exactly what you see in your mind when you read these paragraphs.

Assignment: Redwall by Brian Jacques

For the next few ..posts... we will be discussing Redwall by Brian Jacques.

Please read it and then answer the questions as they are posted.