Reading a book - Context

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

In class today

First: Quiet reading time

Then: Context (setting)

Finally: time to write emotions in your emotions chart

Quiet reading time

• Read in your book or in a book
• No electronics

Reading a book - HV2 - lessons

Lesson 6: Setting

Lesson 7: Halfway point test (Friday! You may use your book during the test)

Lesson 8: Time to work on emotions / setting

Lesson 9: Grammar and vocabulary

Lesson 10: Example presentation

Lesson 11: Working independently + practicing

Lesson 12: Practice presentations and peer feedback

Lesson 13: Endpoint test (Friday 15-12)

Lesson 13: Handing in your reading task:
Video / emotions / moodboard (18-12)

Lesson 6: Setting

What is context?

Context refers to the background or details surrounding an event that occurs in literature. Details about the setting, a character's past, or even the time period of the story can help to set the context. Understanding the context can help a reader to better understand and interpret the events of the plot.

For this task we will be focussing on "the setting" (the physical context)

They were lost in a dark and mysterious forest.

It was a sunny day and there was only a light breeze on the lake.

The sun had been up for hours and it was gorgeous sunny day in the city.

After leaving the club they took a wrong turn and ended up in a dark alley.

The princess loved seeing the castle from afar, between the mountains and greenery.

Find one picture that (you think) shows the
context of your book.

Decide how many points this moodboard would get.

1. 0 pts: Completely irrelevant to the story. Or no moodboard provided.
2. 1 pt: Presents some creativity however inadequate and irrelevant to reading. Or uses mostly movie stills.
3. 2 pts: Attempt at a creative approach to the task, clear relation to the book.
4. 3 pts: Creative work, matches the style of the book. Relevant information from the book shown on the moodboard.

Decide how many points this moodboard would get.

1. 0 pts: Completely irrelevant to the story. Or no moodboard provided.
2. 1 pt: Presents some creativity however inadequate and irrelevant to reading. Or uses mostly movie stills.
3. 2 pts: Attempt at a creative approach to the task, clear relation to the book.
4. 3 pts: Creative work, matches the style of the book. Relevant information from the book shown on the moodboard.

Decide how many points this moodboard would get.

1. 0 pts: Completely irrelevant to the story. Or no moodboard provided.
2. 1 pt: Presents some creativity however inadequate and irrelevant to reading. Or uses mostly movie stills.
3. 2 pts: Attempt at a creative approach to the task, clear relation to the book.
4. 3 pts: Creative work, matches the style of the book. Relevant information from the book shown on the moodboard.

What to do now?

Work on your emotions chart in Learnbeat

Find pictures for your moodboard.