Diary of a wimpy the meltdown during activity

Diary of a wimpy kid the meltdown by Jeff Kinney  

 Lesson objectives

By the end of this project, students will:

1. Understand the central themes and ideas presented in The Meltdown.

2. Develop vocabulary related to winter, social dynamics, and conflict resolution.

3. Analyse character relationships and conflicts through creative activities like comic strips and role-playing.

4. Reflect on the book’s lessons and relate them to their own experiences.

During actvity: After reading chapters 3-5 

What new vocabulary words did you add to your mindmap?

What do you remember after reading chapters 3-5?

Activity 1: Fill in the Worksheet (Appendix 2)

Step one: You have 15 minutes to fill in the worksheet. 

Step two: Review answers

Step three: class discussion 

Themes in Diary of a Wimpy kid The Meltdown

bullying

conflict

friendship

During activty: Creating a comic strip 

What: Get into groups of three/ four and create a comic strip on one of the following chapters

•Chapter 1:  Greg introducing the snowstorm and neighborhood dynamics. 

•Chapter 2: The snowball war begins to escalate.

• Chapter 3: Greg’s challenges during the snowball war.

• Chapter 4: Neighborhood alliances form.

• Chapter 5: A major turning point in the snowball war.

• Chapter 6: Greg reflects on lessons learned.

Instructions for designing comic strip

Step One: Brainstorming:

 • Choose 4–6 key events from your assigned chapter.

  • Summarize each event in 4-6 sentences before drawing.

Step Two: Design the Comic Strip

 • Panels: Use the comic strip provided by the teacher and design each panel. Each panel represents ONE key event. 

• Speech Bubbles: write a dialogue to show what the characters are saying. 

• Captions: Add short descriptions or narration to show the reader what is happening. 

• Pictures: Create simple, creative drawings to depict the scenes.

Activity two: Presentation of comic strip 

• Each group must present their comic strip to the class and explain the drawings and which chapter you have chosen to present. 
• During the presentation, you need to explain: 

1.  What chapter is your comic based on? 

2.  Highlight the key events depicted.

3.  Discuss how your group represented the characters’ emotions and conflicts with picutures? 

• Answer questions from peers about your comic strip and creative choices.

Activity 5: Creating a role play 

Step one: Using your comic strip you are going to create a role play in your groups explain what happens. 

Step two: Pick a character: Each person in your group needs to have a name and play a role. 

Step three: Write out a dialogue that tells us what is happening in your scene. Everyone needs to have at least 4 lines in the roleplay.

Step four: Present your roleplay to the class. 

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Post activity: Book review

Question one: What was your favourite part of the book? Why?

Question two: Who is your favourite character in the book? Why?

Question three: What are four new words you learnt from the book? Provide the word in English and in Dutch and write a definition.

Question four: What was your favourite scene in the book? Why?

Question five: What did the book teach you about friendship and why?

Question six: What would you do if you had a snow day at school?

Question seven: Would you say it was a good book yes or no? Provide a reason?

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