Sunday 21 September 2014

Character Quote


Book:             James and the Giant Peach
By:                  Roald Dahl
Quote:           “What’s the matter with you?” Aunt Spiker screeched, glaring at him over the top of her steel spectacles.
What does this tell us/show us about Aunt Spiker?
The Famous Five Reading Group think

- Aunt Spiker is not happy, she is not very nice, she doesn’t like James – she hates him. She doesn’t want to do things for herself (lazy). She bosses James around. She is rude, unkind and vicious.

Book:             James and the Giant Peach
By:                  Roald Dahl
Quote:        They are sharks!” cried the earthworm. “I’ll bet you anything you like that they are sharks and they have come along to eat us up!
What does this tell us/show us about the earthworm?
The Peter Pan Reading Group
 – he is always grumpy and looks on the bad side (Thomas) He looks at the negatives (Libby) Things are always going to turn out bad (Jayden), He is worried that the sharks are going to eat him – a scaredy cat (Gracie/Jayden) He doesn’t like the centipede and he is worried about everything (Harriet)
The Tin Tin Reading Group
- That he knows there are sharks and he is worried, Logan. He is worried and scared – Jacob/Qwade. One of he traits might be scaredy cat – Bridget, He is telling us that there are sharks – Tom
That he is scared about things he always notices what is bad. He doesn’t think about the positive.

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