Summary for lesson 4:
What did we cover
– Discussed the homework tasks and what we did well on/could improve
– Reflected on last lesson
– Recapped the first half of the book
– Worked through the questions for the second half of George’s Marvellous Medicine
– Discussed what a ‘moral’ is and whether there is a moral to the story
– Did a character study of George and Grandma
– Discussed the importance of considered multiple characters’ perspectives

Class report
Once again the students produced some wonderful, which they were praised for and
encouraged to continue producing. We began our lesson by recapping the last session, and
having the students refresh our memories of what has happened in GMM so far.
We continued working through the VIPERS questions today, many of which were quite a bit
more difficult than those done previously. I was impressed by how the students were willing to
have an educated guess at answers which they were unsure about, and the way in which they
contributed to some more complex discussions.
As well as working on the VIPERS questions, we worked through some additional exercises
and debates in the lesson. We discussed the idea of ‘ethics’ and ‘morals’; I was very
impressed by how engaged the students were, and many of them made some very
sophisticated and thoughtful contributions to the discussion. We then did a character study of
George and Grandma, and imagined what kinds of questions and answers they would be
faced with by an interrogator trying to work out whether George’s actions were fair and right.
This exercise proved really useful, as it encouraged the students to think about different
characters’ viewpoints and discover a deeper level of complexity in regards to the ‘lessons’ of
the story.
The students seemed really excited by the homework tasks (particularly the option to write an
introduction to the sequel of GMM). I am very much looking forward to reading what they
come up with and starting the next book, Esio Trot, next week.

Home work for lesson 4:

Come up with a title for the sequel of George’s Marvellous Medicine and write the
introduction.
OR
Write a paragraph on your favourite part of the book and explain why you choose it.

VIPERS questions for lesson 5

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