The Dark Is Rising | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

First Sign - This object is made of iron. It is smooth, black, and old.

Second Sign - This object is made of bronze and is only given with reluctance.

Third Sign - This object is made of Rowan (mountain ash) and must be renewed every hundred years.

Fourth Sign - This object is discovered glowing in the church and is made of natural flint.

Fifth Sign - This object is made of gold and gems, and includes an inscription.

Sixth Sign - This object is discovered in a funeral boat; it is...
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