Week 2 V5A Herhalingsweek

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Get out your books

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

goals 

- At the end of this class, you will be able to understand some of the literary aspects in The Handmaid's Tale. 

- At the end of this class, you will understand how you did on the SO.

Don't forget to finish reading the Handmaid's tale!

Any questions/aspects for PTO 2 that you would like to practice with in this herhalingsweek?

SO 

Let's take a look at some answers together. If you have not done the SO, continue practicing with Finish Up OR holmwoods. 

- She walked home by herself because, she knew it was dangerous. 

- The house is beautiful. Because, it is in a great location. 

-The house is beautiful. Therefore, it is in a great location. 

Braindump

Write down everything you remember about The Handmaid's Tale 

What struck you the most in the final part of the Handmaid's Tale?

7 elements of fiction

•  CONFLICT: What type of conflict applies to The Handmaid's Tale you think? Explain.
• TONE: How would you describe the tone in The Handmaid's Tale. Take a look at the narrator as well, this influences the tone. 
• SETTING: What is the setting like in the Handmaid's Tale. Do you think there is another setting beyond Gilead?
• POINT OF VIEW: What is the point of view in the Handmaid's Tale? 
• BONUS: Think of a theme that you could apply to the Handmaid's Tale. Explain why. 

Female relationships 

why are women so cruel to one another if they are all suffering? Aunt Lydia said the goal of Gilead was to create camaraderie between women. Is it working?

Female relationships

• "But even if I were to ask, even if I were to violate decorum to that extent, Rita would not allow it. She would be too afraid, the Marthas are not supposed to fraternize with us. Fraternize means to behave like a brother. Luke told me that. He said there was no corresponding word that meant to behave like a sister. Sorrorize it would have to be, he said. From the Latin. 

Get out your books

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

goals 

- At the end of this class, you will have reviewed some Merchant of Venice questions. 

- At the end of this class, you will have practiced with speaking for your exam. 

Don't forget to finish reading the Handmaid's tale!

Braindump

Write down everything you remember about the Merchant of Venice

Write down everything you remember about The Merchant of Venice

Who is your favourite character in the Merchant of Venice and why?

Shakespeare was a............

1. writer of plays
2. writer of sonnets and plays
3. writer of sonnets
4. actor, writer of plays and sonnets

"Memento mori" (remember that you must die) is a quote from the Renaissance.

1. True
2. False

scientific experiments

art and painting 

literature 

humanism

Copernicus

John Milton

Shakespeare

Christopher Marlowe

Galileo Galilei

Columbus

Erasmus 

Thomas Moore

Michelangelo

Leonardo 

Da Vinci

Theatre in Shakespeare's time was only for rich spectators.

1. true
2. false

Female roles were played by young boys as women were not allowed on stage.

1. true
2. false

The merchant of Venice is a

1. comedy
2. tragedy
3. history

Who lives in Belmont?

1. Bassanio
2. Nerissa
3. Antonio
4. Portia

Act 2 Scene 9 

1. Enumerate the three conditions in the oath which Arragon was supposed to collect. Which conditions in the oath did he explicitly keep at the end of the scene?
2.  How does Arragon compare the martlet to the foolish rook/rode?
3.  What are the words indicated on the silver casket? Why did the words of the inscription on the silver casket appeal to Arragon?
4. After the Prince's departure, Nerissa utters an old saying, “Hanging and winning goes by destiny”. What does she mean by this?
5.  What were the reactions of Portia and Nerissa to the announcement of another suitor?

Discussion questions

1. Some have argued that Antonio is in love with Bassanio in the play The Merchant of Venice. Can you explain why this might be? Use textual evidence. 
2. What does Portia's dead father's riddle with the caskets indicate about the role of women?
3. How does religious conflict play a role in the Merchant of Venice? Do you think it is an anti-Christian or anti-Jewish play?
4. How can we sympathize with Shylock in the Merchant of Venice? Use especially Act 1 Scene 3 to explain your point.