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GRADE 7 NOVEL
THE WIZARD OF OZ: Introduction
 History of the Story
Lyman Frank Baum was born on May 15,
1856 in the state of New York. After he
grew up he was an actor, printer, chicken
farmer, newspaper editor, and traveling
salesman, among other things.
He wrote his first book, Mother Goose in Prose,
in 1897 . His second book, Father Goose, His
Book, was written in 1899. These two books
were enormously popular. The Wonderful
Wizard of Oz was published in 1900, but
surprisingly, it didnIt sell very well at all.
But over the y years (and especially after the
success of the MGM film) it has sold
millions and millions of copies.
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The character of Dorothy was based on
Baum's beloved niece, who died at an early
age.
Baum developed the story by telling bits and
pieces to his neighbourhood children. When
asked by the children for the name of the
place Dorothy had landed after the twister,
Baum looked around the room and saw his
filing cabinet. The last drawer was labelled
"O-Z."
 Lyman Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz in the late
1800s, and was finally published on May 17th, 1900.
This celebrated author, best known as L Frank Baum, had
over 9 different pen names that he published his work
under! He wrote totally 14 novels in The Wizard of Oz
franchise alone, but had more than 41 additional novels,
83 short stories, 42 scripts, and over 200 poems! He was
a gifted writer who wrote about things far beyond his
The Wonderful Wizard time. His books described modern day conveniences
of Oz sold over 90,000 similar to televisions, laptop computers, and wireless
copies in the first six telephones, just to make a few. The Wizard of Oz was his
months of the books’ most wildly popular novel, that quickly was put on the
life. It remained a stage as a full, Broadway musical with much success!
bestseller for two years! These novels have been adapted into movies, shows, and
more that have far outlived the great L. Frank Baum.
How many versions of the Classic Story?
 There are 5 major elements or important
parts that go into any good story.

CHARACTERS SETTING
Characters are the people that the The setting is any location that
PLOT
stories are all about or who show a story takes place. What is The plot is the actual story in
up in the story. Who are the
which the whole book is
characters in The Wizard of Oz? setting in The Wizard of Oz? based.
Are there more than one?
CONFLICT
Every story has conflict. RESOLUTION
Conflict is a problem that The resolution is what happens
needs to be solved by to solve the big problem or
the character(s) in the conflict. Can you spot the
story. resolution in The Wizard of
Do you know what the Oz?
conflict is in this story?
 First Person
One character tells the story.
This character reveals only
personal thoughts and feelings
Point of what s/he sees. The writer
uses pronouns such as “I”,
of “me”, “mine”, or “my”.

View Second Person

The narrator tells the story using
the pronoun “you”. The character
is someone similar to you.
Third Person
The story is told using pronouns
such as “he”, “she”, “they”, or “it”.
Limited
The narrator tells the story through
just one character. The reader will
learn the thoughts, feelings, and
reasons for actions of this character.
Objective
The narrator tells the story without
relaying any character’s thoughts,
opinions, or feelings.

Which point of view has been Omniscient

used in the Wizard of Oz? The narrator knows the thoughts
and feelings of all the characters in
the story.
Tone & Mood
Tone is the AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE towards the audience, the subject, or the
character
Tone is shown through
 Dialogue - talking
 Descriptions – author’s diction [word choice]

Mood is the FEELING THE READER GETS from a story.

Mood is shown through
 Setting
 Atmosphere
Tone
The Tone
≠ could be serious
but the Mood
Mood could be
ridiculous
Tone & Mood Example
He approached the task with sheer
determination. He had studied his plans
carefully, spent hours preparing and was
sure of his approach. The hours he spent
practicing were gruelling and exhausting
but he was ready. This was the year he
would win the pie eating contest at school.
According to the author’s description, what is
the tone?
He approached the task with sheer
determination. He had studied his plans
carefully, spent hours preparin and was sure
g
of his approach. The hours he spent
practicin were gruellin and exhausting but
g was ready . This
he g was the year he would win
the pie eating contest at school.
Tone is : Serious, intense, formal, focussed.

According to the setting, what is the mood?

He approached the task with sheer determination. He had
studied his plans carefully, spent hours preparing and was sure
of his approach. The hours he spent practicing were gruelling
and exhausting but he was ready. This was the year he would win
the pie eating contest at school.

Mood is : playful, informal, silly, exciting.

 Flashback & Foreshadowing
When we have a shift in time, like Foreshadowing is an author’s use
when we see an adult character as a of hints or clues to suggest
child or a crime committed at an earlier events that will occur later in the
time, that is called a Flashback story
 Vocabulary Development What you will be learning & doing
 Locating descriptive words / phrases
 Listing synonyms/homonyms Setting Activities Character Activities
 Identifying / creating alliteration  Determine character traits
 Use of capitals and punctuation  Summarize the details of a  Protagonists
 Identifying syllables setting  Relating personal
 Identify anagrams experiences
 Identify personification  Comparing two
 Use of singular / plural nouns Plot Activities characters
 Listing compound words  Complete a time line of
 Identifying parts of speech events Creative & Critical
 Determining alphabetical order  Identify conflict in the
Thinking
 Identification of root words story  Research
 Identify/create similes  Identify the climax of the
 Write a news paper
 Identification of a cliff hanger novel story
 Five W’s chart  Write a letter to a friend
Art Activities  Complete an observation
 Create a collage chart
 Create a story board  Conduct an interview
 Design a cover for the novel  Write a description of
 Design an information card personal feelings
 Write a book review
Ongoing Assignment
In your Novel Notebook create a character profile like the ones below and complete
the details for each character that you come across in the story, “The Wizard of
Oz”

Name: Name: Name:

Personality: Personality: Personality:
Appearance: Appearance: Appearance:
Likes: Likes: Likes:
Dislikes: Dislikes: Dislikes:
Goal: Goal: Goal:
Famous Famous Famous
Saying: Saying: Saying: