Artemis Fowl Chapter 3 Summary

Chapter 3: "Holly" Summary 

 

Pages 31-62

 

Summary:

 

We first meet Captain Holly Short as she is preparing for another day as a LEPrecon officer, a sort of Special Forces police service. A fairy, Holly is the first female LEPrecon officer and so struggles with her coworkers and proving herself to her boss, Commander Root. In an attempt to prove herself, Holly volunteers to go topside and do recon on a renegade troll. New assignment in hand, Holly visits Foaly to prep for the mission before finally going to the surface where she finds the troll breaking into a restaurant. With the Retrieval team too far away, Holly goes in and fights the troll but reveals herself as she runs out of magic. When Commander Root and the Retrieval team finally arrive, Holly is ordered to go complete the Ritual to replenish her magic while the troll’s mess is cleaned up.

Characters:

Captain Holly Short, Commander Root, Foaly, Mulch

Important Passages:

pg. 31-33 ("Holly Short was...their stereotypes."): introduces Captain Holly Short and her job
pg. 35-41 ("Holly forged past...for everyone."): Commander Root is introduced and Holly is given a mission above ground
pg. 42-46 ("Foaly was waiting...Fire it up.'"): Foaly is introduced and Holly is sent topside
pg. 49-50 ("Holly smacked herself...their skull."): Holly makes it to the surface
pg. 52-59 ("A lot of...linoleum floor."): Holly fights a rogue troll
pg. 59-62 ("Waking up to...On my way, sir.'"): Commander Root sends Holly to complete the Ritual

 

Recommended Literacy Strategies:

Story Wheel - circular chart split into multiple spokes/sections (recommended for keeping track of the main characters)
Anticipation Guide - worksheet with three sections: a brief summary of the three most important parts of in the plot (according to the reader), a character list with as much information about the character the reader can think of, and a list of three predictions for the upcoming reading that they can support with evidence to be revisited after reading the next section (recommended for the end of Chapter 3)
Vocabulary and Visualization - chart with three columns for a. the description of a character/word from the book and the page number, b. the reader's description in their own words, and c. an illustration of the word or character (recommended the different types of People)
Double-Entry Diary - chart with two columns, the first for a passage or quote from the book and the other for a connection or question related to that particular passage/quote

Discussion Topics:

-Is how Commander Root treating Holly fair?
-What would have happened to the people if Holly hadn't intervened with the troll?

Questions:

-What is the Ritual and how often is it supposed to be performed?
-How many types of People are there?
-What happened in the Hamburg incident?