1. Dan Hohmann 5/10/2012
The Dark is Rising
By: Susan Cooper
Daniel Hohmann
Reading-Roche
3rd period
5/10/2012

2. Dan Hohmann 5/10/2012
About the Author
Susan Cooper has won a Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor for books
in the fantasy sequence. She is known as one of the most distinguished
children’s book authors. She lives on an island in salt marsh in
Massachusetts.

3. Dan Hohmann 5/10/2012
Summary
The book, The Dark is Rising, is about a boy named Will. The book takes place in the southern part
of England. It is winter and the worst one they have ever had. The group called the Old Ones is the
light side and the dark side is just called the Dark Side. Will is on the light side and they are battling
it out with the dark side. The Rider is one of the dark side and is following Will. There are the magic
rings which Will is set out to find so that the light circle is complete and then the light side will
destroy the dark side. But the attacks by the dark side are holding the light side back. Will Will get
the rings and reunite the light side or will the dark side reveal an unmatched power? Read the
book to find out.

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Characters
main characters
Will: courageous, old one, seventh son and obedient
Merriman: first old one, intelligent, determined, powerful, will’s commander
The Rider: on the dark side, tracker, evil and always rides a hoarse
Supporting characters
Walker: a poor old man, holds one of rings, scared of the Rider and temporarily on light side
Miss Greythorne: owner of the manor, nice, sharing and on the light side

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Plot
Introduction
• Meet the Stanton family
• Will learns that he is an Old One
• Will gets a ring form the farmer Dawson
Rising action
• Will learns the basic powers and moves
• Will meets the rider
• Will meets the walker
• Will gets the 2nd ring from the walker
• Will beats the dark side at the church
• The rider walks in on the Stanton’s family Christmas
Climax
• This is where will and some of the old ones fight the dark side in the manner of miss
Greythorne
Falling Action
• Will gets the final ring from the candles
• Will and old George go and seek the Hunter to give the rings to
• When Will and old George get to the Rider they found that he changed
Conclusion
• They find that the rider is the hunter and that the rider turned good
• Will hands over the rings to the hunter
• The dark is defeated and all is well

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Vocab
• tapestry:175: cloth with woven designs
• Foppish: 99: silly unwise
• Foreshadowing:110: presage
• Turbulence:144: disorderly, agitated
• Inscrutable:222: that can not be understood

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Movie Characters
This is
the
Walker
This is
This is Merriman
Will. This is
Miss
Grey-
Thorne

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Song
Hell Patrol by: Judas Priest because it describes the dark side
well.

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Rating
I rate this a book a 4and a half out of five because it had the old British
language so it was hard to under stand but overall it was a very good book
and the ending is awesome and I highly recommend it to people that love
a good book.