Reply To: Roald Dahl’s five books: Charlie and the chocolate Factory etc
Summary for Lesson 1:
What did we cover
– Discussed the plan for the next 5 books
– Shared initial thoughts on CCF
– Did a character study (using illustrations of characters from the book)
– Worked through the questions for the first third of CCF
Class report
It was so lovely to rejoin the students after our short break and begin work on the next 5
books. The lesson began with a brief explanation of how the lessons will work (i.e. there being
3 rather than 2 lessons per book) and a discussion of how these books are different to those
we did before (i.e. they are much longer).
We next shared some initial thoughts about CCF ; many of the students had read the whole
book already, which is great, and they all shared at least one aspect of the story which they
really enjoyed.
As with all our books, we began with a character study using illustrations from the text. The
students were wonderful at this exercise, and some even inferred details which I myself had
not noticed right away!
Next, we moved onto the VIPERS. The students were all brilliantly engaged and I noticed a
real step-up in the number of hands going up to answer questions. The answers the students
are given continue to improve; they add more explanation and often supply some great
references to other areas in the text.
This first lesson back has been a hugely promising start; I am very hopeful that over the next
few months they will continue to get better and better at their analysis and grouping-sharing,
which is an incredibly exciting prospect considering how competent they are already.
Homework for lesson 1:
Imagine you are Charlie and write a diary entry.
OR
Summarise the first 5 chapters in 4 sentences
VIPERS Question for Lesson 2