H4 P1 W2 start literature

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Basic rules

• We do our work when we should
• We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
• Our phone is in our "zakkie" on the corner of our table
• We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class

learning goals

I know what to expect from the books we're going to read.

start literature

Do you ever read for fun?
(in any language)

Of course I do!

No, I have a life

What kind of stories do you enjoy?
(films and series also count!)

expectations during literature hours

• you read the book before the deadlines
• you participate during the discussions
• you take notes during the lessons

lessons will be more lecture style, so you are also expected to be silent for longer.

Watch the clip and write down the reasons why we should read according to the speaker.

Sherlock Holmes

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favourite Sherlock Holmes adventures. Each of the tales, from Sherlock’s first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the classic Adventure of The Speckled Band, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, and cryptic clues. Sherlock Holmes provided a template for detective stories we still follow today.

Review

I have never read any mystery, other than the hardy boys and nancy drew. Sherlock Holmes however, goes above and beyond those books. I really enjoyed almost all of the stories. If you haven't read too many classics, like myself, it takes a bit to get into. However once you get into them you often forget the stories were written over 100 years ago. The only reason this isn't 5 stars is because not every story was interesting.

Generation A

In the near future bees are extinct - until one autumn when five unconnected individuals, in America, New Zealand, France, Canada and Sri Lanka, are stung. Immediately snatched up by ominous figures in hazmat suits, interrogated separately in neutral Ikea-like chambers, and then released as 15-minute-celebrities into a world driven almost entirely by the internet, these five unforgettable people endure a barrage of unusual and highly 21st-century circumstances. A charismatic scientist with dubious motives eventually brings the quintet together on a remote Canadian island. But their shared experience unites them in a way they could never have imagined.

Review

Generation A mirrors Coupland’s debut novel, 1991’s Generation X. It explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. Like much of Coupland’s writing, it occupies the perplexing hinterland between optimism about the future and everyday apocalyptic paranoia. Imaginative, inventive, and fantastically entertaining, Generation A is his most ambitious work to date.

the Couple at no. 9

When Saffron Cutler and boyfriend Tom move into 9 Skelton Place, they didn't expect to find this.

Two bodies, buried under the patio over thirty years ago.

When the police launch a murder investigation, they ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - Saffy's grandmother, Rose, whose Alzheimer's clouds her memory.

But it is clear she remembers something ... What happened thirty years ago? What part did her grandmother play?

And is Saffy now in danger? ...

Review

'A well-plotted tale . . . Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching. Enjoyed it': Dorothy Koomson

'I couldn't think of anything else whilst reading this. The plot was so well crafted, the characters so realistic': Reader Review

 

'Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it': Eve Chase

'Spine-chilling': Sunday Times

Which book do you think you'll enjoy reading the most?

Sherlock Holmes

Generation A

the couple at no. 9

Holmwoods

Go to Magister --> leermiddelen --> English Essentials --> koppel klas--> introtoets

Every week: do 2 reading exercises and 2 listening exercises