We were liars

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

H4 Period 4

Content this period:

1. Reading Cito level

2. Exam vocabulary

3. Literature: We Were Liars

4. Project (HD): We proudly present the Dutch.

H4 Period 4

Test in testweek 25% OT:

1. Reading Cito level

2. Exam vocabulary

3. Literature: We Were Liars

HD P4: We proudly present the Dutch. 

• Hand in on time
• Work needs to be of a sufficient standard. 

We Were Liars

WWL Week 1

Aims:

 Understanding characterisation and setting.

Characterisation

highlight and explain the details about a character in a story

Background, behaviour, personality

Remember this?
Protagonist and antagonist.
Which is true.

1. The protagonist is the main character in the story.
2. The protagonist is the antagonists enemy.
3. The protagonist is usually the good guy/girl.
4. The antagonist is usually the good guy/girl.

Conflict: protagonist and antagonist

Who is the antagonist in the story?

1. Mary Maloney
2. Patrick Maloney
3. Jack Noonan
4. the detectives

Dynamic (round) character

Character that changes during the story (narrative) and learns from the changes. 

e.g. through conflict, challenges, experience.

Setting

The setting of a novel is the time and place in which the story takes place. The setting provides the backdrop to the story and helps create mood.  

Let's read the first pages together.
How do you see the Sinclair family?
What words do you think of when you read about them?

End of class

You should:

have revised characterisation

Understand the basics of setting

Next aims:

applying these to chapters 1-5

 Homework Characters 

Read the first 5 chapters.

You have already met a lot of the characters from the book.

Who is your favourite? 

Create a mind map of your favourite character on the following slide. Include what you know about this character (looks, personality, quotes, role in the book, family etc).