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Instructions As students read The Phantom Tollbooth, have them complete the chart with a brief summary of each location Milo visits. On the map have students plot the journey by drawing dots of different colors to each location and then connecting the dots.

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Destination Main Idea

Expectations ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Doldrums ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dictionopolis ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Forest of Sight ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Valley of Sound ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Island of Conclusions and the Sea of Knowledge

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Digitopolis ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mountains of Ignorance ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Destination Main Idea Expectations Milo is a bored young boy who gets into his toy car and goes through the tollbooth into an imaginary

land called the Lands Beyond. His first stop is Expectations where he meets the Whether Man, who can’t make any decisions.

Doldrums Milo continues driving. Because his mind wonders, Milo ends up in the Doldrums where everyone is bored and does nothing. While there, he meets Tock, the watchdog who helps him leave by “thinking.”

Dictionopolis Milo and Tock go to one of the two capital cities Dictionopolis ruled by King Azaz. Milo and Tock are arrested by Officer Shrift for a mistakenly being accused of creating a disturbance in the market where letters are sold. In the jail dungeon, they meet Fanitly Macrabe who tells them everyone has lost common sense since the two princesses, Rhyme and Reason, were banished. Milo and Tock decide to go on a rescue mission to bring the two princesses back to the kingdom. King Azaz sends Humbug along with them on the mission.

Forest of Sight Milo, Tock, and Humbug meet Alec Bings whose feet never touch the ground. He teaches the group about perspective. They visit two cities in the Forest of Sight; Illusions which is not real and Reality which is real. They also meet Chroma the Great who directs the world of color.

Valley of Sound The group continues traveling. In the Valley of Sound, they meet Dr. Dischord and his sidekick Dynne who are interested in terrible sounds. Deeper into the valley, all is quiet. Milo learns the Soundkeeper has captured all sound. Milo helps released these captured sounds before traveling onward.

Island of Conclusions and the Sea of Knowledge

While traveling from the Valley of Sound to Digitopolis, Humbug makes a conclusion without using logic. The group immediately finds themselves on the Island of Conclusions crowded with many others who jump to conclusions. They must swim through the Sea of Knowledge to return to the mainland.

Digitopolis The group finally reach the second capital city Digitopolis. They meet Mathemagican, brother of Azaz, who rules over the mines of numbers. Milo uses reason to convince Mathemagican that Rhyme and Reason must be returned to the kingdom. He agrees.

Mountains of Ignorance Milo, Tock, and Humbug travel into the Mountains of Ignorance where the princesses are being held. They meet many demons. Milo uses the gifts he’s accumulated in his travels to battle these demons. The group reach the princesses. They fly away from the tower with the help of Tock. Because he is a watchdog, he can make time fly. They are finally rescued by the joint armies of Mathemagician and King Azaz. After a celebration, Milo returns home.

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