3 - chapter 73-113

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

Lesson 3

Today

• Language and communication
• Red herrings
• Today's assignments
• Exit question

Language & communication

• Language is a tool used to communicate
• Communication can be verbal but also non-verbal
• Culture is a big part of communication 

Red herring

A Red herring is a plot device (storytelling technique writers can use to move the plot of a story forward in some way)

 

Red herrings are false clues readers (or viewers) are given to distract from the actual plot in a book/movie 

What red herring is used in the movie 'Frozen' ?

Frozen's red herring

It seems like the Duke of weaselton is the villain of the story but he is only a distraction (red herring) to the real villain of the story = Hans

Today's exercises

• Read chapters 73-113
• Make the creative assignment
• Update the character list
• Update the list with themes

If you have time left, write a summary

How is Christopher's way of communicating shown through the writing style of the book?

00:51

What miscommunication causes Christopher to keep investigating the murder and not stop like his father wants?

Christopher can only follow instruction precisely as it was given and doesn't understand the underlying message

03:10

Can you name examples of miscommunication in the book?

- Letters from Christopher's mom

- Christopher's father telling him not to investigate the murder

04:18

What tips/advise about communication would you give to someone who meets Christopher for the first time?