Group 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

April 4, 2023

Lesson goals

• Be able to understand the text and identify the conflict in a short story
• Be able to write sentences expressing wants of something that you do not have (i.e., wish + past simple)

What is a conflict?

• Discuss with your neighbour your thoughts on what the conflict might be?
• Share examples of conflicts that you had (make sure not to share sensitive information!)

What is a conflict?

•  Conflict means a struggle between two opposing forces, e.g., An evil wizard finds it difficult to make friends; A happy marriage ends up in a bitter divorce. 

Readers Theater

enacting the story by reading it out loud

• Get into groups of 4-5
• Share the character roles within your group
• Enact the story in your groups

• But before that! Let's look through vocabulary words!

to lean against something

not shining brightly or clearly

state or feeling of being worthy, honored, or respected.

feeling sad because something has not happened or because something is not as good as you had hoped.

War Monument

To crouch

to bow down

to prop up

Easel

Disappointed

Eaves

Readers Theater

enacting the story by reading it out loud

• One more thing!
• While reading, note what was the main conflict in the story? What was the problem that the main character was facing? Be ready to discuss it with the class.

• Now: Get the show on the road and break a leg everybody!

So what was the conflict about in this story?

• How do you know?

• Look at the text and underline all sentences or phrases where you can see the word "want" said by the American wife. How many did you count? 
• What do you think of the American wife? Is she a nice lady?
• What could help her to get what she wants?

Sometimes simply being nice helps...

• Finish these sentences by using The American wife's words

1. I wish I had...
2. I wish I ate...
3. I wish it was...

• Now write 3 sentences using the same sentence structure and saying what YOU wish..

1. ...
2. ...    3. ...

Thank you for your hard work!