King of Shadows 10-03-21

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

- I hope you have finished the book, because we will be discussing "King of Shadows" today!

- Make sure you have your book with you and login to the LessonUp!

What grade would you give the book? Why?

010

Today

- Discuss the book

- Do a worksheet about the book

- Time for questions and time to work on your credits/essay.

- Tomorrow you will have to hand in your essay before class, so you can get feedback!

Give a short summary 5-10 sentences of King of Shadows.

What should you know?

• The plot and setting: What happens in the book, where?

• Important characters: What do they do, what are they like, what is their role in the story?
  

•  Themes: Grief, father-son relationships, history, fantasy vs. reality etc.
  
• You should also know a little bit about A Midsummer Night's Dream. What happens en who are the characters?
  

How can you do all of this?

•  Write a summary of the book for yourself
• Make a list/mindmap of characters
• Watch videos on youtube
  
• Read summaries online (might be especially useful for A Midsummer Night's Dream)
• Keep notes about the book: on which page can you find information about a certain theme/topic?

Questions?

•  Are there any questions you would like to ask me?
• Anything you would like to discuss with the class or with me?
  

Worksheet

•  Download the worksheet from Magister and work on answering the questions together in your break-out room
• Try to use quotes from the book to support your answer.
  
• You will have 20 minutes for this, you probably won't have time to answer all the questions.
  
• Answer the questions that seem most difficult or most useful.
  

Do you want to discuss some questions?

- You can put the questions you want to discuss together in the chat.

- Do you have any other questions about the book, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" or the essay in general?

Let's get to work!

Options:

• Continue with the worksheet
  
• Work on your credits
• Write your essay
• Prepare for test/read book

I want you to stay in the zoom till the end of class.

If you want to work together on something let me know!

This is also the time to ask for help or extra explanation

Homework and next classes

- Hand in your practice essay before tomorrow's class so you can get feedback!

- Tomorrow we will do peer-feedback again. Use the feedback and the rubric to improve your own essay.

- If you want me to give you feedback as well, make sure your essay is handed-in on time and let me know!

- If you still have any questions, or if something is unclear send me an email today, so I can address it tomorrow.