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Novel Study Worksheets - The Witches - Roald Dahl

Blank character, setting, and chapter-by-chapter organizers give students a place to track The Witches by Roald Dahl as they read.
Grades
Grades 6–9, High School, Middle School
Pages
4
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PDF
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Updated Sep 09, 2024

Subject
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension
Topic
Novel Study, Worksheets
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Novel Study Worksheets - The Witches - Roald Dahl

In this fantastic English language and Literature teaching resource it is offered a comprehensive novel study worksheet activity (4 printable PDF pages; Worksheets) focused on the novel "The Witches" by British 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 children's novel.

The English Literature Novel Study activity (4 printable PDF pages; Worksheets) can be ideal for English class students in middle and high school (from 6th grade to 9th grade).

In this Novel Study on “The Witches” (4 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 (22 chapters)

  • 1 section dedicated on a writing activity with 7 essay prompts (book review + 6 other novel related essay prompts)

This English Language and Literature Novel Study Activity on "The Witches" by British author Roald Dahl (4 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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Learning objectives

  • Identify a novel's author, original language, and genre.

  • Track identifying details for six main characters as they appear in the novel.

  • Describe the significance of four key settings within the story.

  • Summarize the events of each chapter (5 through 18) as they read.

Teaching tips

  • Assign the character and setting pages before students start reading, then have them fill in details as each character or setting is introduced rather than all at once.

  • Have students complete one chapter-summary box after each reading session so the grid stays current with class progress.

  • Use the six named characters on the organizer as a quick check that students are tracking the right cast as they read.

Skills covered

  • Character tracking — students record identifying details for six named characters as the novel introduces them.

  • Setting analysis — students describe the role of four key locations within the story.

  • Chapter summarization — students condense each chapter's events into a short written summary.

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Which chapters does the summary grid cover?

Chapters 5 through 18, with one labeled box per chapter for students to record a short summary as they read.

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