Introduction

The BFG is one of Roald Dahl’s most lovable creations!  See how much more fun you have on this WQ as you jump into one of these exciting projects.

Task

You will choose ONE of the five projects below to complete by the deadline provided.

1. Dreams Jars

2. Journal Entries

3. Postcards

4. Create a Giant

5. The BFG’s BFD

Process

1. While reading the novel The BFG by Roald Dahl, you will complete ONE of the projects.

2. To help you out, use the Big 6 research method to help in this project.

3. First let’s read through each of the projects. They are listed at the end of the Web Quest.

4. Next, you need to choose the project you want to complete. 

5. In case you need more information, try these sources in the library:

--the reference section in encyclopedias

--the OPAC for books in the nonfiction section on your topic

--the Internet using the suggested web sites for each project

6. Read the information in the books or on the web site and look for information that may help with your project.

7. Complete the project according to the instructions.

8. You will now present your project to the class as described in the instructions.

9. Now, for the last step:  Tell me how you think you did on this project?  Answer these 3 questions on a separate sheet of paper:

--What did I do that was really good?

--How could I do better next time?

--Which sources helped me the most to learn about my project on The BFG?

Projects

Useful (and fun!) web sites for The BFG:

The Official Roald Dahl site (just for fun!)

The BFG Quiz  

The BFG Trivia Quiz

The BFG Reader’s Theatre

Activity to complete while reading

1. Dream Jars

Create two dream jars.  One should be of a Trogglehumper and the other should be of a Golden Phizzwizard.  Please remember that once dreams are caught, they are no longer invisible, so you need to include in your jars a substance that resembles each dream.  Please label your dream jars as well. (Refer to chapter 12 “Dream-Catching” for help.)

2. Journal Entries

Pretend that you are Sophie and you have been captured by the BFG.  Write journal entries that Sophie might have put in her journal or diary about her experience.  You must have at least 10 entries and they must be in the form of a book or journal.

3.  Postcards

Create 5-10 postcards that Sophie could have sent to her friends back in the orphanage.  You must make one side with different pictures of where she is, and the other side must be filled in with the name and address of her friend and a brief message to them.  Each postcard must be different and unique. Refer to the US Postal Service for sizes of real postcards

4. Create a Giant

Create a model of a giant using clay and the descriptions from the book.  Please stick strictly to how the book describes him.  This project must be neat and show effort.

Definition of Giant

Play Clay Recipe

Super Cool Modeling Clay Recipe

Kool-Aid Clay Recipe

5.  The BFG’s BFD

There are several words throughout the story, which the giants have made up.  Most of them are closely related to actual English words however.  In this project you must create a dictionary for these made up words.  Each entry must include the word, its definition, the page where it is found in the book, and a sample sentence of how it is used.

Crazy Words

Evaluation

You will receive 1 test grade for completing this project.

Conclusion

At the end of this project you will have had as much fun as Sophie did with the Big Friendly Giant!

Credits

Clip art courtesy of Barnes and Noble.

revised 2/10/2006