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5. I, Spy
I, Spy
VWO 4 Literature
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I, Spy
VWO 4 Literature
Slide 1 - Slide
Before we start
Let's see what you remember from previous poems.
Slide 2 - Slide
Rank the poems from most negative to most positive.
Most negative
Most positive
Dulce Et Decorum Est
Does It Matter?
In Flanders' Fields
The Soldier
Slide 3 - Drag question
Let's continue
I, Spy
by Graham Greene
Slide 4 - Slide
Let's read the text together
Slide 5 - Slide
1. In which perspective is the story written?
A
first-person perspective
B
third-person perspective
C
omniscient perspective
Slide 6 - Quiz
Explain your answer
Class discussion.
Slide 7 - Slide
Explanation
We only see what Charlie thinks, feels and sees.
Slide 8 - Slide
2. Who are the other characters
in this short story (besides Charlie)?
Slide 9 - Mind map
Other characters
Charlie's mother
Charlie's father
The two men who accompany Charlie's father
The policeman outside (he can be ignored, so forget him!)
Slide 10 - Slide
What are the two elements that you need to describe when talking about setting?
Slide 11 - Mind map
3. What is the setting of this story?
Discuss in pairs or groups of three.
Slide 12 - Slide
What is the setting of this story?
Slide 13 - Open question
Explain your answer
Class discussion.
Slide 14 - Slide
What is the setting of this poem? (time)
WWI during the night
zeppelins
Huns (nickname for Germans during WWI)
a searchlight passed across the sky
Slide 15 - Slide
What is the setting of this poem? (place)
A tobacconist's shop in England near the shore
the tobacconist's shop his father kept down
wind blew from the sea
he would be in Norwich
Slide 16 - Slide
4. Charlie and his father are quite similar. Give three examples from the text to underpin this statement.
Discuss in pairs or groups of three.
Slide 17 - Slide
Correct answer:
They both hold their collars in the same manner
They both talk in proverbs
They both do things in the dark they should not do
Slide 18 - Slide
5. Connect the descriptions to the relationship
Charlie and his father.
Charlie and his mother.
Charlie's father and Charlie's mother.
not (very) good
bad
good
Slide 19 - Drag question
5. Explain previous answers.
Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
Slide 20 - Slide
Explanation
Charlie and his father: bad
"he did not love his father; his father was unreal to him"
Charlie and his mother: good
"for his mother he felt a passionate demonstrative love"
Charlie and his father: not (very) good
He leaves the shop without saying goodbye to his wife.
Slide 21 - Slide
6a. Charlie's father enters the shop with two men. Who are they?
Slide 22 - Open question
Bowler hat
Belted mackintosh
Slide 23 - Slide
6b. What have they done to his father?
Slide 24 - Open question
6c. What do you think is going to happen with Charlie's father?
A
He will be probably thrown in jail.
B
He will probably be deported to Germany.
C
He will probably be executed.
D
He will probably get a fine.
Slide 25 - Quiz
6c. Try to find the clue to previous answer in the final three paragraphs.
Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
Slide 26 - Slide
The clue
One of the policemen says: "While there is life.."
This is a hint that Charlie's father is going to die.
Slide 27 - Slide
6d. Why is this going to happen?
Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
Slide 28 - Slide
Correct answer:
Charlie's father was a
German spy
.
Slide 29 - Slide
7. Why do you think he used these proverbs?
Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
Slide 30 - Slide
Why?
So he does not have to deal with / think about the situation (his oncoming death).
Slide 31 - Slide
8a. Why is this surprising?
Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
Slide 32 - Slide
Well..
His relationship wasn’t that good / he didn’t really like his father.
Slide 33 - Slide
8b. Why is it understandable?
Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
Slide 34 - Slide
Well..
He saw that they were actually quite alike and maybe understood what was going to happen to his father.
Slide 35 - Slide
9. To whom does
the title refer?
Slide 36 - Mind map
The title refers to:
Both Charlie and his father.
Charlie was spying on his father in the shop
His father was a German spy.
Slide 37 - Slide
I think I understand this story well enough for the test.
Yes
No
Slide 38 - Poll
Continue
If you have answered yes, focus on your week task.
If you have answered no, please let me know what you do not understand (yet).
Slide 39 - Slide
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