Great Expectations

Week 6
Objective: Summarise chapter 4
Starter: Create a tweet from Pip describing Christmas dinner...

● A tweet can only be 140 characters (letters)

● You have three minutes.
● Step 1: Think about what you want to write.
● Step 2: Brainstorm some ideas.
● Step 3: Count the characters in your tweet.
● Step 4: Finally, write your tweet.
On a copybook/paper: Compare and contrast Pip’s relationship with
Mr. Joe and Mrs. Joe.

● Step 1 : Choose one difference

between the characters.
● Step 2: Choose a difference in how
Pip acts towards each character.
● Step 3: Choose an action from Mr.
Joe or Mrs. Joe that shows how
they feel about Pip.
● Step 3: Choose a similarity
between Mr. Joe and Mrs. Joe.
What impact does the end of
chapter 4 have on you?
Guided Reading Questions
● How is Pip saved from being caught by Mrs. Joe?
● What did the sergeants want from Mr. Joe?
● What did Pip think originally when the sergeants arrived?
● Why did nobody think of Pip?
● Who went to join the hunt for the convicts?
● How is the weather described?
● Why is this important?
● How would you describe the paragraphs when the convicts are found?
● How does Pip refer to the convict that he met in the graveyard?
● How does each convict explain what has happened?
● How does Pip communicate with the convict? Why does he do this?
● “He gave me a look I did not understand, and it all passed in a moment.” Why is this significant?
● What does the convict tell the sergeants?
● Could you see any symbols in this chapter?
What morals or lack of morals
are shown by the convict?
What would you have done?
 Plenary: On a post it, write
down a personal response to
chapter 5.