Teacher Guide

Matilda Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will be able to respond to the text in writing, both creatively and analytically.

  2. 2

    Students will explore the way an author expresses experiences, interests, and values in a work.

  3. 3

    Students will analyze how Dahl creates context in the novel.

  4. 4

    Students will connect the novel's more representational and more outrageous elements.

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