We write a text about an author

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Lesson Entry

• Which quantifiers can be used for uncountable nouns?
• Which quantifiers can be used for countable nouns?

Famous Irish authors

- Oscar Wilde -> playwright + The Picture of Dorian Gray

- James Joyce -> Ulysses + modernisme

- Samuel Beckett -> Playwright Waiting for Godot + absurd

What does the protagonist of Moulin Rouge have in common with the Irish authors?

They all traveled or moved to Paris to become better writers or find new inspiration.

However, you are not going to Paris but to Brussels.

Your turn to make an author move to Brussels

The Hero's Journey

Which THREE parts of the hero's journey are most clear?

Three parts

1. Leaving home
2. Facing difficulties
3. Returning home changed for the better 

Our text

• Your author leaves home, goes to Brussels and changes their life there, before returning
• You use QUANTIFIERS, ADVERBS, ADJECTIVES, EMOTIONS and DIFFERENT VERB TENSES (= simple present, simple past, simple future, present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect)
• You write this text yourself on a piece of paper!!

Today

LEAVING HOME (all written on paper)

1. Read the example text on the project site.
2. You make up a fictional author
3. You make a text of at least 10 sentences of how and why they leave home
4. You hand in your text when class is over

Hand in your text

When in Brussels:
Think of something cool to happen to your author. 
-> nice building, mysterious activities, be creative!

Most of all:

ENJOY!!