W8L2 Herhalingsweek Literature & Listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

What do I expect of you?

• Do your work!
• Try to speak as much English as possible. 
• Be mindful, respectful & communicate!
• Be on time: more than 5 minutes = too late. 
• Raise your hand if you have a question and be silent during explanations of me/student. 
• Phones are in your bags, bags are on the floor.
• No eating or drinking in the classroom (gum included), water is allowed. 

learning goals

I can answer multiple choice questions about spoken English

I know the discussed literature from the Romantic and Victorian Age.

I will have practiced with listening. 

Any questions about literature?

Practice questions 

EXPLAIN!

NEVER give an answer without giving explanations and examples!

(unless we are asking factual questions)

While answering questions:

Make sure to explain AND support your answer by using examples from the story.

You will never receive points for just stating your opinions, only for the reasoning behind it.

How can The Picture of Dorian Gray be considered an example of the Aesthetic movement?

Jane Eyre: 

What is Mr. Rochester hiding and why?

Which one is not an element of the Victorian age?

1. nature as godlike
2. focus on the common man
3. escapism
4. takes inspiration from the renaissance

Victorian Era: Characteristics

• daily life
  
• moral purpose
• idealism/ideal life
• pessimism
• visually descriptive
• dramatic monologue
• takes inspiration from renaissance

Literature: how to study?

• Make sure to read summaries of the books.  Practice with quizzes on Sparknotes.
  
• Make sure to study all the elements of the Victorian Age and Romantic Period (know the difference between them)
• You need to know the poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge and Blake and the LessonUp slides. 

Literature: how to study?

• Practice/study the slides I have shared with you
• You also need to know how to apply the seven elements of fiction to the novels. 
• On the test you get a mix of open and multiple choice questions (R, T1, T2 and I)
• We want you to write in English! 

Jane Eyre:

What kind of conflict is most prevalent in this novel?

Pride and Prejudice: 

Explain why Elizabeth Bennet is making choices that are not in her best interest (in the context of the 18th century).

Frankenstein:

Which part of the story could be seen as the inciting incident?

What is the cyclical nature of life?

How can Frankenstein be considered a Romantic novel?

7. Which few traits do you think best describe the following characters?

Mr Collins

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Lydia

 Mrs Bennet

vain, hypocrite, snob

meddlesome, arrogant, a schemer 

 flirt, man-chaser 

foolish, fickle, ill-informed

Who does Jane marry in Jane Eyre?

1. Mr. Rochester
2. Mr Brocklehurst
3. St. John Rivers

What could be a theme in Pride and Prejudice? Use 1 example

How language shapes the way we think

Make a Dutch sentence to explain what is happening in each picture.

Make an English sentence to explain what is happening in each picture.

De fles staat op tafel.

De fles ligt op tafel.

The bottle is on the table.

The bottle is on the table.

              

HERE WE GO ! 

Listen to the TedTalk and write down the key aspects.

Compare your notes to those of your neighbour, what are the differences?

Can you think of any examples of this from languages you speak?

Practice in Woots!