"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly." The second lesson in an 11-part unit that accompanies The Twits by Roald Dahl uses poetry to encourage positive character traits. Mrs. Twit has ugly thoughts, but those thoughts can be counteracted by good.

Concepts

roald dahl, fiction, character traits, compliments

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• At the beginning of class, leave a compliment at every seat in the classroom
• Write an Anti-Twit Good Thoughts poem as a class before writing individual poems

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes readers have read through Chapter 4 of The Twits

Pros

• Promotes positive self-esteem and the idea of building one another up
• Offers a selection of creative extension activities

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.3.3 RL.4.3