Wonder Lesson 15: Lunch and the Summer Table - PowerPoint

This English teaching resource is a PowerPoint presentation designed to explore character analysis through the reading and discussion of pages 49-53 from the novel 'Wonder'. The lesson encourages students to enhance their vocabulary by using a 'Wonder Dictionary' sheet as they delve into the text. The focus is on a new character introduced in these pages, and students are prompted to consider the character's appearance, actions, and dialogue, fostering a deeper understanding of characterisation in literature.

The lesson also includes a 'Word warm-up: Vocab Power!' activity, which challenges students to replace simple verbs with more powerful alternatives within the context of the novel. For example, the verb 'make' might be upgraded to 'create' in a sentence related to the story. Additionally, the lesson provides a 'Character Analysis' segment, where students dissect the new character by looking at three key aspects: action (A), dialogue (D), and description (D), commonly referred to as the 'DAD' approach. Students are tasked with identifying and categorising examples of each from the text, and then using this framework to write a concise character profile of Summer, the character from the assigned reading, thereby enhancing their analytical skills and comprehension of the narrative.