James and the Giant Peach Lesson Plan

Character Analysis

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will analyze characters from the point of view of another character

Structure:

In this activity, students will be analyzing different characters from the novel. To begin, create a list of all major characters in the novel as a class (James, Aunt Spiker, Aunt Sponge, the Grasshopper, the Centipede, the Ladybug, the Spider, the Earthworm, and the Cloudmen - you can use the Silkworm and the Glow-worm as needed). Once the master list is created, review what adjectives are, coming up with a definition as a class. Adjectives are words that describe or tell more about a person or thing. The students will be...