1. “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”
Or can you?

2. Look at the cover to your Raold Dahl book
Look at the cover to your Raold Dahl book. What do you think the tone of this book will be?

3. Why would we want to read or need to read about someone’s life?

4. To gain another perspective in how people deal with life.

5. To learn about people from different times and cultures.

6. To learn about yourself by comparing your life with others.

7. To learn how people deal with and overcome problems.

8. To learn about someone you admire – to consider what they are really like.

10. Cinderella

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15. Cinderella Continued
Excerpted from Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl; illustrated by Quentin Blake Copyright © 2002 by Roald Dahl; illustrated by Quentin Blake. Excerpted by permission of Knopf Books for Young Readers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

16. Who is the author of this version of “Cinderella”?

17. Task
In a group, make notes on the following questions and be prepared to feedback your answers to the class:
What do you know already about Roald Dahl?
How would you describe the tone of Dahl’s poem – Cinderalla?
What can you tell about his personality from reading his version of Cinderella?
What do you think he might write about in his autobiography Boy