Engaging with the opening chapter of 'The BFG'
I can read aloud and discuss the opening chapter of 'The BFG’.
Engaging with the opening chapter of 'The BFG'
I can read aloud and discuss the opening chapter of 'The BFG’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reading aloud involves using an expressive voice, varying volume, emphasising keywords and using facial expressions.
- Roald Dahl uses repetition, ambiguity and a cliffhanger to create a scary atmosphere in the opening chapter.
- Inferring is about drawing conclusions or making educated guesses based on information and clues provided in a text.
- Evidence from the text is used to support inferences we make about a character or an event in a text.
- Precise vocabulary choices, setting descriptions and purposeful sentence structures are used to build suspense.
Keywords
Evidence - the information from a text that can support or justify our reasoning
Inference - a conclusion drawn from information and evidence in a text
Atmosphere - the feeling a writer wants their readers to experience, like suspense or fear or joy
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to understand elements from the opening due to unfamiliar vocabulary.
Pre-teach unfamiliar vocabulary from the opening, using visual images to support student understanding.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the Puffin Books 2001 edition of 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a large room with many beds
ray of light from the moon
bent and twisted