Week 4

Week 4
- discuss chapters 17-23
- discuss themes 'the Dogs'
- speaking practise

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This lesson contains 36 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 90 min

Items in this lesson

Week 4
- discuss chapters 17-23
- discuss themes 'the Dogs'
- speaking practise

Slide 1 - Slide

What do you think about the book so far?
1. Do you like it or not?
2. Why is that?

Slide 2 - Open question

Cameron finds several drawings of the McTavish-family: Jacky, his mother and his father:
“The top drawings are mostly of Jacky and his mother and father at the farm. His father is huge – even bigger than the barn. He has enormous black eyes, without any whites, and a mouth of yellow teeth. Plus he’s almost always got a pitchfork, a hammer or a saw. Jacky and his mother are way smaller and mostly off to the side, holding hands. Her eyes are empty circles; sometimes she doesn’t have a mouth.” (chapter 9)

Slide 3 - Slide

What are the relationships in this family like, do you think? Describe the relationships between Jacky, his father and his mother.

Slide 4 - Open question

What is your home life like? What things happened in your life that really changed you?
Think about your family, your house, your school.

Slide 5 - Open question

What is the habit Cameron has when he feels uncertain?

Slide 6 - Open question

Why is Cameron happy to have Jacky as a friend?

Slide 7 - Open question

Why does Cameron panic when he is passing through the field?

Slide 8 - Open question

Where is Cameron heading through the field?

Slide 9 - Open question

Which room in the farmhouse is locked?

Slide 10 - Open question

What’s the name of the local paper?

Slide 11 - Open question

Why does Cameron visit the cemetery?

Slide 12 - Open question

Jacky visits Cameron. They have a conversation. Jacky and Cameron have a lot in common. Mention at least two things.

Slide 13 - Open question

At the end of a conversation with Ken, Cameron decides to call Ken by his real name and not C.B. (Cowboy Boots) anymore. Why did Cameron call Ken C.B. at first?

Slide 14 - Open question

At the end of a conversation with Ken, Cameron decides to call Ken by his real name and not C.B. (Cowboy Boots) anymore. What is the reason Cameron’s feelings about Ken change?

Slide 15 - Open question

Theme: Bullying
In the book, Cameron is bullied by Cody and his gang. In real life, bullying also plays a big part in the lives of many teenagers. Watch the video and answer the questions.

Slide 16 - Slide

Slide 17 - Video

The boy also has a solution to do something about cyberbullying. He mentions three steps: stop, block and tell. What does he mean by that?

Slide 18 - Open question

The boy asks the viewer three questions:
1. ‘Have you ever cyberbullied anyone?’
2. ‘Have you ever been cyberbullied?’
3. ‘Have you ever witnessed cyberbullying?’
What answer does the boy in the video give? Use your own words.

Slide 19 - Open question

What does it do to a person who experiences cyberbullying, do you think?

Slide 20 - Open question

How can you fight/stop cyberbullying?

Slide 21 - Open question

Slide 22 - Video

Does the atmosphere in the video match how you feel when you are reading the book?
Why?/ Why not?

Slide 23 - Mind map

What element of the video supports that feeling the most?

Slide 24 - Mind map

Promoting the book
English cover                     Dutch cover

Slide 25 - Slide

Which cover do you like best?
Explain your answer.

Slide 26 - Open question

If you were to do a remake of the video, what would you change?

Slide 27 - Open question

How would you describe Cameron's character/personality?

Slide 28 - Open question

Speaking
Debate

Slide 29 - Slide

To start:
I think that...
I believe that....
I feel like.....
In my opinion.....

Slide 30 - Slide

Responses:
I disagree, because...
I agree, because...
I think so too, because...
I don't think so, because..
I feel different, because....

Slide 31 - Slide

Slide 32 - Slide

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Slide 33 - Slide

Alcohol should be illegal.

Slide 34 - Slide

Studying grammar is more important than practising conversation skills.

Slide 35 - Slide

Homework
  • Read chapters 24 - 32

Slide 36 - Slide