Summary for lesson 3:
What did we cover
– Reviewed our last lessons on The Twits
– Discussed the homework tasks and what we did well on/could improve
– Did an overview of what we would be focusing on for the next two week
– Worked through the questions for the first half of George’s Marvellous Medicine

Class report
It was wonderful to meet the students again and begin our work on the second Dahl book,
George’s Marvellous Medicine. Many of the students were clearly very excited to begin this
book, and their enthusiasm showed throughout the lesson.
The initial nerves that some students had have mostly worn off; there was a fantastic increase
in the number of students offering up answers, and it is great to see so many of them keen to
share their thoughts or read aloud. For those students who are a little quieter, it can be more
challenging; that said, all the students (regardless of how confident they are with speaking)
have provided some excellent answers, and proved themselves to be knowledgeable and
invested.
As we progress through the lessons and the class confidence builds, we will continue to push
ourselves to think about more difficult questions. We started this today, with the students
being asked to think further (i.e. find good evidence to support their answers, or come up with
multiple/alternative answers). We will continue this progression over the next few weeks; this
will enable the children to build their analytical and creative skills, rather than just exercising
them.
I would like to finish by mentioning how pleased I have been with the homeworks produced so
far; many of the students have clearly put in a lot of effort, and it is evident through their
descriptions of what they enjoyed about The Twits and their wonderfully creative pieces that
they are really getting stuck in and finding joy in reading/writing (which is so encouraging to
see)!

Home work for lesson 3:

Come up with your own marvellous medicine! Write a short story about how you make it and

what happens when someone takes it.

OR

Summarise the first half of the book in 4 sentences (one short paragraph).

VIPERS questions for lesson 4 to be discussed on 4th Lesson:

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