W25 Curious incident of the dog in the night-time

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today

About the book test

Reading time

Think and talk about the book

Breaktime

What's your favourite?

Talk with your neighbour about:

- your favourite book ((why?)

- the book that made you think (about what?)

- Your least favourite book (why?)

Book Test 

Let's read the book

Questions

1. How does the author create an intriguing character that the reader wants to learn more about?
2. What symptoms of Christopher's condition can the reader perceive?
3. What effect does this condition have on Christopher?
4. What coping mechanisms does Christopher show?
5. What do you think of Christopher's character?

Find a quote from the text that says something about these questions.

How does the author create an intriguing character that the reader wants to learn more about?

What symptoms of Christopher's condition can the reader perceive?

What effect does this condition have on Christopher?

What coping mechanisms does Christopher show?

What do you think of Christopher's character?

After the break:

Talk about the book + questions

Quiz

Writing/Creative assignment

Break

What would be your personal definition of love?

Look at page 69.

What is Christopher's definition of love?

Is Christopher capable of loving someone?

What?	Look at the statements about Father below. Put them in rank order with on top the one you agree with the most.
How?	In pairs, discuss quietly
Time?	2-3 min
Done?	Compare with another group
Results?	activity 2

Write your own statement expressing your opinion of Father, or choose one.

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Make a digital poster about 1 of these subjects in pairs.

Try to answer one of the question in the form of a poster. Use pictures, your own ideas in a paragraph and quotes. 

Make a digital poster about 1 of these subjects.

Try to answer one of the question in the form of a poster. Use pictures, your own ideas in a paragraph & quotes. 

(1) Christopher appears to believe in always acting logically. Does Christopher always behave logically?

(2) Christopher quotes Mother as saying that his behavior would “drive her to an early grave.” Does Christopher feel responsible for Mother’s “death”?

(3) Describe the significant ways in which Christopher’s character has and has not changed over the course of the novel.

Hand in your poster here.

Read book :)