1. Roald Dahl
By Jaylin Lowe

2. Early Childhood Born on September 13, 1916, in Wales
Fifth of seven siblings
Grew up in Wales
Both father and sister died when he was three
Pure Norwegian
Almost lost his nose in a car crash
Didn’t like writing at that time

3. Education Went to Llandaff Cathedral School (ages 7-9)
Went to St. Peters –a boarding school in England (ages 9-13)
Went to Repton –a boarding school in England (ages 13-20)
Good at sports, captain of Fives (like handball) and Squash-Rackets (squash) and also played football
Only person in the school who studied photography
Won many awards in photography
Chose not to go to college because he wanted to travel

4. Accomplishments He wrote many books and screenplays including:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1973
Matilda 1988
Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970
James and the Giant Peach 1961
Danny the Champion of the World 1975
The BFG 1982
The Witches 1975
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

5. Influences Became a writer almost by accident
First made up stories for bedtime stories for his children
Was asked to write a story about being a fighter pilot and says he wouldn’t have considered being a writer otherwise
Led to being a full time writer
Strict schools led to the writing of cruel adults
Being a Cadbury’s Chocolate tester gave him ideas to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

6. My Favorites
Matilda- a story of a brilliant girl with horrible parents
The Witches- the story of real witches
Danny the Champion of the World- the story of poaching
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - a story of a magnificent factory and misbehaving children

7. Author’s Craft (1 of 3) The Witches Literary Elements
Danny the Champion of the World
teamwork
Atmosphere
loyalty
Grandson, Grandma, and Grand High Witch
Character
Danny, Dad, and Mr. Hazell
“She was tiny, probably no more than 4 and a half feet tall.”
Direct Characterization
“He was actually a wildly funny person.”
“A stupid vitch [sic] who answers back, must burn till her bones are black.”
Indirect Characterization
“Instead of stepping over old Bertie, he actually kicked him out of the way.”
Grandson is turned into a mouse
Climax
Danny goes to get all the pheasants

8. Danny the Champion of the World
Author’s Craft (2 of 3)
The Witches
Literary Elements
Danny the Champion of the World
“Help! Help!”
External Conflict
“Get them off!”
“My blood turned to ice. I began to shake all over.”
Internal Conflict
“Dad.” I called out. “Dad, are you there?”
“This smelly brat, this filthy scum, this horrid louse will very soon become a lovely little mouse!”
Dialogue
“Well, my goodness me, William, what on earth have you been up to?”
“A real witch has the most amazing powers of smell.”
Imagery
“The motor was beginning to rattle and shake.”
“My blood turned to ice.”
Metaphor
“My son Danny is the Champion of the World”
1st person
Point of View
1st Person

9. Danny the Champion of the World
Author’s Craft (3 of 3)
The Witches
Literary Elements
Danny the Champion of the World
This boy’s parents has died and now he lives with his kind grandma in Norway. He listens to his grandma's stories about witches and soon he runs in to the grand High Witch herself!
Plot
Danny’s father loves poaching and loves to poach Mr. Hazels birds. Danny (who has grown up in a gypsy caravan with his father) comes up with an idea to poach every single one of Mr. Hazels birds.
“Because I had my mouth full,” said Bruno.
Motivation
“But now it’s wanderings were over, and because the wooden spokes in the wheels were beginning to rot, my father had propped it up underneath with bricks.”
“It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like as long as somebody loves you.”
Theme
“A boring parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is sparky!”

10. Conclusion
Roald Dahl’s books made a difference in my life because they teach me lessons that can help in real life. In Danny the Champion of the World the lesson is be fun. In Matilda it’s believe in yourself. In The Witches it’s you can make a difference. It’s great that Roald Dahl is able to put such great lessons in such fun-to-read books.

11. Bibliography Dahl, Roald. Boy. Jonathan Cape, 1984. Print.
Dahl, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World. New York, NY: Penguin Group, Print.
Dahl, Roald. The Witches. New York, NY: Penguin Group, Print.
Liukkonen, Petri. "Roald Dahl." Authors Calendar Web. 12 Jan <
Cover of The BFG. Web. 14 Jan <
"Roald Dahl." Fantastic Fiction. 13 Feb Web. 17 Jan <
Primn III, E. Russell, ed. Favorite Children Authors. Excelsior, MN: Tradition Books, Print.