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The Twits Novel Study
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The Twits Novel Study

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This is a complete novel study of The Twits By Roald Dahl. This is an engaging PowerPoint presentation with comprehension questions (find the answer in the text), plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion, Vocabulary activities, (match the definition/ create your own sentences and memory game activities.) Other activities include, ‘using sequential adverbs’ to place key events in order, ‘unjumble’ complex sentences into the correct order, ‘find the adjectives in the paragraph,’ ‘fill the gaps with the correct pronoun,’ grammar and writing activities. I have used this presentation with many students and it works beautifully! There is absolutely no more preparation required, just share your screen and go! (Either get the student to read the story beforehand or read it together in the class.) I recommend having a copy of the text open at all times because the questions are specific to the pages.
The BFG Writing Activities
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The BFG Writing Activities

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This resource includes twenty-three writing activities to accompany the reading of The BFG by Roald Dahl. For almost every chapter there is a printable worksheet containing an awesome and inspiring writing activity. The activities include descriptive, persuasive, expository and character analysis essays and also reading responses, monologues, predictions, reviews and more! Table of Contents Chapter One: Write a Reading Response Chapter Two: Write a Descriptive Essay Chapter Three: Make a Prediction… Chapter Four: Write a Narrative Essay Chapter Five: Write a Character Analysis Essay… . Chapter Six: Write an Expository Essay Chapter Seven: Write a Compare and Contrast Essay Chapter Eight: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Nine: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Ten: Write a Descriptive Essay Chapter Eleven: Write a Character Analysis Essay Chapter Twelve: Write a Descriptive Paragraph Chapter Thirteen: Write a Descriptive Paragraph Chapter Fourteen: Write a Descriptive Essay Chapter Fifteen: Convince the Queen Chapter Sixteen: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Seventeen: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Eighteen: Write a Descriptive Paragraph Chapter Nineteen: Describe the Queen’s Dream Chapter Twenty: Write a Descriptive Paragraph Chapter Twenty-one: Make a Prediction Chapter Twenty-two: Write a Reading Response Write a Book Review
The Magic Finger Novel Study
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The Magic Finger Novel Study

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This is a complete novel study of The Magic Finger By Roald Dahl. This is an engaging PowerPoint presentation with comprehension questions (find the answer in the text), plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion, Vocabulary activities, (match the definition/ create your own sentences and memory game activities.) Other activities include, ‘using sequential adverbs’ to place key events in order, ‘unjumble’ complex sentences into the correct order, ‘find the adjectives in the paragraph,’ and writing activities. I have used this presentation with many students and it works beautifully! There is absolutely no more preparation required, just share your screen and go! (Either get the student to read the story beforehand or read it together in the class.) I recommend having a copy of the text open at all times because the questions are specific to the pages.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Writing Activities
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Writing Activities

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This resource includes thirty writing activities to accompany the reading of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. For every chapter there is a printable worksheet for an awesome, inspiring writing activity. The activities include descriptive, cause and effect, persuasive, expository and character analysis essays and also poems, stories, reports and more! Table of Contents Chapter One: Write a Descriptive Essay Chapter Two: Write a Cause and Effect Essay Chapter Three: Write a Character Analysis Essay Chapter Four: Write a Newspaper Article Chapter Five: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Six: Write a Character Analysis Essay Chapter Seven: Write a Birthday Card for Charlie Chapter Eight: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Nine: Write a Descriptive Essay Chapter Ten: Write an Expository Essay Chapter Eleven: Write the Shopkeeper’s Story Chapter Twelve: Write a letter to Mr. Wonka Chapter Thirteen: Write a Newspaper Article Chapter Fourteen: Write a Character Analysis Essay Chapter Fifteen: Write a Story Chapter Sixteen: Write an Expository Essay Chapter Seventeen: Write a Cause and Effect Essay Chapter Eighteen: Write a Factual Account Chapter Nineteen: Write an Interview with Willy Wonka Chapter Twenty: Write an Acrostic Poem Chapter Twenty-One: Write Violet Beauregarde’s Story Chapter Twenty-Two: Write a Descriptive Essay Chapter Twenty-Three: What does Willy Wonka really think? Chapter Twenty-Four: Write a Five Senses Poem Chapter Twenty-Five: Write a Story Chapter Twenty-Six: Write a Persuasive Essay Chapter Twenty-Seven: Compare and Contrast Chapter Twenty-Eight: Write a letter to Charlie Chapter Twenty-Nine: Write a Character Analysis Essay Chapter Thirty: Write a Book Review
Dinosaurs Before Dark Complete Novel Study
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Dinosaurs Before Dark Complete Novel Study

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Teachers! Download a printable novel study of the first book in the Magic Tree House series, Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Usborne. This is an easy-to-use teaching resource for ESL Teachers. It’s a complete novel study of Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Usborne. This is an engaging printable pdf (and Microsoft Word Doc) that is designed to be taught alongside the reading of Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Usborne. Teachers can use this resource in the classroom or online. Comprehension questions (find the answer in the text) to encourage close reading. Plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion. Vocabulary activities for every chapter. ‘Retell the story’ activity (with keywords). Sequence activity where students place key events in order. Who am I? activities, where students guess the character from a list of clues. Word unjumbling with names and keywords from the text. A writing activity for each chapter. I have used this resource to teach Dinosaurs Before Dark to hundreds of online English learners. It works beautifully! The questions and activities keep the students focused and analytical. There is no absolutely no more preparation required, just print and distribute, or share your screen if you are teaching online. (Either get the student to read the chapter beforehand or read it together in the class.)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Novel Study ESL
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Novel Study ESL

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Who is this resource for? This is an easy-to-use teaching resource for ESL Teachers. It’s a complete novel study of the magical adventure story, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. (Aimed specifically at ESL students.) What is the format? This is an engaging PowerPoint presentation that is designed to be taught alongside the reading of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. Teachers can use this resource in the classroom or online. Comprehension questions (find the answer in the text) to encourage close reading. Plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion. Vocabulary activities for every chapter. (Match the definition/ gap-fill and use-in-your-own-sentence activities.) ‘Recap’ activities at the beginning of every chapter and ‘retell the story’ at the end of every chapter (with keywords). Sequence activities, using sequential adverbs to place key events in order. Who am I? activities, where students guess the character from a list of clues. Character analysis activities where students circle the adjectives that best describe the character. Antonym and synonym matching activities Sentence unjumbling with complex sentences An essay writing activity for every chapter. Tried and tested! I have used this exact presentation to teach The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to hundreds of online English learners. It works beautifully! The questions and activities keep the student’s focused and analytical. There is no absolutely no more preparation required, just share your screen and go! (Either get the student to read the chapter beforehand or read it together in the class.) My recommendations I recommend teaching this novel to students who are at least B1 (intermediate) level English.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Novel Study (for ESL Students)
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Novel Study (for ESL Students)

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This is a complete novel study of Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. (Aimed at ESL students.) This is an engaging PowerPoint presentation with comprehension questions (find the answer in the text) for every page of the novel. There are also plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion. There are vocabulary activities for every chapter. (Match the definition/ gap-fill and use-in-your-own-sentence activities.) I also include ‘recap’ activities at the beginning of every chapter (with keywords) and ‘retell the story’ at the end of every chapter. Other activities include, ‘using sequential adverbs’ to place key events in order, ‘who am I?’ activities, ‘unjumble’ complex sentences into the correct order, ‘antonym and synonym’ activities and ‘circle the adjectives’ to describe characters and scenes from the story. Finally, at the end of every chapter is an essay writing activity with information about the different essay types, an essay title and lots of questions to get the student started! I have used this exact presentation with hundreds of online English learners and it works beautifully! There is no absolutely no more preparation required, just share your screen and go! (Either get the student to read the chapter before hand or read it together in the class.) I recommend having a copy of the text open at all times because the questions are very specific to the pages. I also recommend teaching this novel to students who are at least B1 (intermediate) level English.
George's Marvellous Medicine Novel Study
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George's Marvellous Medicine Novel Study

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This is a complete novel study of George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. (Aimed at ESL students.) This is an engaging printable pdf with comprehension questions (find the answer in the text) for every chapter of the novel. There are also plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion. There are vocabulary-related questions for every chapter. I also include ‘recap’ activities at the beginning of every second chapter (with keywords) and ‘retell the story’ at the end of every second chapter. Other activities include, describing the setting, the characters and putting key events in order, ‘who am I?’ activities, ‘unjumble’ sentences into the correct order, ‘make a prediction’ activities and ‘find the adjectives’ to describe characters from the story. Finally, at the end of every second chapter is a writing activity with thought-provoking essay questions. I have used this material with hundreds of online English learners and it works beautifully! There is no absolutely no more preparation required, just share your screen and go! (Either get the student to read the chapter before hand or read it together in the class.) I recommend having a copy of the text open at all times because the questions are very specific to the chapters. I also recommend teaching this novel to students who are at least A2 level English.