V4 - Plot Structure revised + U3L4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's plan

1. Unit 3, lesson 4: The stigma surrounding male dancers - Reading Exercises

2. Revise plot structure: Quiz! 

3. The Landlady

U3L4: The Stigma surrounding male dancers

Stigma

00:23

Who do you think the older man is?
(in relation to the dancer(s))

00:25

Hang on, who is that lady?

1. The ballet teacher
2. Mrs. Weasley

00:26

01:34

Why is this father not happy his son likes ballet?

01:47

What accent does Billy's father have?

1. American
2. Geordie (Newcastle)
3. Scottish
4. Irish

Use a Dutch or English synonym for the word 'stigma'

Other sports or activities/jobs where stigmas still exist? (for males or females)

To do now

Go to page 116 in your workbook (unit 3, lesson 4)

With the class: Ex. 15-16

Then, continue with exercises 5-12 (you can choose if you want to do Ex 12 before or after reading the text) (skip ex. 1-4)

Back to Literature

Before the break: theme and plot structure

Quiz your knowledge/memory

The sequence of events that make up a story is called...

1. Exposition
2. Plot
3. Climax
4. Setting

Setting is the ____________ of the story

1. Problem
2. Solution
3. Time and place
4. Plot

This is the introduction of the story where we are introduced to the main characters and the setting of the story

1. Falling action
2. Resolution
3. Rising Action
4. Exposition

When the problem begins to calm down or starts to get better...

1. Falling action
2. Rising action
3. Exposition
4. Resolution

Which shape do we use to analyse the plot structure? (2 correct answers)

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Death by Scrabble

Take 2 minutes to jog your memory on this short story we did in the first term. What was it about? Who were the characters?

Assignment: Apply Plot Structure and theme

Open the following files:

1. Death by Scrabble text (= on Itslearning - under literature - stories and novels)

2. The questions (in IL - in-class exercises -- Plot structure Death by Scrabble)

Together: we will do the questions (you don't have to hand this in on IL)

LITERARY TERMS

Go through all the 

literary terms. Make 

your own dictionary 

so that you know 

exactly what their 

definitions are and how

you can recognise them

(add examples?)

(I will explain Figurative 

Language next week, but you

are welcome to go over this)

What is a landlady? / where would you find one?

Why would the story be titled "The Landlady" What do you expect it will be about?

While reading/listening

Take notes on:

The setting (when, where, surrounding elements)

The characters (who, age, appearance, characteristics)

The types of accommodation (advantages & disadvantages)

There will be some questions in the Lesson Up too.

(take 30 seconds to grab a notebook/paper to take notes on)

+ Homework for next Wednesday: Finish reading the Landlady (text is on Itslearning)

00:32

Where does Billy come from?

1. Bath
2. Swindon
3. London

00:32

Where is Billy going?

1. London
2. Bath
3. Swindon
4. Reading

01:47

Take a moment to finish your notes on the character Billy Weaver. What does brisk mean? What does this tell us about Billy?

To be continued

We will continue with "The Landlady" (finish reading it by next week, first lesson)

Tomorrow: Middle English