V3, week 11 en 12 (2024)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Hello hello!

Finish one of the sentences below

1. Last week was...

2. I am trying to save up for...

3. I get really tired from...

4. It makes me happy that...

Today

Literature lesson: Theme, characters, etc.

Read your book, think about your trailer

Why is literature important?

What is important to any narrative?

character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme

Theme: 

Literally/

figuratively

(not one word, a
sentence)

                  P.O.V:

                                First person

                                 Second person

                                  Third person

                                Implicit and                              explicit

                                 

Themes in literature

Message of author

More than just a subject-
matter

'Loyalty is what keeps
friendships intact'

Theme

What could the theme of this story be?

Characterization

Think of what implicit (indirect) character trait is shown?

What do we call the main character of a story?

1. Antagonist
2. Protagonist

What is an antagonist?

Book trailer

Go through book trailer together

What is the theme of your book?

Week 12

Symbolism, storyline, climax

Tenses

What is a symbol in literature

1. a figure of speech that represents another thing
2. A printed or written sign

Eternity

Anger / passion

Wisdom, knowledge

Transformation

Temptation

What is a climax?

Climax is the highest point of tension or drama in a narratives’ plot. Often, climax is when the main problem of the story is faced and solved by the protagonist.

Exposition: Characters and setting are established 

Conflict: issue or problem is introduced. This can be an internal conflict or an external conflict

Rising action: The conflict begins to affect the characters, complicating their lives.

Climax: The conflict is faced during the main, most dramatic event of the story/turning point

Falling action: The story begins to slow down, showing results of the climax.

Resolution: The story is tied up and concluded.

Give examples of internal and external conflicts

A super short story

'Little miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider who sat down beside her and frightened miss Muffet who thus went away. Miss Muffet looked for and found a new spot to eat, it was peaceful and neat'

Tenses for me:

Are easy

I understand them, but during a test I still make mistakes

Are hard!

There are some tenses I totally understand and some I don't

You look really great! ............... a lot of exercise since the last time I saw you?

1. had you
2. did you have
3. have you had
4. are you having

A: What .......... when the accident occurred? B: I .............. to change a light bulb that had burnt out

1. were you doing / was trying
2. did you do / tried
3. were you doing / tried
4. did you do / was trying

I ...................... the same car for ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

1. already have
2. have had
3. have
4. had

My dad is a mechanic. He ............... cars and buses.

1. fixed
2. fixes
3. is fixing
4. was fixing

I can't play the match on Saturday. I ...................... to London in the morning.

1. am going to fly
2. fly
3. will fly
4. am flying

What do you know about the future?

What is the difference between the present continuous and the past continuous

Sam .............. in San Diego a week ago.

1. had arrived
2. was arriving
3. arrived
4. has arrived

Samantha ................... in Berlin for more than two years before she ............. to London

1. lived / moved
2. had lived / moved
3. lived / had moved
4. had lived / had moved

Correct or incorrect:
Yesterday I have seen a really good movie

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Correct or incorrect?
How long takes it to drive to Berlin?

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Complete this sentence:
I ... of her for two weeks.

Complete this sentence:
What ... you ... of his last book?

Complete this sentence:
He ... guitar when somebody came in

In fact, she ................ in Berlin when the Berlin wall came down

1. had lived
2. has lived
3. lived
4. was living

If Vera keeps coming late, she.................... her job

1. will eventually lose
2. is eventually going to lose
3. eventually loses
4. eventually lost

The Maya culture ..................... by the time Europeans first arrived in the New World

1. was virtually disappearing
2. virtually disappeared
3. has virtually disappeared
4. had virtually disappeared

Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby ....................... ! (and we do not wake sleeping babies)

1. is sleeping
2. was sleeping
3. sleeps
4. slept

I don't care if you ............ the bus this morning. You .............. late for work too many times. You are fired!

1. missed / have been
2. miss / were
3. miss / have been
4. missed / had been

I ............. the same car for ten years before someone drove into it.

1. had had
2. have had
3. have
4. had

Look how dark it's getting, it .................. any minute now.

1. is raining
2. rains
3. is going to rain
4. will rain

By the time he ...................... his mistake, he ............... his test

1. realised/ has already handed in
2. realised / already handed in
3. realised / had already handed in
4. had realised / had already handed in

Hoe goed snap je het?

1. Helemaal
2. Bijna helemaal, ik kom er wel uit
3. Iets beter, maar ik vind het nog steeds erg moeilijk
4. Ik snap er nog steeds niks van

Hoe goed ken je de onregelmatige werkwoorden denk je?

1. heel goed (85%-100%)
2. goed (65%-85%)
3. nog niet zo goed (40%-65%)
4. totaal niet goed (0%-40%)