Reading Activities 2

Reading Activities Complying Seven Reading Comprehension Strategies 2

The followings are the reading activities we decided complying 7 reading comprehension strategies to promote the reading and understanding of Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile.

5.   Determing main ideas

Here are some questions in the proposed worksheet to help student determine the main ideas of the book, the Enormous Crocodile.

1. How does the story start? What did the enormous crocodile say to the not so big crocodile?
2. What happens to the crocodile each time he tries to catch a child?
3. How does the story end?
4. Why did the crocodile fail?
5. Do you like the enormous crocodile? Why?

All the questions are set as guide to help students determine the main ideas of the book. And students are required to write about 50 words for each questions.

4.   Making predictions and inferences

Three worksheets are to be set to allow students to make their own meaning of the books and prompt them to be more creative based on the book and related personal experience.

1.Unsolicited Letter of  the Enormous Crocodile 

The enormous crocodile needs money to pay for all the damage he has caused in the story. He wants to earn this by applying for a job. You are going to write a Unsolicited Letter to promote yourself to the proposed employer. Students should think about the personality of the crocodile, what is the special ability, and what kind of work is suitable for the crocodile. Students are asked to write about 100 words.

2.Self promotion poster of the Enormous Crocodile

As the enormous crocodile has done so much damage in the book, he is now very sorry and try very hard to correct himself.  You are asked to design a poster of advertisement to promote the image of the enormous crocodile. 
The followings should be included in the poster. 

A picture of the enormous crocodile should be 
A sentence or slogan .
Make people notice the advertisement .


3. Confessed Crocodile

Imagine you are the enormous crocodile. You have to persuade the elephant not to throw you into space. You have to confess and think up why you behaved like you did and how to make up for the damage you have caused. You could write a letter to the elephant or those you hurt.

The following should be included in the letter.

1. Think of good reasons why you acted so bad.

2. List the ways in which you can fix the damage you caused.

3. Explain how sorry you are and how you won't do any of these terrible things again.

4. Explain how would you change.