No Such Thing as Dragons by Philip Reeve

A. Read the following pages each week.  Please resist the temptation to read ahead. We will be doing some predicting and inferring during our class discussions.  Questions should be answered based only on what has been read up to that point in time.

Novel	Week One Jan 12 - 16		Week Two Jan 19 - 22	Week Three Jan 26 - 30	Week Four Feb 2- 6
The Giver		Pg 1 - 39	Pg 40 - 87	Pg 89 - 138	Pg 139 - 179
Tiger Rising		Pg 1 - 25	Pg 26 – 55	Pg 56 – 86	Pg 87 - 116
The White Giraffe		Pg 1 - 45	Pg 46 – 86	Pg 87 – 134	Pg 135 -181
No Such Thing as Dragons		Pg 1 – 49	Pg 50 – 102	Pg 103– 145	Pg 146 - 186
Hatchet		Pg 1 - 55	Pg 56 - 118	Pg 119 - 146	Pg 147 - 195
Loser		Pg 1 - 49	Pg 50 - 100	Pg 101 - 160	Pg 161 - 218-

B. Summarize each week’s reading in your own words.  Include all important events. Leave out minor details.

C. In your language notebook answer the questions.  Include the page numbers when giving evidence from the text.  

Week One Jan 12 - 16

Week Two Jan 19 - 22

Week Three Jan 26 - 30

Week Four Feb 2- 6

Questions

1,2,3,4

5,6,7

8,9, 10

11, 12,13

1. Ansel has seen evidence that dragons exist. How does Brock explain the “evidence” away?

2. Create a “Wanted Poster” for a dragon hunter. (a template will be provided)

3. How does the fact that Ansel is mute make him an ideal travelling companion for Brock?

4. Philip Reeve writes, “There is the dragon and there is the fear of the dragon” on page 27. At this point in the novel, do you think that Brock and Ansel will encounter a real dragon?

5. How is Else’s experience like that of a fairytale character? How is it different?

6. Make a plan for capturing or defeating the dragon based on what the characters have with them and know about the situation.

7. Compare this “dragon” to others that you have read about or seen in movies.  At the beginning of page 103 Brock says, “I’m not sure any more that it is a dragon”. Do you agree or disagree?

8. How does the author use repetition and italics for emphasis?  Give examples.

9. What made Ansel feel empathy for the dragon?

10. What is the setting of this novel? Think about both the time and the place. Use evidence from the text and do some research to support your ideas.

11. Draw and colour a picture of the dragon and label it using evidence from the text. (a large sheet of blank paper will be provided)

12. How does Brock’s pride lead to his downfall?

13. Were you satisfied with the ending of the story? What do you think will happen to the dragon, Brock, Ansel and Else after the last chapter?