Skellig
"Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend, Mina. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael's world changes forever. . . ."
Background Information
Here's some information about Skellig Michael, one of the two Skellig Islands located off the coast of Ireland after which the novel and its main character are named.
Here's some information about Skellig Michael, one of the two Skellig Islands located off the coast of Ireland after which the novel and its main character are named.
While Reading the Novel...
Literary Devices
Make sure you review these literary devices, as they will be the key ones you need to know for the chapter questions and the final Skellig test.
Literary Devices
Make sure you review these literary devices, as they will be the key ones you need to know for the chapter questions and the final Skellig test.
Vocabulary
While reading the novel, look up unfamiliar words and do your best to understand their meanings within the context in which they're being used. This information would be perfect for the final test... HINT! HINT!
While reading the novel, look up unfamiliar words and do your best to understand their meanings within the context in which they're being used. This information would be perfect for the final test... HINT! HINT!
Story Timeline
Completing this timeline will allow you to better keep track of the story's events. In addition, it is the only written material (other than the novel, itself) you may be able to use during the final test.
Completing this timeline will allow you to better keep track of the story's events. In addition, it is the only written material (other than the novel, itself) you may be able to use during the final test.
Chapter Questions
We will be studying this novel five chapters at a time. For each series of chapters, please answer the questions in the appropriate document below. In addition, you are responsible for completing the journal/blog at the bottom of each chapter question page, as they will be evaluated at the end of this unit. Please write them on the blog page of your Weebly website.