Week 5

Discuss The Dogs by Allan Stratton
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Discuss The Dogs by Allan Stratton

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What’s the name of the local paper?

A
Weekly Bugle
B
Weekly Cornet
C
Weekly Horn
D
Weekly Trumpet

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

Why does Cameron visit the cemetery?
A
He wants to check the date of Evelyn McTavish's death.
B
He wants to check the date of Frank McTavish's death.
C
He wants to check the date of Henry McTavish's death
D
He wants to check the date of Jacky McTavish's death.

Slide 3 - Quizvraag

Why is Hannah Fraser mentioned in the Weekly Bugle?
A
She accuses Frank McTavish of killing her friend Evelyn McTavish.
B
She accuses Frank McTavish of killing her nephew Matthew Fraser.
C
She accuses her nephew Matthew Fraser of killing her friend Evelyn McTavish.
D
She accuses her nephew Matthew Fraser of killing Jacky McTavish.

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

Who can be found in the attic according to Cameron?
A
Jacky, his mother and Hannah Murphy.
B
Jacky, his mother and Matthew Fraser.
C
Jacky, his mother and Mr Sinclair's father.
D
Jacky, his mother and Mr Sinclair's mother.

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

Cameron is trying to reconstruct the truth about Jacky, his mother, her lover Matthew Fraser, and his father. He believes Jacky’s father murdered Jacky’s mother and Matthew Fraser. What did he do with the bodies, according to Cameron?

Slide 6 - Open vraag

In the book several parts are printed in italics (schuingedrukt). What are you reading when you read those parts?

Slide 7 - Open vraag

You call this an ‘interior monologue’. It means that a character has a conversation with him or herself. It’s a technique writers use. What is the effect of this writing style on you as a reader?

Slide 8 - Open vraag

Do ideas in someone's head always reflect the truth? What do you think? Explain your answer.

Slide 9 - Open vraag

DISCUSS: One of the themes in the book is friendship and the fact that it can take different forms. 

  • Compare Cameron to Jacky. What do they have in common if you think of how they feel? 
  • Is there a similarity between the characters of Cameron and Benjie?
  • Does the fact that they have this in common automatically make them friends?
  • What was the relationship between Jacky and Arty (Mr Sinclair)?
  • Do you think Arty felt the same way about Jacky that Jacky felt about him?

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Speaking

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