H5 Sredni Vashtar - wk 5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Today's class

Sredni Vashtar - reading/questions/video

Period 3 - tests & exam training

Feedback - listening & vocab/grammar period 2

Period 3 & Period 4

Period 3 - Test & training - Writing an informal PLUS formal letter 

Period 3 - Training - reading B2 level/exam practice

Period 4 - CITO reading test (50% of mark)

What was the only part of Conradin Mrs De Ropp had no control of?

Why is this so important to Conradin, that Mrs De Ropp has no control over his imagination?

What function does the disused toolshed have for Conradin? (2 things)

What is the setting of the story?

short-sighted =
unable to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes.

Why is Mrs De Ropp's short-sightedness important to the story?
(think of literal & figurative meaning short-sightedness)

How does the writer create suspense in the story, in e.g. sections 10 & 11?

What is the "boon" mentioned in section 8?

How does the "boon" Conradin asks his ferret become clear in section 10?

What is the situational irony
(= character does opposite of what is expected)
in sections 13 & 14?

Name 2 things

1)Who is the protagonist?
2) who is the antagonist?

1) What is the external conflict & who causes this?

2) How is the external conflict solved?

When is the climax (what happens)?

What is the theme of Sredni Vashtar?

Name 2

What exactly happened in the shed?
Explain in full

How is what happened in the shed
confirmed in the resolution?