To allow the brain to focus on the information in the illustrations, this reading will look only at the illustrations and the information they provide to the reader. There are no right or wrong answers in this reading. Enjoy the questions we have provided and feel free to create your own. If the pages are not numbered, page 1 is the first page of text.

Pages 1 – 10:

Look at the series of pages 1 – 10:

~The author doesn’t use much color in his illustrations. What kind of feeling is he trying to create?

~Look at the boy’s face. How do you think he is feeling? Explain.

~What is strange about this setting? (No other people seem to be in the house. No furniture in the house.)

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The focus of this reading is to read the story and talk about new vocabulary. There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text.

*Read the pages before you ask the questions.

Pages 1 – 11:

~On page 2, now that we know that Laszlo is afraid of the dark, use the look on his face to infer whether the sun is rising or setting. (It must be setting because Laszlo looks afraid.)

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The focus of this reading is to read the story and talk about new vocabulary. There will be opportunities in this reading to connect the information in the illustrations to the information in the text.

*Read the pages before you ask the questions.

Pages 1 – 11:

~On page 2, now that we know that Laszlo is afraid of the dark, use the look on his face to infer whether the sun is rising or setting. (It must be setting because Laszlo looks afraid.)

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ABOUT THIS BOOK: THE DARK
by Lemony Snicket

“The voice of the dark was as creaky as the roof of the house, as smooth and cold as the windows..…”

Lemony Snickett personifies the dark in this creative children’s book as he tackles the common childhood fear of darkness. The main character, a boy named Laszlo, lives in the house, and the dark lives in the basement. However, one night, when his night-light fails, the dark comes to Laszlo’s room. The dark helps Laszlo overcome his fear of darkness, and Laszlo stops being afraid.

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