Introduction Noughts and Crosses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Look at the cover, what do you think the book is about?

Predict what you think will happen in this story

In short

The story is about two groups in life: noughts and crosses. They do not get along well.

Callum belongs to noughts and Sephy to the crosses. They are friends and become lovers, but are actually not allowed to hang out together. 

Themes: friendship, discrimination in various parts of life 

What do you think the words: Noughts & Crosses mean?

Callum

- A nought 

- ''Inferior group'' 

Inferior refers to something that is of lower quality, value, or importance compared to something else.

Sephy

- A cross

- ''Superior group''

Superior refers to something that is of higher quality, value, or importance compared to something else.

When you look at the groups Noughts and
Crosses. What strikes you now you know
that Callum is inferior and
Sehpy is superior?

The author

Name: Malorie Blackman

Born: London, 1962

Genre: young adult, fiction

Won various prices

Noughts and crosses are segregated (gescheiden) and not allowed to do things together. This system was used in South Africa in previous decades as well. What was this system called?

What is your opinion about the book so far?

1. Very interesting!
2. Good book
3. Hmm.. OK
4. Bad

LET'S START READING

Name the Characters and their relationships to one another

Is there any evidence that the relationships will deteriorate?

Why is it rare for Jasmine to giggle?

Why does Maggy call Jasmine Mrs. Hadley while Jasmine calls her Maggie?