Novel ideas

Mary pope osbornes

The
Magic tree house
series
Book #33 carnival at candlelight

Crystal and Thomas Rende

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Novel Ideas: Carnival at Candlelight

Authors: Crystal and Thomas Rende

Cover Illustrator: Heather Tang

Novel Ideas

Mary Pope Osbornes: The Magic Tree House Series

Book #33 Carnival At Candlelight
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Novel Ideas: Carnival at Candlelight

using the novel study

The novel study can be used in four ways:

Independent reading at student created paced

Small group independent reading student created paced

Small group reading guided by the teacher

Whole class reading guided by the teacher.

Each novel study has the following key literacy elements:
Vocabulary:
The students will increase their vocabulary with worksheets that are designed to
have students rewrite the words, alphabetize the words, and unscramble the words.
Usage:
The students will better understand the meaning of the new vocabulary by seeing
the word used in sentences and identifying the correct spelling, creating a sentence and
illustrating the use of the word, and filling a cloze story.
Comprehension:
The questions come in two forms. The first is basic comprehension directly from
the story. This is your Who, What, Where, Why, How, When question.
The second form is analysis of information and events in the story. The student is
required to explain an answer, respond as if they were in the story, or state what they
think the character(s) should do.
Sequencing:
The student is required to take a list of events in the story and reorder them in a
sequence that correctly follows the story.
Creative Writing:
The student will take what they have learned from the story and apply it to a
creative writing piece. The directions for the creative writing piece are set up in a
bulleted format (common to most state standardized tests) to encourage students to
organize their writing better.

THE NOVEL STUDY CAN BE PRINTED AND STAPLED AS A

PACKET USING THE INTRODUCTION AS THE COVER PAGE.

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#33 carnival at candlelight

Morgan thinks it is time for Jack and Annie to learn magic on their
own. Merlin is not sure so he has set up four tests for Jack and Annie to
accomplish.
Its carnival time in Venice and Jack and Annie are sent there. It is
almost three hundred years in the past and the Grand Lady of the Lagoon
needs to be saved. Teddy and Kathleen cant go with them but they give
Jack and Annie a book of spells to help them.
Will the book of spells be enough to help Jack and Annie complete
their mission? Read on and find out!

Name _______________________

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Name _________________________
Directions: Rewrite the following words.

alley

_____________

canals

_____________

canvas

_____________

carnival

_____________

cautious

_____________

disaster

_____________

dream

_____________

fireworks

_____________

floods

_____________

gondola

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gondolier

_____________

lagoon

_____________

magnificent

_____________

mane

_____________

mythology

_____________

painter

_____________

palace

_____________

prison

_____________

square

_____________

terrace

_____________

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Name _________________________
Directions: On the lines provided, rewrite the following words in
alphabetical order.

dream
cautious
carnival
canals
gondola
gondolier
lagoon

painter
square
palace
prison
alley
fireworks
disaster

floods
mythology
mane
terrace
magnificent
canvas

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________

4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________
13. __________ 14. __________ 15. __________
16. __________ 17. __________ 18. __________
19. __________ 20. __________

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Name _________________________
Directions: Unscramble the words to make the vocabulary words in the
word list.
WORD LIST
alley
disaster
gondolier
painter

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

canals
dream
lagoon
palace

canvas
fireworks
magnificent
prison

emadr
itosuuac
vlianrca
lacans
adoonlg
dlireogno
gnoaol
nertapi
ruaeqs
plcaae
iosnrp
elayl
kwfierros
sesiadrt
dolofs
ogloyytmh
name
ractree
fceingiamnt
vsaanc

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carnival
floods
mane
square

cautious
gondola
mythology
terrace

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Name _________________________
Directions: Underline the correct spelling of each word.
1.

I had fun at the bowling (alle, alley).

2.

Venice has many (canals, cannels).

3.

The artist used a very large (canvas, knaves) for his painting.

4.

My favorite summer time fun is going to the (carneval, carnival).

5.

We were very (cautious, cawshus) about walking home at night.

6.

A hurricane is a natural (disaster, dizaster).

7.

My little sister had a (dreem, dream) she was locked in a candy store all night.

8.

My town has a great 4th of July (fireworks, firworkes) display.

9.

The heavy rain caused (floods, fluds) in several towns along the river.

10.

We road on a (gondola, gondula) in Venice.

11.

The (gondolear, gondolier) steered the boat towards the dock.

12.

We swam all day in the (lagun, lagoon).

13.

The feast was (magnifisent, magnificent).

14.

The lions (main, mane) was beautiful.

15.

We studied Greek (mythology, mithology) last week in school.

16.

The (painter, panter) used many different colors for the sunset.

17.

My family and I visited a (palace, palase) in Paris.

18.

The police took the criminal to (prizon, prison).

19.

The festival was held in the town (square, squaire).

20.

The (terace, terrace) had several tables to sit at.

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Name _________________________
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
CHAPTER ONE
1. How did Jack and Annie know they had to go to the tree house?
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2. How many mission must Jack and Annie use magic on? Why?
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3. Without the tree house, how can Kathleen and Teddy get back to
Camelot?
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CHAPTER TWO
1. Where has this Merlin Mission taken Jack and Annie?
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2. What is the mission?
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3. What is a carnival?
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CHAPTER THREE
1. Why was the beginning of the mission not very successful?
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2. How were Jack and Annie able to get past the guards?
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CHAPTER FOUR
1. What happened to Jack and Annie when they snuck into the palace?
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2. How did they escape?
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CHAPTER FIVE
1. Before meeting Lorenzo, how did Jack and Annie feel about how they
were doing on their quest?
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2. After they met with Lorenzo, how have their feelings changed?
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3. Who is the Grand Lady of the Lagoon?
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CHAPTER SIX
1. What conditions would create a flood in Venice?
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2. Who were the two men that will tell Jack and Annie the real time?
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CHAPTER SEVEN
1. Which spell did Jack and Annie use? Why?
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2. Where did Jack and Annie have the lion take them? Why?
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3. How did Neptune save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon?
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CHAPTER EIGHT
1. How did Jack and Annie know it was time to go home?
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2. What gift did Lorenzo give to Jack and Annie? Why?
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CHAPTER NINE
1. Who were the gondoliers? How do you know?
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2. Do you think Jack and Annie will have enough room on the canvas to
put everything they want on it? Explain.
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Name _________________________
Directions: Draw a picture of the four vocabulary words from the story.
Then, write a sentence using the word in it.
fireworks

gondola

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mane

alley

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Name _________________________
Directions: Use the shapes to put the letter of the events in correct order.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Jack and Annie snuck past the guards but were caught anyway.
The two men tell Jack and Annie the real time.
Jack and Annie are sent to Venice to save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon.
Neptune stops the storm and saves Venice from and awful flood.
Jack and Annie have successfully completed their first of four test missions.
Jack and Annie use a spell to make a stone lion come to life.
Jack and Annie are being tested to see if they can handle magic.
Lorenzo explains who the Grand Lady of the Lagoon is to Jack and Annie.

1.

2.

6.

5.

7.

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4.

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Name _________________________
WORD LIST
alley
disaster
gondolier
painter

canals
dream
lagoon
palace

canvas
fireworks
magnificent
prison

carnival
floods
mane
mane

cautious
gondola
mythology
terrace

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word for each sentence. Not
all of the words will be used. No word will be used twice.

Jack and Annie have the same __________. When

they get to the tree house they realize it was true. They are
sent to Venice at __________ time to save the Grand Lady
of the __________. They ride in a __________ pushed by
two __________ from and island to the city of Venice.
Jack and Annie travel to the __________ in Saint
Marks __________ and are arrested and taken to
__________. When they escape, they find a __________
named Lorenzo.
Lorenzo sets them in the right direction. They are
trying to stop a __________ from hitting Venice. During
the __________ display, they fly out to sea riding a lion
with wings. Jack is holding onto the lions __________ so
he doesnt fall off.
Jack and Annie ask Neptune to stop the storm before it
causes __________ to destroy Venice. He waves his
trident and the storm goes away and the sea is calm again.
Jack and Annie return to Venice and receive a gift
from Lorenzo. After they tell him what they had done and
seen, he gives them a __________ to paint their adventure
on. They return to Frog Creek full of adventure.
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Name _________________________
1. Write a sentence using the word dream.
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2. Write a sentence using the word cautious.
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3. Write a sentence using the word terrace.
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4. Write a sentence using the words floods and disaster.
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5. Write a sentence using the words mythology and magnificent.
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6. Write a paragraph using the words gondola, gondolier, canals,
lagoon, and square.
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Name _________________________
Book summary
Title: ________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________
Illustrator: ____________________________________________________
List the main characters: _________________________________________
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Setting: ______________________________________________________
Illustrate your favorite scene from the story. Tell which scene it is on the bottom.

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Write a paragraph describing what you liked about the story.

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Name _________________________
CREATIVE WRITING
Write a story about traveling to Venice in time for the carnival. Explain
what types of costumes you wear and see. Tell of the many events and
activities at happen at the carnival. Be sure to include:

An explanation of what carnival is

Details of the sites and experiences at the carnival

How the carnival ends

Use your imagination and have fun

Check punctuation, sentencing, and spelling

Write the final draft on lined paper

ROUGH DRAFT
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ANSWER KEY
PAGE #7 and PAGE #9
1. alley
2. canals
3. canvas
4. carnival
5. cautious
6. disaster
7. dream
8. fireworks
9. floods
10. gondola
11. gondolier
12. lagoon
13. magnificent
14. mane
15. mythology
16. painter
17. palace
18. prison
19. square
20. terrace

PAGE #8
1. dream
2. cautious
3. carnival
4. canals
5. gondola
6. gondolier
7. lagoon
8. painter
9. square
10. palace
11. prison
12. alley
13. fireworks
14. disaster
15. floods
16. mythology
17. mane
18. terrace
19. magnificent
20. canvas

CHAPTER ONE
1. They both had the same dream about the tree house, Teddy, and Kathleen.
2. They have to do four missions to prove to Merlin they can do magic.
3. They have magic rings from Morgan.
CHAPTER TWO
1. They are traveling to Venice over 250 years ago.
2. They need to save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon.
3. A festival where everyone wears disguises and all are equals.
CHAPTER THREE
1. They couldnt find the Lady of the Lagoon and Tiepolo was in Milan.
2. Two clowns on stilts distracted the guards long enough for them to slip past.
CHAPTER FOUR
1. They were caught by the guards and thrown into a prison cell.
2. They used the Make Metal Soft spell and bent open the bars on the door.
CHAPTER FIVE
1. They felt like they were failing the mission.
2. Jack and Annie felt like they understood the mission better.
3. The Grand Lady of the Lagoon was the name given to the city of Venice.
CHAPTER SIX
1. High tides, strong winds from the south, heavy flow of water from the mountains, and a strong
storm out at sea.
2. They were two bronze statues that were striking the bell.

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CHAPTER SEVEN
1. They used the Make Stone Come Alive spell to make the lion come to life.
2. They were going out to sea to find Neptune.
3. He stopped the storm.
CHAPTER EIGHT
1. The words in the poem told of the angel of gold that would give them a sign and it did.
2. He wanted them to paint what they saw the night before on the canvas.
CHAPTER NINE
1. The gondoliers were Teddy and Kathleen. Jack accidentally pulled a gondoliers glove off and he
was wearing the same ring Teddy wears.
2. Answers will be student opinions.

PAGE #15
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PAGE #16 words are listed in order of appearance in story

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dream
carnival
lagoon
gondola
gondolier
palace
square
prison
painter
disaster
fireworks
mane
floods
canvas

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