Trevor Mattea
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Enormous Ears

If you want to read and you want to draw, that helps you to express yourself. -- Quentin Blake

Overview

This is was my third iteration of a repeated project.
See my first iteration from 2013 -- Anthology. ​See my second iteration from 2014 -- Ygol Ohtna. See my fourth iteration from 2016 -- The BSE.
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​During spring 2015, Room 2 students read and discussed over ten books written by Roald Dahl. They used his children’s stories to inform their understanding of the elements of fiction, including character, setting, and plot, as well as to get a sense of his style of writing and the illustrations of Quentin Blake. Throughout the process, students documented story components in order to look for trends across his work. They found several characteristics that make it unique, including his use of children as protagonists and adults as antagonists, imaginative vocabulary, and inspiration drawn from his own life. In addition to the elements of fiction, students sought to include some of Dahl’s characteristics in each of their own stories, which were published together as an anthology for sale on Amazon.

Enormous Ears: Even More Stories Inspired by Roald Dahl
A published book is available for purchase on Amazon.

Resources are available here.
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Reflections


Exemplars

Roald Dahl Fictional Narratives

  • The Statue at the Sleepover by Blue Biker 10
  • Wreckage by Cool Crazy Cuckoo Man
  • The Search for Ava by pixierules247

Quentin Blake Illustrations


​Author Biographies

  • Who wrote this story?

Project Reflections

  • How can we write stories inspired by Roald Dahl?

Cover Art

Caramel the Guinea Pig
Wreckage
Tacos


​Roald Dahl Sock Puppets

Roald Dahl
Alfie
Mr. Twit
I believe that education is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. -- John Dewey
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