These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class. The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
Please note that Matilda contains many stories of child abuse played in part for their humor, coded homophobia, profound contempt for people who are fat, and the notion that intelligence confers superiority. Consider how you are going to scaffold and discuss these issues with your class.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays and projects....
