Disgrace lesson 2

What are we going to do today?

looking back on lesson 1

Vocab list

Literary terms

Characters

Themes

What to do for next time?

Recap & end of the lesson

Lesson objectives

4. At the end of the lesson, the student is able to explain in their own words who the characters of the book are and use the appropriate literary terms to describe them.

5. At the end of the lesson, the student is able to explain the themes of the book using the correct literary terms.

What do you remember about our previous lesson?

Looking back / ahead

Why would it be important to know more about the post apartheid era before reading the novel?

Were there any new words that you learned?

Characters + point of view

Which literary terms do you already know?

Literary terms

Literary terms are words or concepts used to understand and analyze literature

Characters of a book

Every book has characters. The most important character in a book is the main character. The main character is often the protagonist. The protagonist is the "good guy" in a book. The protagonist often has a conflict with the antagonist, the "bad guy". Next to the protagonist and the antagonist, there are also minor characters. 

Who is the main character of the book?

Name 3 minor characters

Which character traits do you already know?

Type of characters

Some characters are flat, flat characters are types or caricatures defined by a single idea or quality. A stereotype is flat. Round characters have the three-dimensional complexity of real people. 

Is the main character of the book round or flat?

Name 2 character traits of the main character

Point of view

Stories can be told from different point of views. The POV refers to who is telling or narrating the story. Some points of view are more reliable than others. 

From which point of view is the book written? How do you know this?

Does the main character evolve throughout the book?

Themes

Themes in disgrace

Assignment

Choose 1 of the themes mentioned below and answer the questions in the provided Padlet (in pairs). 

1.  Desire & Power
2. Shame, remorse & vanity
3. Violence & empathy
4. Love & support
5. Time & Change

padlet.com

Padlet questions

Answer the following questions on the Padlet board:

1. Why is this an important theme in the book? Explain in your own words.

2.  Name 2 reasons why this theme is important for the main character and 1 minor character.

3. Provide 2 quotes from the book that fits your chosen theme + explain why you chose them.

Creative assignment

Use all the information that you learned about the characters and themes of the book to create an instagram page for the main character of the book. The character traits, hobbies, and themes of the book should be used in the creation of this. 

What did you learn today?

Learning objectives

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