Exploring Grandma's Character in George's Marvellous Medicine

Exploring Grandma's Character in George's Marvellous Medicine

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to describe Grandma's character from George's Marvellous Medicine using descriptive language and adjectives.

What do you already know about Grandma from George's Marvellous Medicine?

Introduction to Grandma

Grandma is a grumpy, cantankerous old woman who loves to complain and boss everyone around.

Physical Appearance

She has a small bony body, a puckered-up face, and eyes like two bright black buttons.

Behavior and Actions

Grandma is often mean to George, yells a lot, and is always demanding her medicine.

Use of Descriptive Language

We can use words like 'grumpy', 'cantankerous', and 'demanding' to describe Grandma's character.

Interactive Activity: Describing Grandma

Students will work in pairs to create a character description of Grandma using descriptive language and adjectives.

Sharing Descriptions

Selected pairs will share their character descriptions with the class, focusing on using vivid and expressive language.

Reflection and Discussion

We have learned to describe Grandma's character using descriptive language and adjectives. How does this help us understand the story better?

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.