English Year 7 Literature - Matilda

Matilda, the title character of Roald Dahl's book Matilda, is a young girl whose parents are mean to her and often ignore her. Matilda teaches herself how to read by the age of four which means that she is very smart and has a great ability to learn.
Matilda's parents only value things like money and television, and they treat her poorly because she is different. To punish them, she plays little tricks on them.

Ämnesmål till dig som elev

In this assignment you will develop your reading skills, writing skills and speaking skills.

Arbetsformer

In class we will read and listen to the novel Matilda by Roald Dahl. 

You will read a few sections at home as homework.

You will answer questions after some sections and we will practise discussing the content in groups.

We will finish by watching the film together in class.

Bedömning

You will be assessed orally during the work process and after we finish the book you will also answer some questions about the book in writing. 

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter,
• formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,
• använda språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådda,