V6 - P2 - Week 3 - lesson 1

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V6 - P2 - Week 3 - Lesson 1

Learning goals

You will have practised your listening skills

You will have practised your speaking skills (presenters)

You will have started preparing for your oral exam

Today's Lesson

News Presentations

Book Choice

Oral Exam prep

News presentations

Listen and Learn

Which book are you going to read for your Oral Exam?

1984

The Circle

Herland

Never let me Go

On the Beach

Brave New World

Oral Exam Folder

• Find 3 socially relevant articles that can be linked to the theme(s) of the book
  
• Articles must be in English
  
• Each article has to be at least 1 A4 page (font size 12 times new roman)
  
• Write a short summary for each article in English (minimum of 150 words)
  
• Print the articles + summaries and hand it in = 13 December

What is a theme? 

The theme in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.' 

In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem? 

This belief, or idea, transcends cultural barriers. 

It is usually universal in nature.

Examples of themes:

Love

Death

Good vs. evil

Coming of age

Power

Corruption

Survival

Courage and heroism

Prejudice

Friendship

Dystopian themes:

Environmental destruction

Nuclear Disaster

Government control

Religious Control

Technological Control

Survival

Loss of Individualism

Control

Helplessness

Hope

Despair

Oral Exam Folder

• Start your oral exam folder:
• Look up which theme(s) are in the book = use the internet

Find 3 socially relevant articles that can be linked to the theme(s) of the book

• Articles must be in English
  
• Each article has to be at least 1 A4 page (font size 12 times new roman)
  
• Write a short summary for each article in English (minimum of 150 words)
  
• Print the articles
  

Deadline: Thursday/Friday 1/2 December

Oral Exam prep

Go get your book/find it online

Read your book

Tip: take notes

Characters, big events, recurring aspects, etc. 

Or: look up the theme(s) and search for articles

Learning goals

You have practised your listening skills

You have practised your speaking skills

You have started preparing for your oral exam

Bye!