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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

April 3rd

Story time

Story

We'll read a story.

It's called

"Death by scrabble".

Do we know scrabble?

And how could it kill you?

During reading:

Make notes about the characters, events and ideas that could help you retell the story in a short summary (one or two minutes) in your own words.  

Look for words or short phrases that are new, difficult to understand or that simply stand out in some way and that are important for the story. Be ready to explain the meaning of those words to the group and tell them whey these words are important for understanding this story. 

Read the story again, and prepare at least two general questions about it:

Questions

a) Why does the writer hate his wife? 

b) How does the atmosphere enhance the story? 

c) How does the game determine reality? 

d) How does it work against the writer? 

e) Did you find the end predictable? 

f) What do you think his wife might have been thinking all the while?  

Layout

- Why is the text spaced as it is , with all the gaps between the sentences? 

- what happens in the story? Explain

a) extremely hot 

b) useless 

c) showing too much satisfaction with your own cleverness or success 

d) a book or film that is very good or successful 

e) a fast sailing ship used in the past 

f) having bad luck 

g) to kill someone by pressing on their throat with your hands, a rope etc. 

h) very bad 

i) to complain continuously 

j) very loud 

k) showing respect or admiration and slightly afraid 

l) to have a lot of power or influence and be ready to use it 

Find in the text the words for

 the following definitions 

Use this story as the basis for a 

newspaper article you will write.

Length: 100 words minimum, 200 maximum 

During writing: think about the kind of newspaper you want to write it for

      - for the Daily Mail (very sensational)

      - for the Guardian (very serious)

Come up with a juicy caption for the article other than 'Death by Scrabble' - Send it in via email or on paper!