MVH 3 start literature

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Do you ever read for fun?

Of course I do!

No, I have a life

3 lessons on literature:  Goals

1. Why do you read & what is the difference between a theme and a topic.

2. You can explain  genre,  perspective and characters.

3.   The difference between plot and story + The book test: How to prepare?

What kind of stories do you enjoy?

Lesson 1

Why do you read & what is the difference between a theme and a topic.

Watch the clip and write down the reasons why we should read.

Why shoud we read?

Some terms first!

How would you explain what the following terms mean? Please explain in English.

topic

theme

examples of topics

 The topic of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is the growth of a woman as she becomes an adult.
    The topic of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was to showcase the expectations of women in the 1800s.
    Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games follows a girl’s growth in a dystopian future as she fights to beat the odds.

One book can cover several different topics.

examples of a theme:

    A major theme of the Harry Potter series is death. You can see this through his parents’ deaths and the deaths of other main characters like Dumbledore, Sirius, Lupin, and Snape. Voldemort’s obsession with avoiding death through immortality shows this theme as well.

    One of the major themes of The Hunger Games is freedom vs. oppression. You can see this through the Capital’s oppression of the districts and how Coin tries to make this same mistake by oppressing the Capital.
   

Describe the topic of The outsiders/The wave

3. What are some themes you find in the book so far?

Lesson 2

You can explain  genre,  perspective and characters.

genre

perspective

main character(s)

Some questions

Please answer the following questions about your book in English.

Match the genres with the pictures

Action

Cartoon

Science fiction

Romantic comedy

Horror

Historical drama

2. What genre does the book have?

1. What is the perspective your book uses?

5. Summarise what has happened up to this point in five to seven sentences.

6. Now...

Quickly go through the pages you read and find seven words you wouldn't know how to translate yourself.

Write down these words on the next slide.

Write your difficult words here.

7. How many of these words could you translate by using the context?

8. Did you use a dictionary/Google Translate to translate the words you couldn't understand through context?

1. Yes, I did
2. No, I didn't

Now, please use the remainder of the lesson to read the next chapter of your book.

Lesson 3: difference between plot and story + The book test: How to prepare?

1: Write a review (recensie)

1. Introduction

Write down the book’s title, author’s full name, the setting of the story, giving a one-line description of what the story is about. Use adjectives to describe the book (such as insightful, beautiful, controversial etc.

2. Brief description

Give a one-paragraph summary of the plot of the book, shortly expanding your one-sentence description in the introduction. Don’t write the whole story, only the beginning! Use the present tense of verbs and linking words to outline the story chronologically. Bonus points if you can use words that fit the theme of the story. If, for example, the book is of the fantasy genre, use words like magic, summon, fate, spells etc.

1: Write a review (recensie)

3. Opinion

This is where you have to write down how the book impacted you. Was it inspiring? Thought-provoking? Life-changing? You could praise the book or criticise it, stating why

4. Recommendation 

You must state whether you would recommend this book, to whom and why.

Write your review in around 150-200 words.

The maximum amount of points for your review is 48.

Example review

Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol

With the holidays approaching, the sudden drop of temperatures, and the absences from school, it is a wonderful time to crack open a Christmassy book. With its age old tale, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a perfect choice.

For the few that are unfamiliar with the story: Ebenezer Scrooge is an extremely wealthy, hardened, miserly, old man. He never smiles, he is begrudging about the use of coal to keep his employees warm, not to mention, he has no friends. For him, Christmas is just a day that fools and crazy people celebrate.

One night, as he is sitting in front of his small fire, a ghost of his old business partner Marley. Marley is burdened with chains, forced to wonder for all eternity and warns Scrooge that his fate will be the same if he does not mend his ways. A little scared, but not convinced, Scrooge ignores the warning and goes to bed. Throughout the night, he is visited by three ghosts: the ghost of Christmas Past, the ghost of Christmas present, and the ghost of Christmas yet to come. (Dickens refers to them as spirits, but they seem to be better known as ghosts in today’s culture.) They each take him on a journey.

A Christmas Carol is a heartwarming story to read at any time but especially over the holidays. It is a story for young and old. It is a constant reminder to have a giving and loving spirit.

2: Creative assignment

1. Pick three activities to do;
2. They must be three in a row (horizontal/vertical/diagonal).

• Each project must be neat and organized. 
• All writing should be typed. I am primarily interested in how you make connections to the book. 
• The maximum amount of points is 100. Your grade will be based on the following criteria: neatness/effort (20 points), creativity (20 points), connection to the book (20 points), & understanding of the book’s characters/plot/themes (20 points). The remaining 20 points will reflect the length and quality of your written explanations.

What is plagiarism? (plagiaat)

- copying text from the internet or another source;

- copying text from someone else (a classmate, someone from another class, etc.);

- BUT ALSO: copying some words/sentences and writing the rest in your own words;

--> EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN  WORDS!

Any plagiarism will be seen and result in a 1 with fraud.

Have fun and good luck!

Deadline 

Hand in on Magister > Opdrachten by Sunday 16 June.

Any plagiarism will result in a 1 with fraud.