Charlie and the chocolate factory characters and themes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Charlie and the chocolate factory: 

characters and themes

What do you need...

1. Your Charlie and the chocolate factory book. 

2. A notebook and a pen

3. a couple of coloured pens and pencils if you have. 

At the end of this lesson you should...

• Be able to use descriptive words to talk about the characters. 
• know the meanings of these descriptive words. 
• Know what a theme is. 
• Know what the themes in Charlie and the Chocolate factory are and what that means for the story.  

Guess the character.....

I am..

• Very wise
• the one who told Charlie about the golden ticket and what happened at the Wonka factory.
• Charlie's best friend.

Guess the character...

Guess the Character...

I am...

• Somebody who loves chocolate
• kind and humble... and hungry
• I am a soft hearted person
• I am very brave and courageous.

Guess the character...

Guess the Character

I am...

• Eccentric
• creative
• lonely
• not able to trust people easily
• A hard worker
• Not a good communicator

Guess the Character

Guess the Character

I am ... 

• The opposite of Charlie
• Self involved
• ill mannered
• impatient

Guess the character

What do you think Roald Dahl wanted to teach us by using the specific behaviour of the 5 children in the chocolate factory?

What is a theme?

What do you think the themes are in Charlie and the Chocolate factory?

For Wednesday: 

• Make sure you've finished the book (obviously, I mean, you all already have right? You're all done with the book, right???)
• Make sure you're finishing your blue booklet.
• Bring a pen and your notebook.