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- Age 11 - 13
- Hours 2 - 3
Introduction
Previous knowledge: Students read the book Matilda by Roald Dahl.
Summary of the book:
Matilda is a very smart, four-year-old girl but her parents are not kind to her and they ignore her. When Matilda goes to school, she becomes very close to her teacher Miss Honey. Miss Honey is very surprised to discover that Matilda is very smart and she tries to move Matilda into a higher class, but the school principal Miss Trunchbull says no. The school principal Miss Trunchbull is a very mean person who scares the school students. Because Matilda is so smart, she can use her brain to move things. One day, Miss Honey tells Matilda that Miss Trunchbull is Miss Honey’s aunt. Matilda uses her special brain powers to scare Miss Trunchbull so that Miss Trunchbull runs away forever. In the last chapter, Matilda’s parents run away from the police but she doesn`t want to leave. Matilda moves into Miss Honey’s house who adopts her.
Process
Process-Activities
1. Teacher brainstorms a few ideas from students to make up a short oral summary of the book.
2. Students read silently in English the last chapter from Matilda by Roald Dahl.
3. Students use Pic Collage app to make a poster with Matilda`s ideas and opinions of books and reading-group work.
4. Using Pixton Comic Maker app students have to imagine a dialogue between them and Matilda about interesting things discovered from books-individual work.
5. Using Pixton Comic Maker app students imagine a dialogue between Matilda and her parents in which she is trying to convince them to let her stay with Miss Honey-pair work.
6. Using HP Reveal app students try to create auras on a poster with Matilda`s favourite characters from books-group work.
7. Teacher does a Kahoot test with all students including general information about the book.
Learning Objectives
- - Encourage reading by reading/talking/writing about Matilda`s ideas and thoughts especially from the last chapter;
- - Improve students` reading, speaking and digital skills;
- - Stimulate creativity and critical thinking through creative writing and using digital apps;