Reply To: Roald Dahl’s five books: Charlie and the chocolate Factory etc
Summary for lesson 2
What did we cover
– Recapped what we did last lesson
– Did a character study (using picture of characters from the film)
– Worked through the questions for the second third of CCF
– Discussed whether Mr Wonka is trustworthy
Class report
We began the lesson by reflecting on what we covered in the lesson on Monday; it was great to hear the students describe why we did the tasks we did (i.e. doing the character studies to learn how to infer details) as it shows that they understand the purpose of our work.
Next, we moved on to looking at some images of characters from the film version of CCF. It was wonderful to hear the students compare and contrast these images to those in the book,and they all had a really keen eye for detail. I was also impressed by how aware they were of the way that posters/book covers can intrigue an audience/reader as well as what it can tell you about the characters it portrays.
Next, we moved onto the VIPERS for the second third of the book. The students really enjoyed discussing this section of CCF which is so lovely to see. They provided some
excellent answers, as always, and continued to demonstrate their progress by explaining their answers in detail and referring to other parts of the book to support their answers.
We finished by having a discussion about what we think of Willy Wonka’s character: would you trust him? It was fascinating to hear the different opinions of the students, and I very much look forward to continuing and building on this discussion in our final lesson on the book next week.
Homework for lesson 2 :
Design your own Willy Wonka creation! Write about what ingredients go into it, how it is made,
and what is special about it.
OR
Do you think Mr. Wonka is a good man? Explain your answer.
