georges marvellous medicine
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George’s Marvellous Medicine
GUNNEDAH TUTORIAL CENTRE
NOVEL UNIT:
GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE
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Chapter 1:Why does George run out of Grandma’s room? _________________________________________________________________________________
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Match up the word that fits in the sentence:
TEA Grandma knew lots of __________
EARWIG Stop eating chocolate, eat ________ instead
CABBAGE George had to make Grandma a cup of _____
CHOCOLATE Never ______ __ , always down
GROW UP A Big Fat ________ is very tasty
SECRETS What did grandma want George to stop eating
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Chapter 2What is the Title of Chapter 2:____________________________________________
What are 3 things that George wants to do to Grandma:
1) _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
2) __________________________________________________________________________________________
3) __________________________________________________________________________________________
Fill in the gaps in the poem for the start of George’s recipe: (pg 15)
So give me a b__g and a Jump____ f__e__,
Give me ___ snails and lizards _____,
And a _______ squiggler from the _____,
And a poisonous st____ of a bumble____,
And the ______ from the fr____ of the ju-ju____ tree,
And the powdered______ of a _____’s knee.
Chapter 3Why do you think that George wants to make his Grandma a special medicine?
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Write up the different ingredients that George used in this chapter in his recipe:
1) __________________________2) __________________________3) __________________________4) __________________________5) __________________________
6) __________________________7) __________________________8) __________________________9) ____________________________10) ______________________
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11) ______________________12) ______________________13) ______________________14) ______________________15) _____________________
16) ______________________
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Pictured below are all of the different covers that George’s Marvellous Medicine has had over the years.
Under each book write if you think it is suited to:5 – 7 years , 8 – 10 years , 11 – 13years , 13+ years
Circle the book that appeals to you the most.List 2 reasons why you think this is:
1) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What is Roald Dahl’s WARNING TO READERS at the start of the book?
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On page 35 is the start of Chapter 6, What is it called?
___________ ______________
Why do you think that this chapter has such a name?
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On page 41 Grandma describes what it feels like to be on fire, what are the descriptions that she uses:
1) __________________________________________________________
2) _________________________________________________________
3) _________________________________________________________
Do you feel like George is responsible for everything that is happening to Grandma after taking her medicine?
Yes / No
Why?
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List all the changes that happen to Grandma’s body after she takes George’s marvellous medicine:
First she ______________________________________________________________
Then she ________________________________________ after that she _______________
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George confesses to Grandma that it is his fault that she has grown so tall on page 51. Why doesn’t Grandma believe him?
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What happens differently to the hen then what happened to Grandma?
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Why does George’s Dad want to give all of his farm animals George’s Marvellous Medicine?
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Why would a farmer want to make all of his animals larger in size?
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What benefit would it have to the people of the world if all the farmers could grow animals that were so different in size?
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Changes in the size of animals means changes to how to look after them, can you list all the things that George and his Dad would need to change around the farm to help look after the new sized animals?
1) ___________________________________________________________________2) ___________________________________________________________________3) ___________________________________________________________________4) ___________________________________________________________________5) ___________________________________________________________________
On a blank piece of paper can you draw a plan of how you would set up your farm. You will need to find a place for the following animals and crops.
Pigs, Cows (including one bull), Horses, Chickens, Ducks, Emus, Wheat, Cotton, Oats and Soy.
And of course you and your family to live in a house on the property as well.
Think about things like food, water, shelter. When you are finished answer the question below.
Would you have to change anything if all the animals got bigger, like on George’s farm?
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Heroes and Villains
In the book there are some heroes and some villains
Can you find a dictionary definition of the word
HERO:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VILLAIN:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Now that you know these definitions, can you fill in the table for each character.
Put the word HERO or VILLAIN for each character:
GeorgeMr KrankyMrs KrankyGrandmaThe Brown Hen
FINAL TASK
Go onto the computer to www.roalddahl.com
Click on the ‘TREATS’ button
Click on ‘one of these activities to play until your teacher asks you to stop.
Ask the teacher for the login details and play this game. See what the highest score is that you can get!!
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