Day 9: Chapter 17 and Review. The Battle of Beruna, the coronation, and the return home, focusing on author's purpose and unit summary.

Day 8: Chapters 15-16. The resurrection of Aslan and the liberation of the statues, focusing on the climax of the plot and paraphrasing.

Day 7: Chapters 13-14. The Deep Magic and Aslan's sacrifice, focusing on theme and supporting claims with evidence.

Day 6: Chapters 11-12. The melting of the snow and the first meeting with Aslan, focusing on character change and inference.

Day 5: Chapters 9-10. Edmund's journey to the Witch's castle and the arrival of Father Christmas, focusing on plot structure and making connections.

Day 4: Chapters 7-8. The children meet the Beavers and hear the prophecy of Aslan, focusing on word study and using text evidence.

Day 3: Chapters 5-6. All four children enter Narnia and discover Mr. Tumnus's fate, focusing on summarizing and character relationships.

Day 2: Chapters 3-4. Edmund's entry into Narnia and his meeting with the White Witch, focusing on making inferences and identifying author's tone.

Day 1: Chapters 1-2. Exploring the arrival in Narnia and the first encounter with Mr. Tumnus, focusing on context clues and character traits.

Students will identify overused, 'tired' words in a narrative passage and learn how to replace them with precise synonyms to improve descriptive writing through a detective-themed investigation.