James and the Giant Peach Lesson Plan

Cloud-City Dioramas

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will create dioramas to represent the Cloud-People and Cloud-Cities.

Structure:

Ask the class for a definition of a diorama: a scenic representation displaying three-dimensional figures and lifelike details, either in miniature version or large-scale. Place the pairs together to form groups of four and explain that each group will be creating a miniature diorama depicting the Cloud-People and the Cloud-Cities that James and his friends float past in the night sky.

Before starting their dioramas, the groups should sketch a draft of how their dioramas will be organized. These sketches should be...