The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Part 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Learning goals (Writing and Reading) as stated in Magister:

You can give your opinion about a topic or subject.

You can give information about yourself and others in short sentences.

You can talk about characters and give your opinion about them.

You can describe an event or experience from another perspective.

You can give peer-feedback.

You can summarise a book.

Reading strategies: 

Skimming – Reading quickly to get a general overview of the text (photos, headings, opening/closing sentences of paragraphs, previewing book).

Scanning – Reading quickly a text for important facts (key words, bold printed words/italics).

Close reading – Focusing on what the author has to say, the author’s purpose, searching for accurate information.

Predicting – To envision what will come next in the text, based on prior knowledge.

Lesson plan:

You will be asked questions about the book, and answers can be given in either written or multiple choice form.

Written answers are meant to be written in English.

The book will be broken down into five categories: 

* The opening (Chapters 2-53)

* The investigation (Chapters 59-139)

* The discovery (Chapters 149-173)

* The journey (Chapters 179-227)

* The ending (Chapters 229-233)

Warming up:

In chapter 59, Christopher mentions that he needs instructions to be very clear and specific.

In comparison to Christopher’s need for clear and specific instructions, think in your own way some things in society that you feel needs also clear and specific instructions (example: coronavirus). 

In your own words use the MindMap to give your needs for clear and specific instruction during the coronavirus and what you already know. 

Coronavirus

Writing exercise:

In chapter 61, Christopher talks about the process and his ideas of death. Write in your own words, in at least ten words, about what you think of his ideas. 

Do you find them disgusting? Comforting? Weird? Factual? 

How do his ideas fit with what you already know about his way of thinking? 

Mindmap exercise:

How does Christopher feel about the term “Special Needs”? (Give specific examples to help illustrate your answer .)

Special Needs

Why does Christopher dislike strangers?

1. They smell bad
2. They like to touch him
3. He hasn't met them before
4. They ask too many questions