4h 8 jan lob/short stories

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

TODAY

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LOB: Reflectie online lessen/toetsweek

English: Prepare for short story SE

SE Short Stories

Let's start with a brief quiz

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What do you have to study?

Test Part I

General questions/knowledge on literary key terminilogy

Test Part II

Analysis of a short story for each of the short story elements we have studied and the key terminology

5 Short story elements

1. Plot - DONE
2. Character - DONE
3. Literary Devices - DONE
4. Language, Imagery & Style - DONE
5. Title, Themes, Symbols - TODAY

Title, Theme, Quote

Read ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ by Roald Dahl

How to analyse a title

What is theme?

Looking at quotes as proof

Read Lamb to the Slaughter

OneDrive > 4H Engels Sll > ED Short Stories > 4. Themes, Titles and Quotes (as proof) > lamb-to-the-slaughter.pdf

Finished? Answer the following questions

1. How is the TITLE related to the story?
   
2. What do you think is the main theme of this story?
   Find a quote that supports your answer
   
3. Also finished with that!? Continue finishing unit 3

SEXI structure for full point success

S - State (I think that ... )

E - Elaborate (because ...)

X - eXamplify (an example of this is ... )

I - Illustrate (explain your example)

How is the title related to the story?
Add quote that supports your answer.

What do you think is the main theme of this story? Find a quote that supports your answer

Title

Definition:

the name of a book, poem, picture, story, piece of music, etc.

gives the reader, listener an indication of what the work is about.

e.g. “Genesis and Catastrophy”:

Genesis = the beginning

Catastrophy = disaster

How can you explain the title
'Lamb to the Slaughter'? (SEXI)

What is theme? 

The lesson the author is trying to teach you about something OR

The message the author is trying to send about something

NEVER one word!

In other word: an idea that is repeated and developed throughout a work.

Common themes

Common themes:

Impossible love

Overcoming fear

Growing up (bildungsroman)

Hate and vengeance

Theme in... 

“The Hunger Games”

Some themes in “The Hunger Games”:

overcoming the monster. The Government is the monster.

rags to riches. Katniss is poor at the beginning. After winning she can have anything she wants. She has a house and money.

Journey of life. Katniss has to leave her home to fight for the TV-show and returns a heroine.

Rebirth and survival. She loses at the start, but then wins. She thinks she is going to die, but then she survives.

Themes in LTTS? (SEXI)

Any questions related to the Short Story ED?