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1 Silverwing Novel Study Name: Please note that page references may not be accurate for all versions. This study guide is meant to help students who may be absent from school and need to get work completed or want to understand what happened while they were out. A chapter summary of material missed will also be satisfactory for completion of work. When writing a well-constructed paragraph answer, remember the RACES acronym to support improved literacy. Your paragraph should follow this pattern. R Restate the stem of the question in your topic sentence A Answer all parts of the question C Cite evidence E Explain and elaborate how evidence supports ideas S Summary statement (closing sentence)
2 Chapter 1: Shade How does Shade s relationship with the other newborns influence his decision to challenge Chinook? Chapter 2: Tree Haven Explain how Shade broke the law and discuss whether you believe his punishment was appropriate.
3 Chapter 3: The Echo Chamber Explain the Great Battle of the Birds and the Beasts. Chapter 4: Ablaze Describe the landmarks that Ariel sings to Shade. What does this action foreshadow?
4 Chapter 5: Storm Explain two reasons why Shade becomes lost during the storm. Chapter 6: Marina Using the background information that you know about Shade and Marina identify and explain three ways that bat society and human society are similar.
5 Chapter 7: Into the City Shade and Marina s journey encounter several conflicts. Identify one example and explain how this challenge was resolved. Chapter 8: Goth Although Goth and Throbb are both Vampyrum Spectrum bats, their characters are very different. Write a character sketch that reveals both physical and performance details. Goth: Throbb:
6 Chapter 9: Pigeon Shade and Marina are captured by pigeons in this chapter. What organization is being used to characterize the pigeon? Is it effective? Explain Chapter 10: Keeper of the Spire Zephyr is a blind albino bat who can see details that other bats cannot. Explain what this statement means and discuss why it is ironic.
7 Chapter 11: Star Map Discuss two ways that Zephyr s sight helps the young bats to move forward on their journey. Chapter 12: Closed Skies Goth and Throbb are introduced in this chapter. Describe how Shade and Marina feel about them. Be sure to support your answer with specific details from the novel. Shade: Marina:
8 Chapter 13: Dark Allies While Throbb would like nothing better than to eat Shade and Marina, Goth has other plans. Explain Goth s motivation for keeping them alive, and the role Shade plays in their future. Chapter 14: Escape Escaping from Goth and Throbb was not an easy task. Explain three reasons why it was such a challenge for Shade.
9 Chapter 15: Winter One of the greatest fears during winter is the threat of starvation. How do our characters overcome this obstacle? Chapter 16: Transformation This novel has illustrated many examples of prejudice. Explain how Shade and Marina s experience with Scirocco s colony was similar to the meeting with the Graywings earlier in the novel.
10 Chapter 17: Wolf Ears Shade was challenged by his mother s sound map. Why was it so hard to understand? How was the mystery solved? Chapter 18: Rat How do Shade and Marina escape one threat only to be faced with another?
11 Chapter 19: Romulus & Remus Use specific details from the chapter to identify two examples of contrast between the brothers. Chapter 20: Capture How does Zephyr s warning to beware of metal on wings come true in this chapter?
12 Chapter 21: Betrayal Explain what the title of this chapter means. Why does Shade need to act alone? Chapter 22: Thunderhead Describe Shade and Marina s final escape. Chapter 23: Hibernaculum Identify three different reactions to Shade and Marina s entrance.
13 Final thoughts about the novel: Questions 23 x 3 = /69 Vocab 23 x 1 = /23 Final Thoughts 1 x 2 = /2 Oral Report 1 x 6 = /6 Total = %
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