Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Stage 2 | English

Julie Moore

Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a stage 2 novel written by Roald Dahl. Students study plot development, themes and character analysis. The unit o wor! involves writing using di erent te"t types including# narrative, description, procedure, in ormation report, e"planation, persuasive te"ts and boo! review.

Duration
$ wee!s Detail% &ppro" $ lessons a wee!

Unit overview
This unit is a novel study that introduces the students to a narrative te"t type. The students will engage in reading, spea!ing and listening and writing activities to understand the eatures o the te"t. They will be involved in using creative and higher order thin!ing strategies to e"press their ideas imaginatively, as well as gain a sound !nowledge and comprehension o

Outcomes
English K- !

'(2)*& communicates in a range o in ormal and ormal conte"ts by adopting a range o roles in group,

classroom, school and community conte"ts

'(2)2& plans, composes and reviews a range o te"ts that are more demanding in terms o topic, audience

and language
'(2)+& uses e ective handwriting and publishes te"ts using digital technologies '(2),& uses an increasing range o s!ills, strategies and !nowledge to luently read, view and comprehend a

range o te"ts on increasingly challenging topics in di erent media and technologies

'(2)$& uses a range o strategies, including !nowledge o letter-sound correspondences and common letter

patterns, to spell amiliar and some un amiliar words

'(2)./ identi ies and compares di erent !inds o te"ts when reading and viewing and shows an

understanding o purpose, audience and sub0ect matter

'(2)1/ uses e ective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical eatures, punctuation conventions and

vocabulary relevant to the type o te"t when responding to and composing te"ts
'(2)*2C thin!s imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about in ormation, ideas and te"ts when

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the te"t.

responding to and composing te"ts

'(2)**D responds to and composes a range o te"ts that e"press viewpoints o the world similar to and

di erent rom their own

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Content
Stage 2 - S(ea.ing and listening
interpret ideas and in ormation in

+ctivities
Week 1 Introduce the novel. 3redict what the story might be about by loo!ing at the title, cover, pictures etc Class reads together chapter 1 and 2 Discussion about poverty and the way Charlie4s amily lives. The eeling o hunger. Students draw and label Charlie4s house rom the inside and the outside. Then ma!e a list o all the things that they would miss i they were as poor as Charlie. Research poverty in &ustralia. Students report bac! to the class on their indings. Class discussion about presents. 5hat did Charlie get or his birthday6 Students write a paragragh about their strongest wish or their birthday and illustrate. Discuss grandparents and amily. Students draw their amily tree. Class reads together chapters 3 and 4 Discuss the plot. 7oo! at 8ocab 5ords or Section * and discuss the meanings. Students write a creative paragraph using as many o the words as they can. Students ma!e a ind a word using grid paper and vocab words. 9ui: *. Class completes the ;ui: or chapters *), together on the smartboard. Week 2 Class reads together chapters 5 to 10 Class discussion about the plot. Create a word web that shows the characters and events in the story. Class discussion about relationships in the story.

,eaching- learning and assessment

spo!en te"ts and listen or !ey points in order to carry out tas!s and use in ormation to share and e"tend ideas and in ormation (ACELY1687)
understand that social interactions

in luence the way people engage with ideas and respond to others or e"ample when e"ploring and clari ying the ideas o others, summarising their own views and reporting them to a larger group
(ACELA1488)

Student 3articipation in class discussion. <ral Comprehension

interact e ectively in groups or pairs,

adopting a range o roles

use in ormation to support and

elaborate on a point o view

Stage 2 - %riting and re(resenting

identi y !ey elements o planning,

composing, reviewing and publishing in order to meet the demands o composing te"ts on a particular topic or a range o purposes and audiences
plan, dra t and publish

Creative 3aragraph

imaginative, in ormative and persuasive te"ts containing !ey in ormation and supporting details or a widening range o audiences, demonstrating increasing control over te"t structures and language eatures (ACELY1682, ACELY1694)
plan, compose and review

9ui: * Comprehension

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Content

+ctivities

,eaching- learning and assessment

0esources overview
=ultiple copies o novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 3u in /oo!s *11$ $ 9ui: Comprehension 5or!sheets * 8ocab 5or!sheet

Evaluation
Teacher Re lection Did > motivate students appropriately6 5ere students engaged in the activities6 5ere the activities appropriate to student needs6 Could ad0ustments be easily made.6 Did students achieve the outcomes and understand the te"t6 Time management. Comment Comment the most positive aspects o the unit. Comment on any uture changes that may be made to ma"imise student outcomes.

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