Lesson 3 A Roald Dahl: Master of Fantasy

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Today:

1. Welcome & lesson goals (5 min)

2. Introduction: Roald Dahl (5 minutes)

3. Plot: signal words  (15 minutes)

4. Cooling down: read  'Fantastic Mr Fox' (20 minutes)

5. End of lesson & homework (5 min)

1. Lesson goals

Students are familiar with the list of signalwords.

Students can recognise signal words (signaalwoorden) in a text.

2. Warming up

Who is Roald Dahl???

- listen and watch

- afterwards: a quiz!

-so: be prepared!

1. As a kid, Roald Dahl was already very good at writing

1. true
2. false

2. At Roald's school, a chocolate maker used to taste-test new products. This inspired Dahl to write:

1. Matilda
2. Charlie and the chocolate factory
3. James and the giant peach.
4. The magic finger.

3. During World War 2, Roald Dahl was

1. a marine officer
2. a soldier
3. a fighter pilot
4. a medical officer

4. What book(s) of Roald Dahl have you ever read in English or Dutch?

3. Reading

SIGNAL WORDS?

(=signaalwoorden)

Do you know what signal words (=signaalwoorden) are?

Signalwords=

-help understand texts; 

-help the reader to "signal" (contradiction, conclusion, cause, et cetera)

Examples:

• She beat her fist against the wall and shouted:'Get me to the ball.
• He loved her, even though she was mean to him.
• Cinderella won't go to the ball unless a miracle happens.
• At first, the wolf ate grandmother and after that Red Riding Hood.
• The prince was rich but also very handsome.
  

1. I have read Matilda and the BFG.
(what is the signalword + meaning)

2. Today, we are going to read Matilda.

3. Matilda was clever, but very unhappy.

4. While her parents watched television, Matilda was reading a book.

5. Miss Honey was very kind, but miss Trunchbull was a bully instead.

This is on your handout:

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these signal words, 

please.

Cooling down with 'Mr Fox'

To give an idea of what this book is about: watch the trailer.

Fantastic Mr Fox

Reading round 1:

Underline 'signalwords'

Reading round 2:

What is chapter 1 about?

Signal words in
'Mr Fox'

5. Homework &
end of lesson

Learn the list of signal words.

Find an English text or chapter of a book. Underline the signal words.
Bring this to class next time.

Feedback, please. Did we reach our lesson goals? Tips & tops?