V4 7th of Jan 2021

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

7th of January

V4B

Today's planning

• How to write a good summary :)
• Homework
• (tomorrow we'll do a speaking assigment/ watching a video.

Summary

-Check the document on Teams

-Read carefully

You're preparing for you Lit test basically.

Before I show you guys the summary tips here and on teams, what do you think makes a good summary?

Summary

Summary:

Title

Book type (novel, drama, young adult, etc.)

Main character(s)

Relationships

Themes

Place & time

Perspective
Language

Symbolism

Ending

Chapters

Chronological?

Title

What does the title mean?

Symbolism?
Why did the writer pick the title?

--> 1984  vs Lord of the Flies

book genres

Genres

Psychological, historical, social, coming of age novel, ideological novel, dystopia science fiction, thriller, novel of manners, diary, autobiograhphy, letter style, combination of the above.

--> Lord of the Rings example

What genre is 1984?

Main character

What makes a main character interesing? 
Give 1 main character and two examples why they're interesting in the chat

Main character

• Character traits
• Relationships to the (main) character
• Flat vs round character
• Character development?
• Unreliable narrator?

themes (book)

Themes

• Love, hate, materialism, friendship, religion, death, war, destruction, loss, etc.
  
  
• --> Single word to describe meaning behind the book

Place & time

Do the characters travel?
Are the places meaningfull?

--> Example lift story

Chronological or flashbacks?

Style

• -Number of chapters
• -Language style
• -Made up words, slang?
• 1st, 2nd or 3rd person?
• Open or closed ending

What is your preferred ending and why?

Goal of today's class: I understand how to make a good summary and why I should do this.

1. Yes
2. A little
3. No

Work!

Hand in ex. 20, 32, 39 Workbook via Teams before 17:00.
Make grammar and vocab ex. + 2 reading ex.

Presentations

For those who haven't done it yet: Deadline Presentations! Next week Friday: 21:00

Hand in your presentation digitally.