5. I, Spy

I, Spy
VWO 4 Literature
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I, Spy
VWO 4 Literature

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Before we start
Let's see what you remember from previous poems.

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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

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Let's continue
I, Spy
by Graham Greene

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Let's read the text together

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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.

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Explanation
We only see what Charlie thinks, feels and sees.

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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!)

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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.

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What is the setting of this story?

Slide 13 - Open question

Explain your answer

Class discussion.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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5. Explain previous answers.

Discuss this in pairs or groups of three

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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.

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6a. Charlie's father enters the shop with two men. Who are they?

Slide 22 - Open question

Bowler hat
Belted mackintosh

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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.

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6c. Try to find the clue to previous answer in the final three paragraphs.


Discuss this in pairs or groups of three

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The clue
One of the policemen says: "While there is life.."
This is a hint that Charlie's father is going to die.

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6d. Why is this going to happen?

Discuss this in pairs or groups of three

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Correct answer:
Charlie's father was a German spy.

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7. Why do you think he used these proverbs?

Discuss this in pairs or groups of three

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Why?
So he does not have to deal with / think about the situation (his oncoming death).

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8a. Why is this surprising?

Discuss this in pairs or groups of three

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Well..
His relationship wasn’t that good / he didn’t really like his father.

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8b. Why is it understandable?

Discuss this in pairs or groups of three

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Well..
He saw that they were actually quite alike and maybe understood what was going to happen to his father.

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9. To whom does
the title refer?

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The title refers to:
Both Charlie and his father.
  • Charlie was spying on his father in the shop
  • His father was a German spy.

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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).

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