Genesis & Catastrophe

Genesis & Catastrophe
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Genesis & Catastrophe
Literature

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

In pairs/groups of three
Read the text and answer the questions.
You have one lesson to complete this.

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

What is the setting (place) of this story?

Slide 3 - Open vraag

What is the setting (time) of this story?

Slide 4 - Open vraag

Answer:
Place: Braunau in an inn
Time: 1889

  • We'll come back to this later

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Who is the main character and what is her 'problem'?
Class discussion

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Answer:
  • Frau Hitler / Klara Hitler
  • She has lost three children.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Find the definition of the
words ‘Genesis’ and ‘catastrophe’ in a dictionary.

Slide 8 - Woordweb

Answer:
  • Genesis = the origin of something
  • Catastrophe = a disaster

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Explain the title with help of these definitions.
Class discussion

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Answer:
It is the origin of Adolf Hitler. His survival as a baby can be seen as a disaster due to what he did in his later life.

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

5. Can you give three examples of irony in the text and explain why they are ironic? 

Slide 12 - Woordweb

Answer:
  • 1. His mother is worried he dies, but we know she does not need to worry because he will live on.


2. His mother wants him to live, but we know that in his later life he would do terrible things and that most people probably wished he was never born. You could also connect this to the doctor saying “You have a fine son.”


3. The doctor saying he “has the most marvellous pair of lungs”. Hitler never stopped screaming, as you can also hear in the speeches he gave.


Slide 13 - Tekstslide

All three examples of irony are similar. Which type or irony is it?
A
dramatic
B
situational
C
verbal

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

Answer:
In all situations we know more than the mother does.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Would your response to the story be the same if you didn't know a thing about 20th-century history?
Yes
No

Slide 16 - Poll

Why (not)?
Class discussion

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

The original title of the story was 'A Fine Son'. Which title is more ironic?
A
Genesis and Catastrophe
B
A Fine Son

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Why?
Class discussion

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

The most logic answer
  • A Fine Son, because Adolf wasn't a fine son after all.
  • Genesis and Catastrophe described what the story is about, without any irony.

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Describe Herr Hitler and Frau Hitler, both their character and appearance.
Class discussion

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Answer
  • Frau Hitler: pale, exhausted face. Depressed and anxious.
  • Herr Hitler: small man with whiskers. Arrogant and overbearing.

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

I think I understand this text well enough for the test.
Yes
No

Slide 23 - Poll

Continue
If you have answered yes on the previous question, fill in the grid about Genesis and Catastrophe.

If you have answered no, please let me know what you do not understand (yet). Afterwards, fill in the grid as well.

Slide 24 - Tekstslide