Year 4 / Year 5 English Teaching Resources: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a brilliant KS2 English unit of work featuring a series of 11 lessons designed to enhance and develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.     English Teaching Resources: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl) includes a wide range of activities and lessons for pupils of all abilities. - A brief biography of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory author Roald Dahl with a short film narrated by Michael Rosen - An eleven lesson scheme of work overview/plan using the four-part lesson structure - Exploring the text - making predictions using the title, blurb and front cover - Descriptive writing - creating characters and settings - Analysis of key characters in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory including Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka - How Roald Dahl creates suspense and sympathy in the novel - Storyboarding, sequencing and cloze exercises to consolidate understanding - Writing empathetically as Charlie Bucket - Studying the main features of presenting character - description, dialogue and action - Sweet Sensations descriptive writing game - Hot seating and discussion activities - Reading assessment task - Complete scheme of work overview for all 11 lessons - 97-slide PowerPoint - 15 worksheets - And lots more! 

<p>Lesson Nine, titled "Sweet Sensations," is an engaging English lesson that aims to teach students how to create effective descriptions in their writing, taking inspiration from Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The objective is to explore how Dahl's vivid descriptions help readers to visualize characters, not just in terms of their appearance but also their personalities. The lesson emphasizes the importance of using the five senses—sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste—to craft detailed and lively descriptions that bring characters to life, much like the eccentric Willy Wonka.</p>

<p>During the lesson, students are encouraged to become more observant and descriptive by using a variety of sweets as their subjects. They are tasked with making detailed notes on how these sweets appeal to the senses, using similes and rich vocabulary to compare and draw parallels with familiar experiences. The lesson guides them to plan their writing by focusing on each sense, prompting them to add as much detail as possible. By the end of the lesson, students are expected to use their notes to write a short paragraph that vividly describes their chosen sweet, aiming to evoke a sensory response from their readers and even make their classmates' mouths water with their words.</p>

Sweet Sensations - Worksheet

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Lesson 9: Sweet Sensations - Worksheet

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Lesson 9: Sweet Sensations

English

Year 4

Year 5

Based on a Book

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Lesson 9: Sweet Sensations - PowerPoint

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