1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

2. The title of the book is… Book cover (for reference only):
What’s the meaning of ‘wizard’?
Let’s look up the dictionary.

3. Let’s see what the dictionary tells us about ‘wizard’
It’s a NOUN.
Here’s the meaning.
Can you find the ‘female’ form of this word in the dictionary entry?
So what do you think ‘Wizard of Oz’ means?

4. Who (what characters) do you expect to meet in the story?
Book cover (for reference only):
Who (what characters) do you expect to meet in the story?
Where do you think the story took place? (setting)
The author is…

5. Book cover (for reference only):
By looking at the book cover, try to predict:
What kind of story is it?
What can it possibly be about?
What else does the book cover tell you?

6. Meeting the Characters

7. Meeting the Characters
Insert picture of ‘the Good Witch of the North’ and add animation.
Insert picture of ‘Dorothy’.
The Good Witch of the North
Dorothy

8. Meeting the Characters
Insert picture of ‘Tin Man’.
Insert picture of ‘Scarecrow’ and add animation.
The Tin Man
The Scarecrow

9. Meeting the Characters
Insert picture of ‘The Lion’.
Insert picture of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and add animation.
The Lion
The Wizard of Oz

10. Meeting the Characters
Insert picture of ‘The Wicked Witch of the West’.
The Wicked Witch of the West

11. Are they GOOD or BAD?
Insert pictures of all characters. Ask students to guess who the good/bad characters are in the story.

12. Try to match the characters with their descriptions.
Matching Activity
Try to match the characters with their descriptions.