Noughts & Crosses - first lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Cover

What strikes you? 

What are five human rights that everyone in the world should have?

00:39

Which four rights have been mentioned so far?

00:54

Which rights were mentioned?

Malorie Blackman

• Born in 1962 in Clapham, London 
• Renowned children books writer 
• Author of more than 60 books
• First book published in 1990
• She uses science fiction to address ethnics and related social issues 
• In 2001 she started working on her series 'Noughts & Crosses'
• 2007: Adapted by Dominic Cooke -> the play we are going to read 

Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses

Why did the author choose a popular game for the title? 

Scenes 1 & 2 |  pp. 10-19

• What is your first impression of Callum?
• What is your first impression of Sephy? 
• What do you notice about the first thing Sephy says? 
• How would you describe Callum’s family? Provide evidence. 
• What will happen to Callum and Sephy? Make two predictions based on the first two scenes.