ARTEMIS FOWL STUDENT WORKBOOK. Name: Class:

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1 ARTEMIS FOWL STUDENT WORKBOOK Name: Class:

2 Content Lesson one: Introduction p. 2-6 Lesson two: Book of the People p Lesson three: The rescue p Lesson four: Do I need this word? p Lesson five: That s all folks! p Homework: Homework for: To read: To do: Lesson 2 chapters 1-4 (pages 1-77) Finish exercises 1-3, do exercise 4 Lesson 3 chapters 5-6 (pages ) Finish exercise 2 Lesson 4 chapter 7 (pages ) Finish exercise 3 Lesson 5 Chapters 8 epilogue (pages ) Finish exercises 1-3 Post-reading X Choose and make a post-reading assignment. Information: Try not to use a dictionary while you are reading, but use the context to see if you can figure out the meaning of a word. If you can t, then write down the word and look it up in a dictionary after you finish reading the chapter. This will help you to read more efficiently and quickly. First and foremost, enjoy reading! 1

3 Lesson one - introduction Exercise 1: Judging a book by its cover Sit in the groups that have been written down on the board. Have your copies of Artemis Fowl ready. Now, looking at and reading ONLY the front and back cover of the book, brainstorm in your groups what you think this book is about and make notes. Write down at least two things you believe this book is about. Give arguments for your choice. Some key points to think about: Criminality Line in codes Age of main character Appearance of person on the cover Artemis (think Greek gods) Fowl < -- > foul Misadventure 2

4 Exercise 2: Genres Artemis Fowl is a combination of a fairy tale, science fiction and a detective story. These are called genres in writing. In your groups discuss what you know about these genres. What are some of the specific trademarks of these genres? Specific trademarks of the genre fairy tale Example: a fairy tale is fiction, not fact. Specific trademarks of the genre science fiction Example: science fiction deals with science in the future, science as it not yet exists. Specific trademarks of the genre detective story Example: a detective story deals with a crime. Write down three examples of: a fairy tale Example: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Science fiction Example: Star Wars a detective story Example: Sherlock Holmes 3

5 Exercise 3: Cyberhunt In the book Artemis Fowl there are a few important characters. To find out more about each of these characters, you will do a cyberhunt. A cyberhunt is an online activity where you use the internet to find information about someone or something. Work together with your neighbour. Write down at least two things about each character. Use ONLY the following websites to find the information: artemisfowl.tripod.com artemisfowl.wikia.com/wiki WARNING: BE CAREFUL, BEWARE OF SPOILERS! Artemis Fowl Example: young genius The Fowl family Example: criminal family 4

6 Domovoi Butler Example: serves Artemis... Holly Short Example: female fairy... Julius Root Example: commander 5

7 Foaly Example: technical consultant Mulch Diggums Example: dwarf with a special talent... Exercise 4: Interview and record In pairs and based on what you have learnt today about Artemis Fowl interview each other. Record your interviews using your mobile phones or laptops. Talk about the genre of Artemis Fowl and your expectations of reading the book. What do you think you will like about the book? What will you not like? What will be your challenges when your read it? your recordings to me, your teacher, no later than a week from today s date. teacher@outlook.com. 6

8 Lesson 2 - Book of the People Exercise 1: I know what will happen next! Write down the three most important things which have happened in the story so far. Please write your answer in English. Now discuss with your neighbour. What is the most important thing that has happened until now? Explain your answer. Talk to your neighbour and discuss in English. What do you believe will happen next? Write down your answer. Exercise 2: The Book of the People 7

9 Exercise 2: Page for the Book of the People You are going to make a page for the Book of the People, the ancient fairy book that contains all the People s secrets, traditions and powers. Work in pairs. You may use a computer or phone to do further research, but make sure you are working on the assignment. Write a page about one of the following creatures: Sprite, Gnome, Troll, Elf, Fairy, Leprechaun, Dwarf, Centaur or Pixie. Your entry has to include: Appearance: what does your creature look like? Origin: where is your creature from? Manners: what are the things this creature typically does or does not do? Story: find and write down, in your own words, at least one story about your chosen creature. Your entry has to be at least 300 words. Carry me always, carry me well. I am thy teacher of thy herb and spell. I am thy link to power arcane. Forget me and thy magick shall wane. Ten times ten commandments there be. They will answer every mystery. Curses, cures, and alchemy; These secrets shall be thine through me. But, Fairy, remember this above all: I am not for those in mud that crawl, And forever doomed shall be the one Who betrays my secrets one by one. 8

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11 Lesson 3 - The Rescue Exercise 1: Once upon a time Once upon a time, there lived a young boy names Artemis Fowl. Most fairy tales start with once upon a time. So why not this one? Write a summary of everything that has happened so far. Your summary has to be at least ten sentences long

12 Exercise 2: Fairy tale folk Every fairy tale has a couple of set roles. You might have a princess that needs to be rescued, a prince that comes to save her and of course the antagonist, the bad guy, who needs to be defeated. But which is which in this story? Match the characters with a fairy tale role. There are more roles than characters, so think before you pick one! The evil mastermind Angeline Fowl The damsel in distress Artemis Fowl The knight or prince The fairy godmother Domovoi Butler The evil henchman (helper) Holly Short The hero or heroine Julius Root The trickster (tricks others) The crazy witch Foaly 11

13 Exercise 3: The rescue mission This Fowl person seems to know all the rules. So it s time to break a few. - Julius Root That rescue mission didn t go too well! Think you can do better? Work with your neighbour. Look at the floor plan of Fowl Manor on the next page. Describe how you would rescue Holly Short. Make sure Artemis, Juliet and Butler don t spot you. Write down at least one plan and one back-up plan. You may also illustrate your plan on the floor plan of Fowl Manor. Every rescue mission needs a tune! Look up a rescue mission worthy song on YouTube. Explain your choice

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15 Lesson 4: Do I need this word? Remember the introduction? Reading a book without using a dictionary is much more fun. But, you will come across some words you don t know! Question is; do you really need them? Exercise 1: Guess that word There are several descriptions of Mulch throughout the chapter, read them carefully: A dubious individual, even by Artemis Fowl s standards. Mulch had decided early that mining was not for him and resolved to put his talents to another use, namely digging and entering, generally entering Mud People s property. Of course this meant forfeiting his magic. Mulch had a prodigious appetite for tunnelling, and that, unfortunately, is a literal translation. Like some members of the reptile family, dwarf males can unhinge their jaws, allowing them to ingest several kilos of earth a second. We (dwarfs) have been known to be a bit treacherous. Mulch resisted the impulse to bite down. It is the strongest of dwarf urges, a genetic memory born from millennia spent tunnelling. I m not a murderer, you know, just a petty criminal. (Foaly:) Hazel, I think. Or perhaps tawny. You really do have stunning eyes, Mister Mulch. Foaly twisted a tiny cylinder into the thick tufts of hair growing from Mulch s ear. Mulch s beard and head hair were actually a matrix of antennae that helped him to navigate and avoid danger below ground. Once removed from its pore, the hair immediately stiffened in rapid rigor mortis. He flattened a conch-like ear to the red brickwork. Dwarf digestion, due to its accelerated rate, can be quite explosive. Dwarf etiquette dictated that gas be passed while still in the tunnel, but Mulch didn t have time for manners. He blew on his hairy fingers and twisted the combination dial. The constrained wind had built itself up to mini-cyclone intensity and could not be constrained. And so it exited. Rather abrasively. Blowing open Mulch s bum-flap and slamming into the rather large gentleman who had been sneaking up behind him. Now give your best guess translation for each of the underlined words in the first column. Then mark which strategy you used. You do not have to fill in all the boxes, just the ones you used. Try to give a short clarification; see next page for an example. 14

16 best guess translation context similar to other language known (parts) in English +/- other strategy dubious dubieus, twijfelachtig NL dubieus forfeiting prodigious unhinge treacherous millennia tawny tufts rigor mortis conch-like digestion manners dial abrasively 15

17 Exercise 2: True meaning Look up all the words on and write the appropriate meaning on the lines below. Extra: you could click on the pronunciation of the word if you like dubious thought not to be completely true or able to be trusted... forfeiting prodigious unhinge treacherous millennia tawny tufts rigor mortis conch-like digestion manners dial abrasively

18 Exercise 3: Do I need that word? Compare your dictionary findings to your own best guess translation. Did you guess correctly? And, if you didn t, was that really all that important? Word Guess it right? Do I need it to understand the story? Forfeiting YES / NO YES / NO Prodigious YES / NO YES / NO Unhinge YES / NO YES / NO Treacherous YES / NO YES / NO Millennia YES / NO YES / NO Tawny YES / NO YES / NO Tufts YES / NO YES / NO Rigor mortis YES / NO YES / NO Conch-like YES / NO YES / NO Digestion YES / NO YES / NO Manners YES / NO YES / NO Dial YES / NO YES / NO Abrasively YES / NO YES / NO 17

19 Lesson 5: That s all folks! Opinion tree We are going to make an opinion tree. At the bottom of the page, you see a little card. Write down your name, class and the title of the book. Did you like the book? Colour the stars. One star: I did not like it. Two stars: It was ok. Three stars: liked it. Four stars: really liked it. Five stars: it was amazing. How difficult did you find the book? Circle your answer. Write down your opinion of the book. Give at least one reason. Name: Book: Class: Rating: Difficulty: Opinion: easy/normal/a bit difficult/very difficult 18

20 Post-reading assignment Choose one of the following assignments. You will make this assignment on your own and will hand it in at the start of next lesson. Make a Facebook profile for one of the characters in the book. Describe the way they look, their interests and make a timeline using the book s events. You can make a real page on Facebook, or you can draw a Facebook page and fill it in. Be creative! Write a new entry for the Book of the People. Who is Artemis Fowl and why is he a theat to the People? Use at least 400 words. What would it look like? Make a show-box (a shoebox you can look into) of one of the scenes in the book. 19