The Way Up to Heaven

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The Way up to Heaven

Slide 1 - Diapositive

What do we know about Mrs Foster (character + appearance)

Slide 2 - Carte mentale

What do we know about Mr Foster (character + appearance)

Slide 3 - Carte mentale

What, do you think, is the 'central problem' of the story?

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

General Understanding

What was Mrs Foster most worried about?
A
Her husband leaving her.
B
Being late for something.
C
The twitch in her eye.

Slide 5 - Quiz

General Understanding

What made Mr Foster a little angry?
A
His wife always being late.
B
His daughter marrying a Frenchman.
C
His wife worrying about silly things.

Slide 6 - Quiz

General Understanding

Why did Mrs Foster want to go to France?
A
To see her grandchildren.
B
To get away from Mr Foster.
C
To get to know the Frenchman.

Slide 7 - Quiz

General Understanding

Why did Mr Foster want to go with his wife to the airport?
A
Because she could not drive a car.
B
To make her think she will be late.
C
To help her find the way in the fog

Slide 8 - Quiz

General Understanding

Why was Mrs Foster feeling "strong and cool and calm" as her plane got closer to Paris?
A
She had not been late for the plane.
B
She was looking forward to seeing the Frenchman.
C
She had done something to change her life.

Slide 9 - Quiz

General Understanding

How did Mrs Foster seem as she prepared to leave Paris to come home?
A
Content, as if making plans to return to Paris soon.
B
Sad, as if knowing it would be a long time before she would be able to return.
C
Happy, as if looking forward to being back in New York with her husband.

Slide 10 - Quiz

General Understanding

Where did Mr Foster spend his time during the six weeks that his wife was in France?
A
At home, stuck in the lift.
B
With another woman.
C
Staying at his club.

Slide 11 - Quiz

Assignment (15 minutes)
  • Form pairs. 
  • Think of THREE arguments that prove Mrs Foster is GUILTY. Also provide evidence from the story (or derived from the story or make up something that makes sense).
  • Think of THREE arguments that prove Mrs Foster is INNOCENT. Also provide evidence from the story (or derived from the story or make up something that makes sense).
  • Make notes: this is preparation for your test!

Remember: your arguments should be persuasive. In other words: they should make someone else believe what you are saying is the truth. 

After 15 minutes, you will team up with another pair and exchange arguments.

Slide 12 - Diapositive

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Introduction
Initial incident
Rising action
A series of events that complicates matters for your characters, and results in increased drama or suspense.
Climax
Resolution of the main conflict of the story and is the moment the main character reaches—or fails to reach—their goal.
Falling action
A series of events that follow the biggest conflict and show the fallout, whether good or bad. 
The opening of the story, in which you get to know the characters and the setting. 
The event that gets the story going one way instead of another.

Slide 13 - Question de remorquage

Introduction
Initial incident

Climax
Downgoing action
Rising action
Mr. Eugene Foster, who was nearly seventy years old, lived with his wife in a large
six story house in New York City, on East Sixty-second Street, and they had four 
servants.
Mr Foster finds ways to keep his wife waiting for her appointments. 
Mrs Foster gets to the airport, but her flight is cancelled. 
Mr Foster has forgotten his present for his daughter.
Mrs Foster finds her husband's present in the car. 
Mrs Foster listens at the door for her husband, waits, and runs back to the car which takes her to the airport. 
Mrs Foster returns from France, and enters her house. 
Mrs Foster calls someone to repair the lift. 

Slide 14 - Question de remorquage

Guilty

Slide 15 - Carte mentale

Innocent

Slide 16 - Carte mentale

Puzzle text
  • Form groups of 3/4. 
  • Put the text in the correct order and have it checked. 
  • Finished? Come and get the questions and answer them with your group.
  • Finished? Check your answers.
  • Hint: "I can conclude..." and "to spend any time" belong together.

Slide 17 - Diapositive