Lesson plan
Larklight
Larklight, or the Revenge of the White Spiders! or to Saturn's Rings and Back! is a middle grade novel written by Philip Reeve and illustrated by David Wyatt. It is the first book in the Larklight Trilogy. Larklight is a space opera set in an alternative Victorian era, in which mankind has been exploring the Solar System for at least a century, and wherein most of the planets are inhabitable. Protagonist Art Mumby narrates an attack on the British Empire and the Solar System at large by an ancient, arachnid-like extraterrestrial race, against which he and his family play a central role, aided by the pirate Jack Havock and his crew.
Article summary
Larklight, or the Revenge of the White Spiders! or to Saturn's Rings and Back! is a middle grade novel written by Philip Reeve and illustrated by David Wyatt. It is the first book in the Larklight Trilogy. Larklight is a space opera set in an alternative Victorian era, in which mankind has been exploring the Solar System for at least a century, and wherein most of the planets are inhabitable. Protagonist Art Mumby narrates an attack on the British Empire and the Solar System at large by an ancient, arachnid-like extraterrestrial race, against which he and his family play a central role, aided by the pirate Jack Havock and his crew.
Key claims
- release date: 2010-01-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the release date is "2010-01-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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