Novel Study Worksheets on "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
- Grades
- Grades 6–8, Middle School
- Pages
- 5
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- Novel Study, Worksheets
- Resource types
- Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- CCSS.RL.6.2 CCSS.RL.6.3 +1
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Novel Study Worksheets on "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
In this fantastic English language and Literature teaching resource it is offered a comprehensive novel study worksheet activity (5 printable PDF pages; Worksheets) focused on the novel "Matilda" by English author Roald Dahl.
Perfect for post-reading exercises, this English Language and Literature teaching resource can be more than great to deepen and improve students' understanding of this classic Novel.
This English Literature Novel Study activity (5 printable PDF pages; Worksheets) can be ideal for English class students in middle and high school (from 6th grade to 9th grade, teen students).
In this Novel Study on “Matilda” (5 printable PDF pages; Worksheets), English Language and Literature teachers can find the following activities:
1 section dedicated on general information (author's name, genre, and original language)
1 section dedicated on character descriptions (9 characters)
1 section dedicated on descriptions of key locations (6 places)
1 section decicated on chapter summaries (21 chapters)
1 section dedicated on a writing activity with 11 essay prompts (book review + 10 other novel related essay prompts)
This English Language and Literature Novel Study Activity on "Matilda" (Children Novel) by English author Roald Dahl (5 PDF Printable Slides; worksheets) can be great for learners from 6th grade to 9th grade to study this Children's Novel (middle school and High School Students mostly)
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Summarize each of the 21 chapters of Matilda in the student's own words while reading.
Describe the traits and roles of the novel's 9 main characters using evidence from the text.
Analyze themes such as power and authority, courage and resilience, and the value of reading, using specific examples from the text.
Write a personal, evidence-supported opinion of the novel in a book review.
Teaching tips
Assign the character and setting blanks as reading progresses rather than all at once, since several named characters and settings (such as Bruce Bogtrotter and Miss Trunchbull's office) do not appear until later chapters.
Have students fill in the chapter-summary blanks right after each reading session, since each of the 21 chapters gets only two lines of space for a running record.
Save the eleven writing prompts for after the novel is finished, since several of them ask students to trace change across the whole book, such as how Matilda grows or where her courage shows up.
Skills covered
Character analysis — students describe traits for 9 named characters and later analyze how Matilda changes throughout the novel.
Setting analysis — students describe 6 key locations, connecting each to events that happen there.
Chapter summarization — students record a running two-line summary across all 21 chapters as they read.
Theme analysis with textual evidence — prompts ask students to trace themes such as power and authority, courage and resilience, and good versus evil, using examples from the text.
Persuasive and reflective writing — students argue a personal recommendation in a book review and write a first-person letter from Matilda's point of view about facing Miss Trunchbull.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
How much of the novel's cast gets its own description blank?
Nine named characters, including Matilda Wormwood, Miss Honey, Miss Trunchbull, Bruce Bogtrotter, Lavender and four members of the Wormwood family.
Does the writing section only ask about the ending, or the whole novel?
The whole novel — the eleven prompts include a personal book review, theme analysis spanning power, courage and good versus evil, and a first-person letter written from Matilda's point of view about her time at Crunchem Hall.
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Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
Standards
- CCSS.RL.6.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
- CCSS.RL.6.3 — Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
- CCSS.W.6.1 — Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. a. Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. b. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. d. Establish and maintain a formal style. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
Core concepts
Core concepts
Character analysis
Theme analysis
Chapter summarization
Persuasive writing
Roald Dahl's Matilda
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