What items would you need to save the world from an evil wizard? Prior to reading Susan Cooper's young adult contemporary fantasy The Dark is Rising, and to generate interest in the tale, class groups must reach consensus on a list of items they would need to destroy the wizard and save the world from darkness.

Concepts

reading comprehension strategies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups post their ratings and explain the rationale for their choices
• The the ratings posted throughout the unit

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a series of activities designed to accompany a reading of The Dark is Rising

Pros

• The packet includes a rationale for the activity and a template for the problematic situation

Cons

• The activity presumes class members have experience working through disagreements to reach consensus