Introduction Noughts and Crosses

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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Slide 1 - Slide

Look at the cover, what do you think the book is about?

Slide 2 - Mind map

Predict what you think will happen in this story

Slide 3 - Open question

In short
The story is about two groups in life: noughts and crosses. They do not get along well.
Callum belongs to noughts and Sephy to the crosses. They are friends and become lovers, but are actually not allowed to hang out together. 

Themes: friendship, discrimination in various parts of life 


Slide 4 - Slide

What do you think the words: Noughts & Crosses mean?

Slide 5 - Open question

Callum
- A nought 
- ''Inferior group'' 
Inferior refers to something that is of lower quality, value, or importance compared to something else.

Slide 6 - Slide

Sephy
- A cross
- ''Superior group''
Superior refers to something that is of higher quality, value, or importance compared to something else.

Slide 7 - Slide

When you look at the groups Noughts and
Crosses. What strikes you now you know
that Callum is inferior and
Sehpy is superior?

Slide 8 - Open question

The author
Name: Malorie Blackman
Born: London, 1962
Genre: young adult, fiction

Won various prices

Slide 9 - Slide

Noughts and crosses are segregated (gescheiden) and not allowed to do things together. This system was used in South Africa in previous decades as well. What was this system called?

Slide 10 - Open question

Slide 11 - Video

What is your opinion about the book so far?
A
Very interesting!
B
Good book
C
Hmm.. OK
D
Bad

Slide 12 - Quiz

Slide 13 - Video

LET'S START READING

Slide 14 - Slide

Name the Characters and their relationships to one another

Slide 15 - Open question

Is there any evidence that the relationships will deteriorate?

Slide 16 - Open question

Why is it rare for Jasmine to giggle?

Slide 17 - Open question

Why does Maggy call Jasmine Mrs. Hadley while Jasmine calls her Maggie?

Slide 18 - Open question