The Last Apprentice Revenge Of The Witch - 949 Words

Children’s fantasy novels are an effective tool to use in the classroom because they are riveting and keep the students’ attention. However, teachers must draw on them effectively, to make students aware that what they learn is meaningful. An example of this is the novel ‘‘The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch’’ written by Joseph Delaney. In this novel, there are various valuable morals to teach, to any high school or elementary school reader. In this essay, I will demonstrate how Joseph Delaney’s fantasy novel ‘‘The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch’’ enhances children’s ‘‘world knowledge , by using Tom as a surrogate to teach perseverance and facing fears; thus, leading to personal fulfillment. I will illustrate how teachers can use Tom’s perseverance to show the students how this allowed him to attain his goals and that they can do the same. As well, I will demonstrate how t eachers can work with facing fears to show students that this will lead to personal satisfaction and growth.When exploited in the classroom, Joseph Delaney’s novel allows students to observe how perseverance can benefit them in attaining their personal goals. Even in the most demanding situations, Tom, the Spook’s apprentice, must have the courage not to give up. He must stick it out even though he does not think he has what it takes to become a Spook, which he later discovers to become his calling. Attaining this goal leads to personal achievement. Teachers can use this moral of the storyShow MoreRelatedBrief Summary of The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney591 Words   |  2 Pagesmake you run back to your mom. Where your job appears out of nowhere, where food magically appears on the kitchen, where gates are opened for you and where unexpected things approach you. Either good or bad. This book is called The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney. Thomas J. Ward(aka, Tom) is the seventh son of a seventh son whom is sent to The Spook by his mother(aka Mum) The Spook(aka Mr. Gregory) is Toms boss that teaches him lessons he wont forget. The book changes settingsRead MoreEvil in Shakespeares Macbeth, Mary Shellys Frankenstein and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1782 Words   |  8 PagesThree witches appear to Macbeth and his friend Banquo. Witches have always been considered as evil beings; later in the play we find this to be true. The first witch says, All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis, the second witch continues All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor and the third witch then says All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter. Basically the witches are telling Macbeth that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and then kingRead More African Minkisi and American Culture Essay6248 Words   |  25 Pagesresponsible for a person’s death (BaKongo people believed that people only died as a result of a form of witchcraft), and there’s Kozo, the double-headed dogs that hunt out wrongdoers. Nganga also set things called â€Å"nkisi guns† on graves, so that if a witch passed by a person they have killed, they would go home and die a sudden death. A loosely defined class of minkisi is called minkondi (Nkondi in the singular), and is often used to hunt â€Å"witches† (people that harm their neighbors) and other wrongdoersRead MoreIgbo Dictionary129408 Words   |  518 Pagesthey will find this edition at least slightly less faulty. I am very grateful to Dr (now Professor) E.N. Emenanjá » , Mr (now Dr) P.A. Anagbogu, and to Miss Helen Joe Okeke and Miss Ifeoma Okoye, students of Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, for last-minute [sic] help on the grammatical se ction of the introduction; and to the late Mr A.E. Ahunanya, Mrs Dorothy Njoku, and Miss Mercy Harry for their care over the typing. Kay Williamson Port Harcourt December, 1983 iii Igbo Dictionary: KayWilliamson