Vocabulary Enricher:
- tousled (verb): to make something untidy
- realm (noun): a kingdom
- sorcerers (noun): a person who claims or is believed to have magic powers; a wizard.
- chime (noun): a bell or a metal bar or tube, typically one of a set tuned to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck.
Summary of the story: pg. 1- 35
In the first 35 pages of the book there was a lot that happened, Jack and Annie are brother and sister and they have a magic tree house. The story starts as a dream and Jack and Annie have the same dream about 2 people being in their tree house. They decide to go check it out and sure enough their friends Kathleen and Teddy are there. The two are apprentices to Morgan le Fay, who gives Jack and Annie their missions. This time however, Jack and Annie are starting the Merlin Mission, which is 4 journeys around the world and as a result of completion will be able to get their own magic.
Jack and Annie find out they are going to Venice, Italy in order to save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon from a disaster that is about to occur. At the end of this section Jack and Annie had just snuck into the Ruler's Palace. I wonder what they will find in there!
Connector:
Text to Text: In this story Jack and Annie's dreams are real life and in many other stories this is a common occurrence and even in material that we create ourselves, we have a common theme of people waking up from dreams and it coming true.
Text to Self: In the story Jack and Annie sneak into the palace and even though I have not snuck into a palace I have done some sneaking before. When I was little my mom made me go to my room and she took my TV away so I snuck into where my TV was and carried it back into my room to watch it! She was not very happy!
