literature - Zoo

• eng
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Judging people / points of view

Literature class - the zoo

Discuss, read, write 

Step 1: observe

 Identify/name different elements in the picture: what do you see

(notice details, colours, objects, atmosphere etc)

Step 2: Interpret

What could it mean?

How do we make sense of the picture?

Step 3: evaluate

What do you think about it?

Now we are going to read a very short story called "Zoo"

Words to help

annual - jaarlijks
clutching - stevig vasthouden
distant - ver weg
creature - wezen
settle on - plaatsnemen op 
filed - rennen
expense - kosten

 Discuss the story with a neighbour following the same pattern:

Observe
Interpret

Evaluate / react

ZOO

Do we see others as being like us?
Do we realise that when we judge others, they judge us, too?

Now, write your own personal reaction to the story

You now have 10 minutes to write a reaction to the story.
Possible angles: what's the point of the story?
What is the writer trying to say or do?
Does he succeed?
Would you recommend the story?

How do you feel about today's class?