Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lesson Literacy year 4 Roald Dahl

Some powerpoints and worksheets.

sample bit:
WALT: Describe a character
WILF:
‘ed-ly-ing’ openers
Adjectives and similes
Connectives- e.g. if, when, because, so
Punctuation
Short and long sentences
Paragraphs
Neat handwriting

Have you ever read Charlie and the chocolate factory before or watched the film? Who are the characters? Discuss what happens to them.
Watch: video of Violet getting blown up as a blueberry. Children to create a new character for Charlie and the chocolate factory using a modeled frame (three camera shots).

Children to begin by completing a planning sheet- what is your character called? What age are they? What adjectives would you use to describe him/her?
How would you describe their personality? How might they get in trouble in the factory?
Planning sheet- 10/15minutes

Teacher will model writing a character description for Charlie. Discuss adjectives used, camera shots- long, medium, up close and reveal.
Children to complete their own character description using the model given. Using their white boards to plan and improve their work before writing in books.
Children to read through their work and edit and improve it.
Guided group will read their work. Children to listen and give opinion on the work. What could be improved? Green Group
CT to support children in choosing more interesting vocabulary/ adjectives.