Wonder Lesson 8: Paging Mr Tushman and Nice Mrs Garcia - Mrs Garcia Character Analysis

In this English teaching resource, students are encouraged to delve deep into character analysis by focusing on Mrs Garcia from the text "Wonder". The exercise utilises a D.A.D. Worksheet, which stands for Description, Action, and Dialogue, to help students explore and understand the character in a structured manner. The first step involves labelling an image of Mrs Garcia with annotations that describe her physical appearance. This includes noting down details about what she looks like and any distinctive features of her appearance that make her unique or tell us something about her personality.

Following the visual description, students are asked to consider Mrs Garcia's actions. Inside the image, they should write about her body language and facial expressions, capturing the nuances of how she moves and interacts with others. This could involve her responses to different situations or how she communicates non-verbally. The final step is to surround the character with speech bubbles that contain key pieces of her dialogue. These selected quotes should reveal more about Mrs Garcia's character, her emotions, and how she expresses herself. The DAD analysis encourages students to synthesise visual and textual information to create a comprehensive picture of Mrs Garcia's character.