Cloud Atlas genres

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 4

Welcome to Mrs Everstijn's (online) classroom

Materials :

• Laptop
• Handout Cloud Atlas
  
• Novel Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (2012)
  

Distribute handouts (either on paper,  digital or both)

Learning objectives:

• Students can use prior knowledge on reading strategies.
  
• Students can use reading strategies.
• Students can follow a longer text.
• Students can identify the genre and  specific genre related information. 
• Students can use literary terms; plot, characters, conflict and setting.
  

Linking the learning objectives to prior knowledge (Mr Knowall & Dr Jekyll & exam objectives.

reading comprehension exam:

* reading strategies

* follow a longer text

* identity genre + related information

Oral exam on literature:

* identity genre + related information
* Literary terms; plot, characters, conflict and setting

Today's lesson:

• class: Instruction fictional genres
• individual: Personal preferences
• group: Collaborative work section Cloud Atlas
• class: Q & A
  

Collaborative work:

* LGO-leerdoelen (learning objectives wrt planning & organising, working in social environments and social skills.)

* critical thinking objectives

Textual:

Literary forms vs Literary genres

Linking this lesson to next year's exam = motivation.

Textual:

Literary forms: (DUO, 2020) "één titel per auteur per genre" (p.13)

• Novels
• Poems
• Plays
• Short stories

Textual:

 

A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. They generally move from more abstract, encompassing classes, which are then further sub-divided into more concrete distinctions. The distinctions between genres and categories are flexible and loosely defined, and even the rules designating genres change over time and are fairly unstable.

(From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_genre; see handout)

Which literary genres do you know?
Name just one.

Retrieval (prior) knowledge.

Who:  

What: 

How:  

Help:  

Time: 

Result:

Done:  

individual

Take notes on genres (key words) & list your favorites
Watch YouTube clip on genres (appr. 10 min)

none

12 minutes

insight in personal preferences & overview genres

keep calm & wait

Literature:

Practising taking notes = LGO-doel

Abstracting details from a longer text.

Who:  

What: 

How:  

Help:  

Time: 

Result:

Done:  

individual

Activity 1 page 3 
Answer in your handout.

none

1 minutes

Class discussion

keep calm & wait

Literature:

Teacher groups students with similar preferences and assigns them a SS of Cloud Atlas which suits these preferences the most. (= autonomy)

Who:  

What: 

How:  

Help:  

Time: 

Homework:

Result:

Done:  

groups (teacher appointed)

Activity 2 (handout, p. 3 & 4)
Assign tasks to group members, read section, scan text & design presentation

each other & teacher

15 minutes (group brainstorm session)

assigned activities & task(s)

class presentation next week

start reading your section/short story

Literature:

LGO-doelen/21st century skills:

autonamy

= using talents/skills

= choices

Distribute appropriate section of Cloud Atlas to the groups/students

HELP: group discussion topics

• Read Activity 2 (handout, p. 3 & 4)
• Assign tasks to group members
• Plan tasks (add them to your calendars/diaries)
  
• Brainstorm design presentation; what, how etc
  

Literature:

Tool to guide the collaborative work.

Q & A:

                             Any Questions ????

What have you learned today?

Homework:

• individual: activities 1 & 6
  
• group: Collaboratively activities 2, 3 & 4
  
• next class: collaboratively activity 5 preparations
• next week: group presentations activity 5
  

Setting:

Setting is the time and place (or when and where) of the story.

The setting can change throughout the plot.  The setting may also include the environment of the story, as physical location, climate, weather, or social and cultural surroundings.

Time:  character’s time of life, the time of day, time of year, time period such as the past, present, or future, etc.

Place:  certain building, room in a building, country, city, beach, in a mode of transport, indoors or out, etc. 

Literature:

a. Major characters
These are the most important characters in the story.

• Protagonist – This is the main character, around which the whole story revolves. The decisions made by this character will be affected by a conflict from within, or externally through another character, nature, technology, society, or the fates/God.
• Antagonist – This character, or group of characters, causes the conflict for the protagonist.
  

Literature:

b. Minor characters
They are not as important as the major characters, but still play a large part in the story. Their actions help drive the story forward. They may impact the decisions the protagonist or antagonist make, either helping or interfering with the conflict. Minor characters may be more static.

• Foil – A foil is a character that has opposite character traits from another, meant to help highlight or bring out another’s positive or negative side. Many times, the antagonist is the foil for the protagonist.
• Static – Characters who are static do not change throughout the story.
  

Literature:

Characters

• Dynamic – Dynamic characters change throughout the story. They may learn a lesson, become bad, or change in complex ways.
• Flat – A flat character has one or two main traits, usually only all positive or negative. They are the opposite of a round character. The flaw or strength has its use in the story.
• Round – These are the opposite of the flat character. These characters have many different traits, good and bad, making them more interesting.
• Stock – These are the stereotypical characters, such as the boy genius, ambitious career person, faithful sidekick, mad scientist, etc.

Literature:

Plot

In a narrative a plot is the sequence of events that make up a story. The plot is  how the story develops, unfolds, and moves in time. Five main elements:

1. Exposition: beginning of the story, characters, setting, and the main conflict are introduced.
2. Rising Action: The main character is in crisis and events leading up to facing the conflict begin to unfold. The story becomes complicated.
3. Climax: Peak of the story, a major event occurs in which the main character faces a major enemy, fear, challenge, or other source of conflict. The most action, drama, change, and excitement occurs here.
   

Literature:

Plot

4. Falling Action: The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends.

5. Resolution/Denoument: A concluding paragraph that resolves any remaining issues and ends the story.

Literature:

Themes

• Change

• Courage
• Death and dying
• Resistance
• Loyalty
• Perseverance
• Importance of family
• Benefits of hard work

   

Literature:

Themes

• Power of love
• Friendship
• Revenge
• Redemption
• Freedom

Genre

A genre is a category of literature identified by form, content, and style.

• comedy,
  
• elegy,
• epic,
  
• fable,
• fairy tale / folk story,
  
• frame narrative,
  

Literature:

• mystery,
• romance,
• satire,
  
• tragedy,