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LOB: Reflectie online lessen/toetsweek
English: Prepare for short story SE

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SE Short Stories
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What do you have to study?
Test Part I
General questions/knowledge on literary key terminilogy
Test Part II
Analysis of a short story for each of the short story elements we have studied and the key terminology


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5 Short story elements
  1. Plot - DONE
  2. Character - DONE
  3. Literary Devices - DONE
  4. Language, Imagery & Style - DONE
  5. Title, Themes, Symbols - TODAY

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Title, Theme, Quote
Read ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ by Roald Dahl
How to analyse a title
What is theme?
Looking at quotes as proof

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Read Lamb to the Slaughter
OneDrive > 4H Engels Sll > ED Short Stories > 4. Themes, Titles and Quotes (as proof) > lamb-to-the-slaughter.pdf
Finished? Answer the following questions
  1. How is the TITLE related to the story?
  2. What do you think is the main theme of this story?
    Find a quote that supports your answer
  3. Also finished with that!? Continue finishing unit 3

timer
20:00

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SEXI structure for full point success

S - State (I think that ... )
E - Elaborate (because ...)
X - eXamplify (an example of this is ... )
I - Illustrate (explain your example)

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How is the title related to the story?
Add quote that supports your answer.
timer
1:00

Slide 8 - Open question

What do you think is the main theme of this story? Find a quote that supports your answer
timer
1:00

Slide 9 - Open question

Title
Definition:
the name of a book, poem, picture, story, piece of music, etc.
gives the reader, listener an indication of what the work is about.

e.g. “Genesis and Catastrophy”:
Genesis = the beginning
Catastrophy = disaster

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How can you explain the title
'Lamb to the Slaughter'? (SEXI)
timer
2:00

Slide 12 - Open question

What is theme? 
The lesson the author is trying to teach you about something OR
The message the author is trying to send about something
NEVER one word!
In other word: an idea that is repeated and developed throughout a work.

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Common themes
Common themes:
Impossible love
Overcoming fear
Growing up (bildungsroman)
Hate and vengeance

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Theme in... 
“The Hunger Games”
Some themes in “The Hunger Games”:
overcoming the monster. The Government is the monster.
rags to riches. Katniss is poor at the beginning. After winning she can have anything she wants. She has a house and money.
Journey of life. Katniss has to leave her home to fight for the TV-show and returns a heroine.
Rebirth and survival. She loses at the start, but then wins. She thinks she is going to die, but then she survives.

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Themes in LTTS? (SEXI)

Slide 16 - Open question

Any questions related to the Short Story ED?

Slide 17 - Open question