MYP2 01-12

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Good Morning

Activity

Get together with your partner, talk to each other about the letters. Share your annotations and analysis and discuss what this reveals about the men's friendship. 

Together write two paragraphs comparing the characters of Max and Martin

Activity

"Together write two paragraphs comparing the characters of Max and Martin."

Let's go round the class to listen to each other's thoughts on this.

Activity: Jewish Stereotypes

Look at the following activity and answer the questions.

Activity: Jewish Stereotypes

Let's have a group discussion about this topic.

Activity: Letters 9-12

These letters focus on Griselle. What do we know about her?

Griselle

Activity: Letters 9-12

These letters focus on Griselle. Work on the following Activity.

Any thoughts?

What are your thoughts on the book so far?

What do you think is going to happen?

Is everybody still okey with this novella?

Let's continue to read

Read the final chapters of this novella.

Do a close reading and annotate the important parts of these final letters.

Let's look at this Activity.

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In her novella, Taylor uses the protagonists' communication to demonstrate the power of the written word. Max not only takes revenge against Martin for his betrayal, but also takes a stand against Nazi power. Evaluate whether Max's act of revenge is justified.

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Is social media and our increasing use of mobile technology damaging friendships?

Spend 5-10 minutes making arguments for or against.

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Let's have a class debate.

People online will be the jury.

Group 1: for

Group 2: against

Each group will get 7 minutes to prepare.

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Reflections

How can we use literature and art to critique social injustice?

In pairs:

- Identify Taylor's purpose for writing the novella.

- Discuss the message it conveys about friendship.

- Evaluate the structure and genre of the novella. What is the effect of the epistolary narrative?