V6 - P3 - Week 6 - Lesson 2 - American period part 2

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V6 - P3 - Week 6 - Lesson 2

Lesson goals

You will:

- have learned more about American history

- have learned about American literature

Today's Lesson

Literary History: America

John Steinbeck

Sit in groups
One of you needs to sign in with your group name and lists who is in the group below

Literature Lesson - American

John Steinbeck is an American author.

Look up information about him and share it here.
50 words maximum, use your own words (3 pts)

Share what you know about the garden of Eden

50 words maximum, use your own words (1 pt)

Reader page 18: Read the extract of East of Eden
- Submit as many words/phrases that describe
Cal's character (max. 10 pts)

Craved warmth and affection,

competed for attention and affection,

imitate, 

suspicious and unpleasant,

not convincing, 

shy all over,

nonchalance, 

bravado,

secrecy, 

a wall of self-sufficiency,

Cal's character

Craved warmth and affection, 

competed for attention and affection, 

imitate, suspicious and unpleasant, 

not convincing, shy all over, 

nonchalance, bravado, 

secrecy, a wall of self-sufficiency,

Reader page 18: Read the extract of East of Eden
- Describe the relations between Cal and Aron,
their father and others.
50 words maximum, use your own words (3pts)

- Cal and Aron: brothers, Aron is beautiful (blonde) and Cal isn’t (dark). The characteristics that Aron possess are liked but not when Cal does it.

- People preferred Aron over Cal (even now he has no friends and lives alone)

- Cal’s father Adam doesn’t pay Cal attention. Cal seeks affection and gets it by sitting closely, father is most likely unaware of this

Relations between characters

• Cal and Aron: brothers, Aron is beautiful (blonde) and Cal isn’t (dark). The characteristics that Aron possess are liked but not when Cal does it.
  
• People preferred Aron over Cal (even now he has no friends and lives alone)
  
• Cal’s father Adam doesn’t pay Cal attention. Cal seeks affection and gets it by sitting closely, father is most likely unaware of this
  

Look up the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
Share what you find below.

50 words maximum, use your own words (2pts)

Reader page 18: Read the extract of East of Eden
- Compare this piece with
the biblical story of Cain and Abel. (1pt)

God accepted Abel’s (Aron) offering and accepted him,

God rejected Cain’s (Cal) offering.

Cain and Abel / East of Eden

God accepted Abel’s (Aron) offering and accepted him, 

God rejected Cain’s (Cal) offering.

Literature Lesson - American

Student's choice

You have several options for the rest of this lesson:

Test week: 

- Study literary history reader

- Study the Literary History PPTs. 

Centraal Examen:

- Practise your reading skills with the old exam or on www.examenflow.nl 

Literature Lesson - American

Lesson goals

You:

- have learned more about American history

- have learned about American literature