One of us is lying - general introduction

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

INTRODUCTION

The author of "One of us is lying" put five stereotypical teenagers in a room.  Let's dive into some stereotypes first.

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What is a 'stock' character?

1. another example of a stereotype
2. a character that is always present
3. another word for stereotype
4. a character that is usually ridiculed

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Which stereotype do you find the most loveable?

What high school
stereotypes are there
at Emmaus?

What stock character would fit you best? Upload a picture.

One of us is lying was turned into a movie

One of the 'advantages' of stereotypes is that we can easily recognise people. Now, did the director of the movie choose the right people for the 5 stereotypes depicted in the book and movie? Drag and drop on the next slide to see how you would typecast these people.

the beauty

the nerd

the outlier

the criminal

the band geek

the jock

the queen bee

the slacker

now in your group of 4 divide the 4 characters.

Who's going to read the character 'Bronwyn'?
Who's going to read the character 'Addy'?

Who's going to read the character 'Cooper'?

Who's going to read the character 'Nate'?

Gather information as a group as followed: 

Work on a coggle together so you can keep track of the other characters’ movements. It’s important to regularly check in on each other’s work. Here's how:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9iQiw64i5M

GOOD LUCK!

Now read part ONE of your character and do the corresponding assignments.

https://www.topuniversities.com/blog/quiz-how-much-stereotypical-millennial-are-you