H4- roald dahl

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H4- roald dahl

Lesson 2

Our planning for today 

- Our goals

- Who is Roald Dahl?

- Reading 

- Start your own story 

Our goals for today

At the end of this lesson:

- You have read the story of Roald Dahl

- You have thought deeper about the story

- You started writing your own story

Roald dahl

Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".

Who is Roald Dahl?

Questions Genesis and Catastrophe

1. Why is the mother so worried about her baby?

2. Give a description of the family based on the information in lines 1 – 100 (PART 1 and 2).

3. What effect do you think such family circumstances can have on a child? Explain your answer.

4. In line 110-125 (PART 3) it becomes clear what kind of father her husband is. What would it do to a child if it was told these things over and over again?

5. Which line reveals the identity of the baby?

6. Looking back, do your answers to questions 3 and 4 make any sense? How do you call this in literary terms?

7. This story is fiction, even though it’s based on historic facts. Why do you think Roald Dahl wrote this story? What did he try to do?Explain the title.

From which perspective was the story told?

Does the story contain all narrative stages?  Explain why or why not.

1. Why is the mother so worried about her baby ?

2. Give a description of the family based on the information in lines 1 – 100 (PART 1 and 2).

3. What effect do you think such family circumstances can have on a child? Explain your answer.

Questions Genesis and Catastrophe

1. Why is the mother so worried about her baby?

2. Give a description of the family based on the information in lines 1 – 100 (PART 1 and 2).

3. What effect do you think such family circumstances can have on a child? Explain your answer.

4. In line 110-125 (PART 3) it becomes clear what kind of father her husband is. What would it do to a child if it was told these things over and over again?

5. Which line reveals the identity of the baby?

6. Looking back, do your answers to questions 3 and 4 make any sense? How do you call this in literary terms?

7. This story is fiction, even though it’s based on historic facts. Why do you think Roald Dahl wrote this story? What did he try to do?Explain the title.

From which perspective was the story told?

Does the story contain all narrative stages?  Explain why or why not.

Answer the rest of the questions individually (Chromebook)

4. In line 110-125 (PART 3) it becomes clear what kind of father her husband is. What would it do to a child if it was told these things over and over again?

5. Which line reveals the identity of the baby?

6. Looking back, do your answers to questions 3 and 4 make any sense? How do you call this in literary terms?

7. This story is fiction, even though it’s based on historic facts. Why do you think Roald Dahl wrote this story? What did he try to do?

Explain the title.